Merge branch 'public' into patch-1

Author: denisebmsft

ATPDocs/troubleshooting-known-issues.md

@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ Suggested possible workarounds:
 
 ## VMware virtual machine sensor issue
 
-If you have a Defender for Identity sensor on VMware virtual machines, you might receive one or both of the following health alerts **Some network traffic is not being analyzed** and **Network configuratuin mismatch for sensors running on VMware**. This can happen because of a configuration mismatch in VMware.
+If you have a Defender for Identity sensor on VMware virtual machines, you might receive one or both of the following health alerts **Some network traffic is not being analyzed** and **Network configuration mismatch for sensors running on VMware**. This can happen because of a configuration mismatch in VMware.
 
 To resolve the issue:
 
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ Uninstall the certificate management client, install the Defender for Identity s
 
 >[!NOTE]
 >
->The self-signed certificate is renewed every 2 years, and the auto-renewal process might fail if the certificate management client prevents the self-signed certificate creation.
+> The self-signed certificate is renewed every 2 years, and the auto-renewal process might fail if the certificate management client prevents the self-signed certificate creation.
 > This will cause the sensor to stop communicating with the backend, which will require a sensor reinstallation using the workaround mentioned above.
 
 ## Sensor installation fails due to network connectivity issues
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ For more information, see [Run a silent installation with a proxy configuration]
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > Microsoft recommends that you use the most secure authentication flow available. The authentication flow described in this procedure requires a very high degree of trust in the application, and carries risks that aren't present in other flows. You should only use this flow when other more secure flows, such as managed identities, aren't viable.
->
 
 ## Sensor service couldn't run and remains in Starting state
 
@@ -486,6 +485,22 @@ The issue can come up when a Defender for Identity workspace license expires and
    - "Azure ATP workspaceName Users" -> "Azure ATP workspaceName Users - old"
 1. Then you can go back in the [Microsoft Defender portal](https://security.microsoft.com), to the [Settings](https://security.microsoft.com/securitysettings) -> [Identities](https://security.microsoft.com/settings/identities) section to create the new workspace for Defender for Identity.
 
+## Entra Connect sensor experiences loss of database permissions following the update to Microsoft Entra Connect 
+
+**Cause:**
+
+Updating Microsoft Entra Connect may cause the Entra Connect sensor to lose previously configured database permissions. To investigate, check the Microsoft Defender logs for relevant indicators. Refer to [Troubleshooting Microsoft Defender for Identity sensor using the Defender for Identity logs](troubleshooting-using-logs.md) for log locations and further details.
+
+Sample logs that may indicate the issue:
+
+`GetEntraConnectGlobalSettingsAsync GetEntraConnectGlobalSettingsAsync failed. Exception - The EXECUTE permission was denied on the object 'mms_get_globalsettings', database Contoso', schema 'dbo'`
+
+`GetEntraConnectConnectivityParametersAsync GetEntraConnectConnectivityParametersAsync failed. Exception - The EXECUTE permission was denied on the object 'mms_get_connectors', database Contoso, schema 'dbo'`
+
+**Resolution:**
+
+If permissions need to be reconfigured, please follow the steps outlined in this [guide](deploy/active-directory-federation-services.md).
+
 ## Next steps
 
 - [Defender for Identity prerequisites](deploy/prerequisites.md)

defender-endpoint/alerts-queue-endpoint-detection-response.md

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ ms.reviewer:
 description: View and manage the alerts surfaced in Microsoft Defender XDR
 keywords:
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-ms.author: deniseb
-author: denisebmsft
+ms.author: ewalsh
+author: emmwalshh
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
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defender-endpoint/alerts-queue.md

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 title: View and organize the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Alerts queue
 description: Learn about how the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint alerts queues work, and how to sort and filter lists of alerts.
 ms.service: defender-endpoint
-ms.author: deniseb
-author: denisebmsft
+ms.author: ewalsh
+author: emmwalshh
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
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defender-endpoint/analyzer-report.md

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ description: Learn how to analyze the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Client Ana
 ms.service: defender-endpoint
 f1.keywords:
 - NOCSH
-ms.author: deniseb
-author: denisebmsft
+ms.author: ewalsh
+author: emmwalshh
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 manager: deniseb
 audience: ITPro
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 ms.subservice: onboard
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-ms.date: 03/04/2025
+ms.date: 03/27/2025
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 # Understand the client analyzer HTML report

defender-endpoint/application-deployment-via-mecm.md

@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ description: Learn how to migrate down-level servers from Microsoft Monitoring A
 search.appverid: met150
 ms.service: defender-endpoint
 ms.subservice: onboard
-author: denisebmsft
-ms.author: deniseb
+author: emmwalshh
+ms.author: ewalsh
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
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 audience: ITPro
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-ms.date: 03/14/2025
+ms.date: 03/27/2025
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 # Migrating servers from Microsoft Monitoring Agent to the unified solution

defender-endpoint/attack-surface-reduction-faq.yml

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-  ms.author: deniseb
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   ms.reviewer: sugamar 
   manager: deniseb
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defender-endpoint/attack-surface-reduction-rules-deployment-implement.md

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defender-endpoint/attack-surface-reduction-rules-deployment-operationalize.md

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defender-endpoint/attack-surface-reduction-rules-deployment-plan.md

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defender-endpoint/attack-surface-reduction-rules-deployment-test.md

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