Azure Automation
An Azure service that is used to automate, configure, and install updates across hybrid environments.
1,157 questions
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How to remove permanently a automation account
I have created and deleted 10 automation accounts, currently I cannot create any more. It seems that the accounts I deleted have entered soft delete status, is there any way to permanently delete them? My problem is that I have deleted a resource group…
asked 2024-06-10T06:43:45.1533333+00:00
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Nguyễn Hữu Tấn Đạt
0
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answered 2024-06-12T10:17:48.59+00:00
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Abdul
2,035
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
How to push azure blob files data in to SharePoint
***What is the process to move data from Azure Blob files to SharePoint and subsequently manage it through the Microsoft Entra Admin Center? If anyone has encountered a similar issue or has insights on how to address this, your help would be greatly…
asked 2024-06-11T13:49:46.2+00:00
Vaibhav Patil
115
Reputation points
commented 2024-06-12T06:54:36.0033333+00:00
Vaibhav Patil
115
Reputation points
2 answers
Unable to enable autosync option under sourcecontrol in Azure Automation
Hi All, I'm trying to set up source control for Azure automation account, but when I click EnableAutoSync I'm seeing below error. An error occurred while updating the source control named 'SCReposGit'. Error details: SourceControl autoSync setup failed…
asked 2024-05-24T07:23:19.3166667+00:00
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VinodKumar-0434
296
Reputation points
commented 2024-06-12T05:37:30.7366667+00:00
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Kamil Janiec
5
Reputation points
2 answers
An error occurred while creating the source control named 'devops'. Error details:SourceControl securityToken is invalid..
I'm trying add Azure Devops repo for Runbook sync into Azure Automation Accounts. I followed steps in this guide: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/source-control-integration System managed identity has required role assigned. After…
asked 2022-04-15T01:41:13.383+00:00
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learner
1
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commented 2024-06-11T17:56:03.5633333+00:00
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Tobias Soler
5
Reputation points
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Azure Automation Accounts Az.Accounts PowerShell module broken?
Since May 31st 2024 mid day UTC I see all our PowerShell 7.1 Runtime jobs failing due to the following error: Failed [91mWrite-Error: [0mC:\usr\src\tmp\accaf8e0-f99e-4d6b-8a7f-47b42ff95a77\runbooks\StartStop-AKS.ps1:223 [96mLine | [96m 223 | [0m …
asked 2024-06-05T07:49:32.5366667+00:00
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Philipp Durrer
10
Reputation points
commented 2024-06-10T20:25:51.1633333+00:00
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GP-3323
0
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1 answer
Restarting VM automatically if NIC is not responding
Hello, Is there any way to create automation where if VM NIC stops responding to ICMP then it restarts VM automatically.
asked 2024-06-05T11:51:57.43+00:00
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tariq mahmood
0
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answered 2024-06-10T17:53:53.3133333+00:00
deherman-MSFT
34,436
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
0 answers
Default Path location differences between Powershell 7.2 and Powershell 5.1 environments
Hi, I am in the process of moving our runbooks to use a PowerShell 7.2 environment and in the process of that migration we noticed that the default path for the runbooks are different when running on the Hybrid Worker. Can anyone tell me why the change…
asked 2024-06-10T15:17:17.3333333+00:00
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Jesus Chao
141
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asked 2024-06-10T15:17:17.3333333+00:00
Jesus Chao
141
Reputation points
3 answers
Azure Virtual Desktop Auto Shutdown and Power On
Hello All, We're currently managing a pool of 30-40 VMs, and to optimize our licensing costs with Microsoft, we're planning to shut down idle VDI VMs that haven't been used in over 8 hours. To automate this process, could you assist us with a PowerShell…
asked 2024-06-03T06:49:38.01+00:00
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Madhukar Mali
0
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answered 2024-06-10T11:21:48.0666667+00:00
Prrudram-MSFT
22,921
Reputation points
1 answer
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Issue with Automation Account SourceControl autoSync
Hi, Has anyone else faced this issue with source control in Automation Accounts? From one day to the next, the auto-sync feature just stopped working, and when we try to enable it, we get the following error: We have a lot of source control configured…
asked 2024-05-31T14:46:17.5233333+00:00
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Daniel Orelius
20
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edited a comment 2024-06-10T09:28:43.22+00:00
Daniel Orelius
20
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2 answers
Automation Account Schedules not triggering, is it due to service outage?
