• Admins: Google Cloud Directory Sync will automatically respect your existing Admin console settings for handling conflicting unmanaged accounts. We do not recommend turning this feature off in GCDS, rather you should configure these settings as you see fit in the Admin console. Visit the Help Center to learn more about handling conflicting unmanaged accounts with Google Cloud Directory Sync, as well as unmanaged accounts in general. 
• End users: Depending on your admin configuration: 
• You’ll be invited to transfer your account — if accepted, your admin will have the ability to manage your account. 
• If you do not accept the request, your admin may replace your unmanaged account with a managed one. In that case, you’ll receive a new @gmail.com address and retain your content in this unmanaged, personal Google account. 

• Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Available now. 

• Available for all Google Workspace customers 

• Google Workspace Admin Help: Manage conflicting accounts with GCDS 
• Google Workspace Admin Help: Add users with unmanaged accounts

• Admins: 
• To use the Directory Sync beta, go to Admin console > Home > Directory > Directory Sync. No beta sign up or registration is required. 
• You can delegate the ability to manage Active Directory with the new Directory Sync admin user role. Use our Help Center to learn more about using the new Directory Sync. 
• End users: No end user impact 

• Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on July 26, 2023 

• Available to all Google Workspace customers and Cloud Identity customers

Resources

• Google Workspace Admin Help: Directory Sync
• Google Workspace Admin Help: Compare Directory Sync with GCDS
• Azure AD built-in roles

Quick launch summary

Availability

• Rapid Release domains: This feature is fully available.
• Scheduled Release domains: This feature is fully available.

• Available to all G Suite editions

• This feature will be OFF by default and can be enabled at the GCDS group level.

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• The GCDS interface now shows only those sync features supported by your domain type. 
• The tool uses the latest Java JRE v1.8, which by default uses TLS v1.2 for HTTPS connections. 
• The GCDS EULA has been updated to include customers who may use a domain covered by the Managed Google Domain Terms.

• “Force new users to change password” is now properly set on account creation. 
• Group memberships are now added properly on initial sync with group creation. 
• Instead of displaying “Connected failed - null” when there is a connection error testing SMTP notifications, GCDS now displays a proper error message. 
• Random passwords for accounts are no longer synced on the first and subsequent syncs; they are now set on the first sync only. 
• Users are now properly provisioned with the defined default password. 
• You can now re-authorize GCDS using a different account, even if GCDS has a valid auth token. 
• You can now perform a sync in GCDS, even if you haven’t configured email notification settings.
• Instead of displaying the raw HTML EULA when installing from the command line, the installer now displays the plain text EULA. 

• Fixed an issue where user-created groups' permissions were being reset by GADS to the default group permissions settings. 
• Fixed an issue where the City field was not synced properly and did not display correctly in the contacts interface.
• Fixed an issue where group descriptions containing a new line in LDAP would fail when being applied to the Google group.