Restricting local syncing to PCs on specific domains

In this recipe, we'll get more granular and make sure only users attempting to sync their OneDrive from specific domain addresses can do so. Note that this affects SharePoint sync abilities as well.

Getting ready

You must be a global or SharePoint administrator to access the OneDrive admin center.

How to do it…

1. Go to https://admin.onedrive.com.
2. Select Sync from the left-side navigation menu:

   Figure 6.3 – The Sync option in the left-hand navigation menu of the OneDrive admin center

3. Check the second checkbox, labeled Allow syncing only on PCs joined to specific domains. Enter the GUIDs for allowed domains in the box that appears (one per line, as directed):

   Figure 6.4 – The Sync option for allowing syncing on devices joined to specific domains

4. Click Save.

How it works…

In this recipe, you configured the sync settings in the OneDrive admin center to only allow syncing...