User profile synchronization service issues

Question

User profile synchronization service always is in "starting" state never gets started in SP 2013.... how to fix this???

Waqas Sarwar · Answer

user profile service instance run on WFE while syncnoration service on the app servers.

Rahul Khanna · Answer

Thanks for your reply I will follow up this links and update the thread accordingly.... However one more query on User profile service... If I go to the below navigation I can see user profile service and user profile synchronization service available both on app and wfe server... I would like to know what is the recommended way to start these services... I mean User profile service and user profile synchronization service should be run on which server, app or wfe??? By the way I am using sharepoint 2013. From central admin > System settings > Server in the farm ( user profile service and ups synchronization service available both in app and wfe server)

Waqas Sarwar · Answer

Check the event log and uls logs for more clue, meanwhile check this blog for more information: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/scottstewart/2014/10/30/sharepoint-2013-user-profile-service-stuck-on-starting/

User profile synchronization service issues

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