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Is there a way to configure Okta to only sync users which are members of a specific group? We do not want to make use of a specific OU. We want to add users to a group and have them enabled for configured applications.
Yes. On your domain in Active Directory you can create a group outside of an OU, this group can then be pushed to Okta. From here an Okta group (with the same title as the AD group) needs to be created. Finally, you can create a rule on the groups page to assign all AD users from that group to the Okta group you just created. You can then assign this new Okta group to any application that has been setup.
Okay, but all of these groups have to be in an OU Okta monitors?
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Yes. On your domain in Active Directory you can create a group outside of an OU, this group can then be pushed to Okta. From here an Okta group (with the same title as the AD group) needs to be created. Finally, you can create a rule on the groups page to assign all AD users from that group to the Okta group you just created. You can then assign this new Okta group to any application that has been setup.