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How to fix ServiceOperationFailed error in logic apps while trying to mount file share

logic apps standard - The service provider action failed with error code 'ServiceProviderTriggerFailed' I have a logic apps standard workflow running.. It has a simple http trigger that attempts to use a built-in file system connector to list files at…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
Azure Logic Apps
Azure Logic Apps
An Azure service that automates the access and use of data across clouds without writing code.
3,551 questions
asked 2024-01-10T12:05:49.6366667+00:00
Usha Sundersingh Bisht 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-06T16:43:04.36+00:00
Jaggi, Ankita SBOBNG-PTIY/BHB 0 Reputation points
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How do I keep a non-azure VM (New York Based) in sync with my Azure File Sync (US East 1) service after I failover the VM to a datacenter in California?

Hi, I have a non-azure based VM that resides in my company datacenter in New York. I have that VM synced up with Azure file sync to an Azure files storage based in US East 1. However, I'm having an issue when I test failover of the VM to our California…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
asked 2025-07-01T05:24:22.2766667+00:00
Eric Andrade 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-03T06:59:57.4933333+00:00
Nandamuri Pranay Teja 3,700 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to register an On-prem server using Azure File Sync agent ?

After installing running the Azure file sync agent with 2019 server version, I am not getting the Sign option to use my Azure Admin creds to register the server to the file sync services resource. Instead as soon as the agent is done checking for the…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
asked 2025-06-26T16:50:10.0066667+00:00
service admin 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-03T06:58:35.4466667+00:00
Nandamuri Pranay Teja 3,700 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azcopy copy Usage For Azure file shares

Hi all, I am trying to copy my file share from one storage account to another for DR use case by running following commands: ## 1. Generate Account Key for src source_storage_key =$(az storage account keys list -g <rg> -n <src-storage>…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
asked 2025-07-03T01:11:47.9866667+00:00
Jasdeep Singh 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-03T01:44:00.7233333+00:00
Jasdeep Singh 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

SPMT with source Azure File Share that is syncing from on Prem

Greetings, we are migrating file shares off of an on prem server that has been protected by Azure File Sync for a while. The on prem server has had many of it's fairly active files Tiered to Azure storage because the on prem file server had been getting…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
asked 2025-07-02T11:56:39.3633333+00:00
mpls 155 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-02T14:22:35.8366667+00:00
mpls 155 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why is authentication required for Azure FileShare mapping via 'traditional' GPO?

Hi All, I encountered an issue with mapping network drives via GPO from an azure DC to a cloud VM. The users would connect to this VM via remote apps and part of the applications function would be related to browsing through local & mapped…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
asked 2025-07-01T10:21:51.57+00:00
Joseph Reynolds 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-01T14:14:19.3766667+00:00
Joseph Reynolds 20 Reputation points
1 answer

Azure File Sync Agent Getting Unauthorized message While Registering the server with Storage Sync Service

Hi We have Server which was hosted in AWS and we have enabled the Azure ARC on that machine However while Registering the Sync Agent Server with Sync service we are getting Unauthorized issue My account was having Owner permission and Also the Agent…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
asked 2025-06-24T03:43:14.56+00:00
Amit Kumar 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-29T20:15:35.8333333+00:00
Nandamuri Pranay Teja 3,700 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure Container Apps: Volume mount fails with "Permission Denied" error

Hi, I'm following the ACA storage mount tutorial but using Terraform and Azure Portal (the latter to experiment/debug before updating my TF scripts). However, when my container starts it always throws an permission denied error when trying to mount…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
Azure Storage
Azure Storage
Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.
3,539 questions
Azure Container Apps
Azure Container Apps
An Azure service that provides a general-purpose, serverless container platform.
691 questions
asked 2023-06-16T17:13:05.6966667+00:00
Jason Lee 181 Reputation points
answered 2025-06-27T20:54:17.6266667+00:00
Andrew Hoffmann 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Unable to register server with storage sync service

Installed storage sync agent onto virtual machine that we want to use for Azure File Sync. After accessing the storage sync agent we are unable to register the server through the Azure subscription.

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
asked 2025-06-25T19:02:22.21+00:00
Clark A. Dearman 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-27T18:16:56.1833333+00:00
Hari Babu Vattepally 3,345 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Decommission Azure Files from an in Production Server

I am trying to remove Azure files from an in production server. We are caching 100% of the data on the server so should not need to pull data back. How do I stop the server from using Azure files. Can I simply remove the sync agent?

