How to Fix Error 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. Invoke-CloudShellTelemetry -LogLabel "CONNECTAZUREADSERVICE" -StartTi

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How to Fix Error 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. Invoke-CloudShellTelemetry -LogLabel "CONNECTAZUREADSERVICE" -StartTi

Deepak Garg (INFOSYS LIMITED) 0 Microsoft External Staff

I am trying to authenticate to azure active directory using following command

Connect-AzureAD -Confirm

However i am unable to connect . I get following error message.

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.
        Invoke-CloudShellTelemetry -LogLabel "CONNECTAZUREADSERVICE" -StartTime $startTime

José Pablo Ramirez (a. k. a. webJose) 440 Reputation points

2024-01-08T02:29:09.2833333+00:00

Are you sure that's the line that throws the error? Because there's no ampersand (&) in it. If you comment or remove that line from your script, does the error appear? If yes, on which line?
Deepak Garg (INFOSYS LIMITED) 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-01-08T02:34:28.4933333+00:00
If i remove the line Connect-AzureAD -Confirm.

I get following error

You must call the Connect-AzureAD cmdlet before calling any other cmdlets. $IdName = Get-AzureADObjectByObjectId -ObjectId $_.id

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José Pablo Ramirez (a. k. a. webJose) 440 Reputation points

2024-01-08T02:29:09.2833333+00:00

Are you sure that's the line that throws the error? Because there's no ampersand (&) in it. If you comment or remove that line from your script, does the error appear? If yes, on which line?
Deepak Garg (INFOSYS LIMITED) 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-01-08T02:34:28.4933333+00:00

If i remove the line Connect-AzureAD -Confirm.

I get following error

You must call the Connect-AzureAD cmdlet before calling any other cmdlets. $IdName = Get-AzureADObjectByObjectId -ObjectId $_.id

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Rich Matheisen 47,906

Does your code import the PSCloudShellUtility module? If it does, remove that line and let the cloud shell load it.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1055859/azure-powershell-error-when-open

https://github.com/Azure/CloudShell/issues/175

https://github.com/Azure/CloudShell/issues/333

Deepak Garg (INFOSYS LIMITED) 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-01-08T03:14:37.8266667+00:00

Hi @Rich Matheisen ,

My Code Does not import PSCloudShellUtility module.

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