How to access Azure Databricks account admin?

Question

I have created an Azure Databricks workspace, and we want to use Unity Catalog. We have 4 users who are workspace admins, 2 are B2B users and 2 are member users in that tenant. After creating the workspace, I found in Learn:

The first Azure Databricks account admin must be an Azure Active Directory Global Administrator at the time that they first log in to the Azure Databricks account console.

I am not a Global Admin (and this is a horrible setup - why should your AAD admin need to be involved in setting up Databricks?). I am one of the B2B users, so I had the other users try to access account management at https://accounts.azuredatabricks.net/. They aren't able to access it either, but they are also not Global Admin.

Since I set up the account, that stated requirement didn't happen. So is no one the account admin right now? If I add a user who is Global Admin as an admin to the workspace, will they be able to log in and make me an account admin?

Answer 1

Hello @MeaganL ,

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Yes, you must be an Azure Databricks account admin to getting started using Unity Catalog

The first Azure Databricks account admin must be an Azure Active Directory Global Administrator at the time that they first log in to the Azure Databricks account console. Upon first login, that user becomes an Azure Databricks account admin and no longer needs the Azure Active Directory Global Administrator role to access the Azure Databricks account. The first account admin can assign users in the Azure Active Directory tenant as additional account admins (who can themselves assign more account admins). Additional account admins do not require specific roles in Azure Active Directory.

How to identify your Microsoft Azure global administrators for your subscriptions?

The global administrator has access to all administrative features. By default, the person who signs up for an Azure subscription is assigned the global administrator role for the directory. Only global administrators can assign other administrator roles.

Login into the Azure Databricks account console via Global admin and then account admin can assign users in the Azure Active Directory tenant .

Note: You need to reachout to you Global Administrator to add 4 users who are workspace admins, 2 are B2B users and 2 are member users in that tenant into

For more details, refer to Azure Databricks - Get started using Unity Catalog.

Hope this will help. Please let us know if any further queries.

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