Microsoft Entra ID

Connect Health Agent Install

2 October 2026Doc update+1 / −1 lines

In brief

The documentation now states that, by default, a Global Administrator account has permission to register the agent, replacing Hybrid Identity Administrator.

What Entra admins need to know

Administrators should use an account with permission to register the agent; the documented default account is now Global Administrator.

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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-connect-health-agent-install/aadconnect-health-adds-agent-install1.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Microsoft Entra Connect Health agent for AD DS installation window.":::

When you're prompted, sign in by using a Microsoft Entra account that has permissions to register the agent. By default, the ~~Hybrid Identity~~Global Administrator account has permissions.

:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-connect-health-agent-install/install3.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the sign-in window for Microsoft Entra Connect Health AD DS.":::

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ To start the agent installation, double-click the *.exe* file that you downloade  :::image type="content" source="media/how-to-connect-health-agent-install/aadconnect-health-adds-agent-install1.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Microsoft Entra Connect Health agent for AD DS installation window."::: -When you're prompted, sign in by using a Microsoft Entra account that has permissions to register the agent. By default, the Hybrid Identity Administrator account has permissions.+When you're prompted, sign in by using a Microsoft Entra account that has permissions to register the agent. By default, the Global Administrator account has permissions.  :::image type="content" source="media/how-to-connect-health-agent-install/install3.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the sign-in window for Microsoft Entra Connect Health AD DS.":::