how to resynchronize out of sync ADFS node??

Fillip 20 Reputation points
2026-07-21T01:35:12.7566667+00:00

One ADFS node is out of sync with the rest of the farm. What's the supported way to resynchronize it?

Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
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VPHAN 43,820 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-07-21T02:05:38.2133333+00:00

Hi Fillip,

When a secondary node falls out of sync with the primary federation server, minor replication blockages can be addressed by examining the replication state via Get-AdfsSyncProperties and forcing an immediate database poll by restarting the local federation service using Restart-Service adfssrv. If deep configuration corruption or broken trust states prevent successful replication, the fully supported recovery path is to re-initialize the node by executing the Add-AdfsFarmNode cmdlet with the -OverwriteConfiguration parameter. This command safely discards the corrupted local configuration database, authenticates against the primary server using the farm service account, and performs a complete fresh synchronization of all federation settings, policies, and relying party trusts.

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