Step By Step Guide to configure the “Replicating directory changes” for SharePoint 2010 and 2013

This guide is a step by step guide with Screenshots to give the “Replicating Directory changes” rights to the SharePoint user profile account that will be used to synchronize the user profiles.The screenshots were taken in Windows Server 2012, however the steps are identical or  very similar in Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2.

The Guide

In Active Directory Users and Computers, right-click the domain, and then click Delegate Control.

Active Directory Users and Computers with the domain right-click menu open on Delegate Control

On the first page of the Delegation of Control Wizard, click next.

Welcome to the Delegation of Control Wizard page with the Next button

On the Users or Groups page, click Add.

Users or Groups page of the Delegation of Control Wizard with an empty list and the Add button

Type the name of the synchronization account, and then click OK.

Select Users, Computers, or Groups dialog with SharePoint Profiles entered as the object name

Click Next.

Users or Groups page listing the SharePoint Profiles synchronization account, ready to click Next

On the Tasks to Delegate page, select create a custom task to delegate, and then click Next.

Tasks to Delegate page with Create a custom task to delegate selected

On the Active Directory Object Type page, select this folder, existing objects in this folder, and creation of new objects in this folder, and then click next.

Active Directory Object Type page with This folder, existing objects in this folder, and creation of new objects selected

On the Permissions page, in the Permissions box, select Replicating Directory and then click Next.

Permissions page of the Delegation of Control Wizard with Replicating Directory Changes checked

Click Finish.

Completing the Delegation of Control Wizard summary page for the SharePoint Profiles account with the Finish button

If you need to send the Guide to somebody, or download it for future reference, I also made it in PDF and you can download it here:  Step By Step Guide to configure Replicating Directory Changes (opens in a new tab)