My Runbooks are working fine, but the schedule is not triggering them. Is there a known issue with the Automation Account Schedules service that could cause this?
asked 2024-05-30T20:33:45.55+00:00
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geoffrey
5
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commented 2024-06-10T08:20:37.87+00:00
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AnuragSingh-MSFT
20,986
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2 answers
What permissions are needed for an Azure Runbook to execute the SQL command CREATE USER FROM EXTERNAL PROVIDER
I have an automation account that creates an Azure SQL database and attempts to provision a user from Microsoft Entra Id with access to the database My automation account is configured with a system assigned managed entity and a user assigned Managed…
asked 2024-05-10T22:07:47.5366667+00:00
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Mike Welborn
51
Reputation points
commented 2024-06-10T06:49:32.4033333+00:00
AnuragSingh-MSFT
20,986
Reputation points
0 answers
Automating Agent Installation on Linux VMs in Azure (Existing and New)
Hello Azure Community, I am seeking guidance on automating the installation of a security product agent on all Linux virtual machines (VMs) in my Azure environment. My Requirements: Automated Installation on Existing VMs: I need a method to…
asked 2024-06-09T08:44:32.2333333+00:00
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naor haziz
0
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asked 2024-06-09T08:44:32.2333333+00:00
naor haziz
0
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The automation account script to list usedIpAddress in vnet attached or associated to which vm in csv report
We are looking for automation script to list the usedIpAddress in vnet is attached or associated to which backed(vm) in csv report and list privateipv4address which attached or associated with backend server(private endpoint or virtual machine)
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Job was suspended as the job limit for a Hybrid Worker exceeded.
The automation job has failed with the below error for the last couple of weeks. I am looking for a solution for it. Exception: The job was suspended as the job limit for a Hybrid Worker was exceeded. Add more Hybrid Workers to the Hybrid Worker group…
asked 2024-06-05T14:33:26.92+00:00
Mahesh Kumar Babu Kummara
45
Reputation points
answered 2024-06-06T06:58:44.1333333+00:00
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Sohail Ali
315
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
How to configure alerts for long running automation runbooks
Hello , How can I set up an alert to notify me if an Automation runbook takes more than 30 minutes to complete? I have set up an alert for statuses "Completed," "Failed," and "Suspended," and receiving notifications but I am…
asked 2024-05-28T06:42:04.1233333+00:00
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Sai Praneeth Eranti
170
Reputation points
accepted 2024-06-06T06:41:02.5466667+00:00
Sai Praneeth Eranti
170
Reputation points
1 answer
The specified module 'Az.Accounts' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory
I am in the process of upgrading azure 'run-as-account' to 'manage-identities'. there were power-shell script that used to automate VM functionalities. I import "Az.Accounts" module from Module section Module Name - Az.Accounts Module…
asked 2024-05-21T06:19:30.23+00:00
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Mithila Lishan
141
Reputation points
commented 2024-06-05T13:56:18.8866667+00:00
Philipp Durrer
10
Reputation points
1 answer
Azure Automation Job Logs
We are currently using Powershell 7 runbooks on our Hybrid Worker and we have noticed that error and verbose logs from the runbooks are showing blank until you click on the detail. Does anyone know why this is and if there is a fix? (See Screen…
asked 2024-06-04T19:47:24.26+00:00
Jesus Chao
141
Reputation points
commented 2024-06-05T12:38:22.9033333+00:00
Jesus Chao
141
Reputation points
4 answers
Connect to AAD using automation account Runbook
Im trying to connect to AAD and get AAzure application details using runnbook and manage identity on automation account but , im receiving the below error: Connect-AzureAD: Line | 23 | Connect-AzureAD -AccountId $azureContext.account.id -TenantId…
asked 2023-04-24T22:02:03.3466667+00:00
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Hector Huerta Tricolor
106
Reputation points
answered 2024-06-03T12:28:11.5066667+00:00
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Mwa1234
1
Reputation point
2 answers
Automation Update Management Schedules migrate to Azure Update Manager
Hello, I migrated all VM's from Automation Update Management to Azure Update Manager. I see all of the VM's in the Azure Update Manager overview with "Periodic assessment" enabled. However, I cannot see the schedules that we used in…
asked 2024-05-15T10:30:29.6166667+00:00
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Uhmazing34
40
Reputation points
answered 2024-06-03T09:11:35.4833333+00:00
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Mahesh Goud Juvvadi
920
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer
Azure Automation Accounts
Hello, I tried to deploy Automation Account using bicep. Since this is first time to deploy AA so I deleted existing one and re-deploy it for multiple times. I suddently received following message: "code": "BadRequest", …
asked 2024-04-08T20:02:00.5566667+00:00
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Jeremy Zheng
70
Reputation points
commented 2024-06-03T08:57:21.7033333+00:00
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mjoho
0
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