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Azure Automation PowerShell Error "Assembly with same name is already loaded"
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Kazanskyi, Oleg
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Hello,
I have a script that runs locally but I can't make it run on Azure Automation cloud.
This script records data to the Azure blob and the error is related to the Az module that is the default in Azure Automation.
Here are the error messages:
The 'Connect-AzAccount' command was found in the module 'Az.Accounts', but the module could not be loaded due to the following error:
| [Assembly with same name is already loaded] For more information, run 'Import-Module Az.Accounts'
The term 'New-AzStorageContext' is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or executable program. Check the spelling
| of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
The term 'Get-AzStorageContainer' is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or executable program. Check the
| spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
I believe that it's related to the fact there are two Az modules installed.
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SwathiDhanwada-MSFT 18,996 Reputation points Moderator2023-03-20T08:04:33.8566667+00:00 @Kazanskyi, Oleg Welcome to Microsoft Q & A Community Forum. The error message "Assembly with same name is already loaded" occurs when you try to import a module in Azure Automation that has the same name as an already loaded module.To resolve this issue, you can either remove the existing module or rename the new module before importing it.
You can also try to import the module with a different version number. PowerShell side-by-side module versioning allows you to use more than one version of a module within PowerShell.
For the errors where you are prompted with the term "XXXXX" is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet, you need to import Az.Storage module to the automation account.
References:
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Kazanskyi, Oleg 51 Reputation points
2023-03-20T14:27:27.0933333+00:00 Hello @SwathiDhanwada,
The modules are AzureAutomation default.
I can't do anything with them, nor delete or change them. Could you clarify how to do that?All required modules are installed.
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SwathiDhanwada-MSFT 18,996 Reputation points Moderator
2023-03-21T07:06:43.1166667+00:00 @Kazanskyi, Oleg I can see the modules are older versions. You can update all modules using the script mentioned here.
Or you can manually update the modules by traversing to PowerShell Gallery and using the option deploy to automation account.
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SwathiDhanwada-MSFT 18,996 Reputation points Moderator
2023-03-24T07:19:17.4133333+00:00 @Kazanskyi, Oleg Did you get chance to look into my previous comment? Kindly revert if you have further questions.
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Kazanskyi, Oleg 51 Reputation points
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Kazanskyi, Oleg 51 Reputation points
2023-03-24T14:27:51.8833333+00:00 I run the script you sent and got another error:
Thumbprint : The provided service principal secret will be included in the 'AzureRmContext.json' file found in the user profile ( C:\Users\Client\.Azure ). Please ensure that this directory has appropriate protections. Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. Context cannot be null. Please log in using Connect-AzAccount. Could not get the storage context. Please pass in a storage context or set the current storage context. System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException: You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression. at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , Object , Object ) at System.Dynamic.UpdateDelegates.UpdateAndExecute2[T0,T1,TRet](CallSite site, T0 arg0, T1 arg1) at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.DynamicInstruction`3.Run(InterpretedFrame frame) at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(InterpretedFrame frame) System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException: You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression. at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , Object , Object ) at System.Dynamic.UpdateDelegates.UpdateAndExecute2[T0,T1,TRet](CallSite site, T0 arg0, T1 arg1) at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.DynamicInstruction`3.Run(InterpretedFrame frame) at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(InterpretedFrame frame) System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException: You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression. at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , Object , Object ) at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.DynamicInstruction`3.Run(InterpretedFrame frame) at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(InterpretedFrame frame) System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException: You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression. at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , Object , Object ) at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.DynamicInstruction`3.Run(InterpretedFrame frame) at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(InterpretedFrame frame) System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException: You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression. at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , Object , Object ) at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.DynamicInstruction`3.Run(InterpretedFrame frame) at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(InterpretedFrame frame) System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException: You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression. at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , Object , Object ) at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.DynamicInstruction`3.Run(InterpretedFrame frame) at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(InterpretedFrame frame) -
SwathiDhanwada-MSFT 18,996 Reputation points Moderator
2023-03-27T07:38:24.5033333+00:00 @Kazanskyi, Oleg Thanks for sharing the resolution here.
For the error you mentioned, seems your service principal does not have necessary permissions to perform the connect to Azure. Can you please check the permissions assigned to it ?
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