Verifying connection information

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Use parameters to define how Remote Control connects to Microsoft Entra ID. The connection is used to query Microsoft Entra ID for the user and group information that is imported into Remote Control.

Any changes to the identity_providers.properties file do not take effect until you select Admin > Reset Application. To avoid multiple restarts or an extended outage use the Microsoft Entra ID Configuration Utility as an aid to the entire configuration process.

In order to establish a connection to an existing Enterprise application, set the parameters in the identity_providers.properties file.
  • Click Admin > Edit properties files
  • Select identity_providers.properties from the list
  • When modifications are complete, click Submit

The application must be reset for the changes to take effect. Click Admin > Reset Application or restart the server service.

The properties file can also be edited manually by locating it on the BigFix® Remote Control Server. The file is in the [installdir]wlp\usr\servers\trcserver\apps\TRCAPP.ear\trc.war\WEB-INF\classes directory, where installdir is the directory that the BigFix® Remote Control Server is installed in. For example, C:\Program Files (x86)\BigFix\TRC\server\wlp\usr\servers\trcserver \apps\TRCAPP.ear\trc.war\WEB-INF\classes

Note: Remote Control is provided with a default identity_providers.properties file and many of the extended configuration options are commented out. To enable the options, the file must be edited manually.
Note: In order to successfully connect to Microsoft Entra ID, the App Registration needs to have at least the following Microsoft Graph API permissions:

If it is required to read all the properties for each user then the User.Read.All permission can be used instead of User.ReadBasic.All.