Can a people picker show users from AD?
Yes, It is. By default, People picker should show accounts from AD where the server belongs to. It also will get the users from Two-way-Trusted domains. (And of course, from the site collection’s “User Information List” as well.) Additional configurations are needed in case of Configure People Picker in One-way-trusted domains.
Why are ad users not found on people / user?
This is not related to UP Sync. Make sure your web app accounts have permissions to make AD lookups (add them to Domain Users) as the People Picker is run under this security context. Thanks for contributing an answer to SharePoint Stack Exchange!
Why do I need to configure a people picker?
Additional configurations are needed in case of Configure People Picker in One-way-trusted domains. But here, Application Pool account is the culprit: The application pool account is the one which pulls users from AD to People Picker and in my case, the application pool account was a local account, not a member in AD.
Where can I find the people profile in SharePoint?
On the SharePoint Central Administration website, in the Application Management section, click Manage service applications. On the Manage Service Applications page, click the User Profile service application name. On the Manage Profile Service page, in the People section, click Manage User Properties.
What are people picker and claims Providers in SharePoint?
People Picker and claims providers overview. People Picker is a web control that is used to find and select users, groups, and claims to grant permission to items such as lists, libraries, or sites in SharePoint.
How does the people picker control work in SharePoint?
For web applications that use claims-based authentication, the People Picker control uses claims providers to list, resolve, search, and determine the “friendly” display of users, groups, and claims. A claims provider in SharePoint issues claims, which SharePoint then packages into security tokens for users.
What does the client side people picker control do?
The client-side People Picker control lets users quickly search for and select valid user accounts for people, groups, and claims in their organization. The picker is an HTML and JavaScript control that provides cross-browser support.