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
asked 2025-06-25T19:43:22.83+00:00
Blake Connon 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-27T18:14:28.9266667+00:00
Hari Babu Vattepally 3,345 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure File Sync is not working bi-directional

I have a third party application which runs on an on-premises windows server. This application generates.xml files and places them to a folder on the same server. And I have an Azure Function to pick up those files, process them and move to an archive…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
asked 2025-06-17T03:04:11.01+00:00
ASY ASY 25 Reputation points
accepted 2025-06-27T01:45:08.67+00:00
ASY ASY 25 Reputation points
1 answer

Azure AD Kerberos Server object missing — Azure Files AADKERB stuck (urbacon.net)

We are trying to enable Azure AD Kerberos authentication for our Storage Account: Storage Account: fileshareurb1 (canadacentral) Domain: urbacon.net (Hybrid joined) DirectoryServiceOptions: AADKERB OnPremisesSyncEnabled: Yes AD Connect: OK Permissions:…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
asked 2025-06-19T20:30:34.2966667+00:00
Richard Hilton 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-26T16:42:11.0266667+00:00
Richard Hilton 5 Reputation points
2 answers

Migrating from Rackspace cloudfiles to Azure Blob storage

We have been using rackspace CDN so far and Now we want to use Azure CDN. We need to migrate our data from Rackspace container cloudfiles to Azure Blob storage. What is correct way to migrate this data with minimum disruption. Data size is 500 GB.

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
Azure Storage
Azure Storage
Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.
3,539 questions
Azure Disk Storage
Azure Disk Storage
A high-performance, durable block storage designed to be used with Azure Virtual Machines and Azure VMware Solution.
668 questions
asked 2022-05-09T10:33:29.203+00:00
Anonymous
commented 2025-06-26T15:47:15.9166667+00:00
Elieser Pereira 0 Reputation points
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Enable Azure AD based SMB authentication for Azure Files Preview

I would like to enable Azure Files Identity Based Authentication so I can apply permissions to folders in Azure Files using Azure AD. Currently we have these files saved in an on prem file share and want to move it into Azure. In Powershell if I run az…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
asked 2025-06-24T22:26:57.9866667+00:00
Catheryn Kidwell 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-25T18:18:48.95+00:00
Hari Babu Vattepally 3,345 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Seeking Cloud-Native Solution for File Transfers to SharePoint

Hi everyone, I currently have a data transfer process set up where files are uploaded to a specific local directory. A Power Automate workflow—triggered via the on-premises data gateway installed on my Cloud PC—detects new files in this directory,…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
asked 2025-06-11T14:39:09.57+00:00
Sumit Bhardwaj 40 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-20T09:22:11.8466667+00:00
Sumit Bhardwaj 40 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Delay in Temporary File Deletion and Residual File Handles in Azure Files

Body: Hello, I'm using Azure Files in an SAP on Azure environment. Currently, I'm facing the following issue: SAP outputs temporary files to Azure Files. Although the files are deleted using ABAP's DELETE command, file handles remain temporarily. The…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
asked 2025-06-18T02:13:36.7133333+00:00
勝也 佐々木 20 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
accepted 2025-06-18T05:25:41.83+00:00
勝也 佐々木 20 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Failed to mount the Azure file share. Your cloud drive won't be available.

I am trying to work from Azure Cloud Shell and have configured few tools and repos on it. But, since yesterday, I have facing issues related to the cloud drive. Getting following message - "Warning: Failed to mount the Azure file share. Your cloud…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
asked 2025-06-11T08:42:29.9466667+00:00
Mahesh Labade 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-13T11:52:30.6566667+00:00
Vedprakash Rote 170 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure File Share Auditing

Hi, Is there a way to enable audit log for Azure File Share as in a typical Windows File Server? Are there any other ways to see who has modified/deleted/created a file? My File Storage is AD joined. Thanks! Warmly, Michal

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Other
asked 2020-09-11T12:54:36.613+00:00
Michał Pawlicki 91 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-05-29T21:39:52.8833333+00:00
DillanSimmons 6 Reputation points Admin
0 answers

Kerberos authentication for azure files not working on intune laptops

Hi, We are attempting to set up Kerberos authentication for azure files, and we're not really getting anywhere. Here's what we did: -Created new test file share under non-prod subscription -enabled kerberos auth -entered domain information -granted…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
asked 2025-05-16T16:32:29.2833333+00:00
ccoxadm 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-05-23T03:52:31.8466667+00:00
Venkatesan S 2,820 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

move files and folders between Azure files and Blob container on certain life cycle policy

Is it possible to transfer files and folders from the Azure file share to the same storage account's Blob container Archival Tier on a specific life cycle policy? If anyone come across this scenario, could share document link that really helps and…

Azure Files
Azure Files
An Azure service that offers file shares in the cloud.
1,424 questions
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
3,200 questions
asked 2023-03-02T10:14:07.2166667+00:00
Vikram Tikare 40 Reputation points
commented 2025-05-22T16:38:07.8366667+00:00
Mohamed Eleraky 20 Reputation points