Migrate LAPS from GPO to Intune

debon1 0 Reputation points
2023-06-02T02:27:05.6066667+00:00

Hello,

I am trying to upgrade my Organisation's GPO management on the DC. Id like to upgrade to using the Azure AD LAPs configuration. The documentation on the Intune is quite straightforward but Im wanting to confirm what would I need to do on the DC side, do I need to uninstall LAPs or remove the configuration on the GPO to avoid any clashes once the Intune LAPs has been setup. Thank you very much for the help.

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  1. Crystal-MSFT 54,326 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2023-06-02T05:48:12.24+00:00

    @debon1, Thanks for posting in Q&A.

    To migrate from GPO to Intune for Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS), you do not need to uninstall LAPS or remove the configuration on the GPO. Instead, you need to create and assign Intune LAPS policy to devices, and then ensure that the client-side LAPS policy is configured to backup passwords to Azure AD.

    It is important to note that when migrating from GPO to Intune for LAPS, you should disable the GPO that currently configures LAPS policy on your domain-joined machines after the Intune policy has taken effect. This will ensure that the two policies do not conflict with each other.

    Here are the high-level steps to migrate LAPS from GPO to Intune:

    1. Create and assign Intune LAPS policy to devices using the Intune admin center.
    2. Verify that the Intune policy is successfully applied to the targeted devices.
    3. Ensure that the client-side LAPS policy is configured to backup passwords to Azure AD.
    4. Wait until the client-side LAPS policy refreshes and verifies that the password is correctly backed up to Azure AD.
    5. Monitor the client-side LAPS policy to ensure the backup is occurring as expected.

    You can find more detailed steps for managing LAPS with Intune in the Microsoft documentation on "Manage Windows LAPS policy with Microsoft Intune".


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