PCSE Practice Question: Configuring Access Within a Cloud Solution Environment
A company wants to use Google Cloud Directory Sync (GCDS) to synchronize users and groups from an on-premises Active Directory to Cloud Identity. Which two prerequisites must be met? (Choose two.)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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A Cloud Identity or Google Workspace account with super admin privileges.
Google Cloud Directory Sync (GCDS) requires a Cloud Identity or Google Workspace account with super admin privileges (Option C) to authenticate and perform synchronization. Additionally, the GCDS server must have network connectivity to Google servers (Option E) to access the Google API endpoints for directory sync.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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A service account with the Directory Sync role.
Why it's wrong here
GCDS uses OAuth 2.0 with super admin credentials, not a service account.
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An organization policy that allows directory sync.
Why it's wrong here
No such organization policy exists.
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A Cloud Identity or Google Workspace account with super admin privileges.
Why this is correct
GCDS requires super admin credentials to synchronize directory data.
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A Compute Engine VM to run the GCDS service.
Why it's wrong here
GCDS can be installed on any machine, not necessarily Compute Engine.
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Network connectivity from the GCDS server to the Google servers.
Why this is correct
The GCDS server must be able to reach Google's servers to push data.
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