Not able to list the AD groups while adding permissions on the Folder object from the vCenter Server UI

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

• Not able to fetch the AD user/groups which adding permissions on any Folder Object with No user Found.

• Able to search a few other AD users/groups from the vCenter Server UI

• You will notice the AD user/group not listed in the configured Microsoft Entra ID for vCenter Server

  
  

Environment

VMware vCenter Server with Microsoft Entra ID as IDP

Cause

It's expected not to list user if the AD user/group is not added to the configured vCenter's Entra ID in Enterprise Application user/group list from Microsoft Azure Entra ID.

Resolution

• Add the required AD user/group to the Entra ID following the steps mentioned in below Microsoft Entra ID document to fix the reported issue
  Manage users and groups assignment to an application
  
  
• After a few mins, try adding the AD user/group permissions on the Folder object from the vCenter Server UI.