Azure policy guest configuration for Linux

Raviteja Kotha 20

Hello All,

Azure Policy Guest Configuration for Linux

According to this documentation - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/how-to/guest-configuration-create#author-a-..., for Linux, it requires to create custom DSC resource module using PowerShell classes.

Is there any documentation or reference module available on creation of custom DSCresource module for Linux on DSC Package resource and DSC script resource that can be used to install application through guest configuration.

Can anyone please help me out?

Regards

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Jesse Loudon 336 Reputation points

2023-03-20T08:17:50.0266667+00:00

Hey @Raviteja Kotha

This Microsoft documentation should guide you in creating a custom DSC resource with PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/dsc/resources/authoringResourceClass?view=dsc-1.1

But before you dive into that I recommend watching this video walkthrough by Gael Colas Writing DSC Resources for Azure Policy Guest Configuration - For Linux!

Hope that helps
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Raviteja Kotha 20 Reputation points

2023-03-20T09:05:22.1366667+00:00

No @Jesse Loudon

Jesse Loudon 336 Reputation points

2023-03-20T09:18:56.3833333+00:00

Apologies it wasn't what you are looking for.

Raviteja Kotha 20 Reputation points

2023-03-26T17:25:31.7166667+00:00

Any other reference docs?

tbgangav-MSFT 10,416 Reputation points

2023-04-10T04:50:09.4333333+00:00

Hi Raviteja Kotha, I have reached out to our internal product team to get deeper insights on this. Will keep you updated as I hear more information.

tbgangav-MSFT 10,416 Reputation points

2023-04-11T15:31:22.8166667+00:00

Hi Raviteja Kotha,

We have a newly available PSModule and open-source repo containing documentation as well as resources on how to accomplish this on machine config over Linux:

https://github.com/Azure/nxtools

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further queries with regards to it.

Raviteja Kotha 20 Reputation points

2023-04-12T02:27:41.53+00:00

Thank you @tbgangav-MSFT.

Raviteja Kotha 20 Reputation points

2023-04-12T02:30:37.8466667+00:00

Please help me to install New relic agent extension on linux machine through azure policy guest configuration instead manually downloaded extension from azure portal

Raviteja Kotha 20 Reputation points

2023-04-12T02:35:34.88+00:00

Also if any pre-requisites and step by step process documentation to follow, please help me with it?

Raviteja Kotha 20 Reputation points

2023-04-12T02:36:26.28+00:00

@tbgangav-MSFT

tbgangav-MSFT 10,416 Reputation points

2023-04-28T16:46:49.9633333+00:00

Hi Raviteja Kotha, Guest configuration does not handle ARM-level operations such as VM extension. You would have to follow the documentation for VM extensions to handle those installations.
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