Error "InvalidOperation: /opt/microsoft/powershell/7/profile.ps1:64" in CloudShell

Question

I receive the following error messages when I run a PowerShell script in Azure CloudShell. As you can see, the filename for my script is "TEST-JPG.ps1", and the first error appears to be coming from another script (profile.ps1) that is somehow called by one of the statements in my script. Interestingly, when I copy and paste the script's instructions to the command prompt, they run without any problems. Any ideas as to what might be wrong here?

Thanks in advance!

PS /home/juan> ./TEST-JPG.ps1     
InvalidOperation: /opt/microsoft/powershell/7/profile.ps1:64
Line |
  64 |      & ($script:PSCloudShellUtilityModuleInfo){param([string]$Label, [ …
     |        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | The expression after '&' in a pipeline element produced an object that was not valid. It must result in a command name, a script block,
     | or a CommandInfo object.
InvalidOperation: /opt/microsoft/powershell/7/profile.ps1:178
Line |
 178 |              $envName = $script:CloudEnvironmentMap[$env:ACC_CLOUD]
     |              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Cannot index into a null array.
Get-AzureADUser: /home/juan/TEST-JPG.ps1:10
Line |
  10 |  $users = Get-AzureADUser -All $true
     |           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | You must call the Connect-AzureAD cmdlet before calling any other cmdlets.
Disconnect-AzureAD: /home/juan/TEST-JPG.ps1:41
Line |
  41 |  Disconnect-AzureAD
     |  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Disconnect-AzureAD: /home/juan/TEST-JPG.ps1:41
Line |
  41 |  Disconnect-AzureAD
     |  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
PS /home/juan> 

Answer 1

Does this help? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64771710/trouble-creating-azure-cloud-shell-storage

Answer 2

Hello, @Juan-Pablo Garcia !

Why am I getting a You must call the Connect-AzureAD cmdlet before calling any other cmdlets. error with Azure Cloud Shell?

Line 10 is what initially stands out when I look at this:

You must call the Connect-AzureAD cmdlet before calling any other cmdlets.

It used to be the case that Azure Cloud Shell ran Connect-AzureAD when starting up PowerShell however this is no longer run to speed up start time. You can choose to restore the previous behavior by adding Connect-AzureAD to the $PROFILE file in PowerShell.

For more information, you can read the Azure Cloud Shell troubleshooting documentation:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-shell/troubleshooting#error-running-azuread-cmdlets-in-powershell

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