"The selected subscription doesn’t have permissions to register the resource provider." Error when creating a workspace for Azure Machine Learning

Question

I am logged in with a Student Account that I previously used to access Machine Learning Studio Classic.
I have attempted to move over to the new Azure ML platform but I cannot create a workspace. On attempting to create a workspace I get the error "The selected subscription doesn’t have permissions to register the resource provider.". However following the linked help document does not provide any insight or answers.

Is it possible to use Azure ML with a student subscription? how would I go about that? Are there any alternatives?

Answer 1

@LEWIS, Richard Thanks for reaching out. It is possible to use Azure Machine Learning with a student subscription, but there may be some limitations depending on the specific subscription you have.

The error message you are seeing indicates that the subscription you are using does not have the necessary permissions to register the Azure Machine Learning resource provider. To resolve this issue, you can try the following steps:

Check if your student subscription has the necessary permissions to register the Azure Machine Learning resource provider. You can do this by going to the Azure portal, selecting your subscription, and checking the "Access control (IAM)" settings. Make sure that your account has the "Owner" or "Contributor" role assigned to it.

If you have the necessary permissions, you can manually register the Microsoft.MachineLearningServices resource provider in your Azure subscription. This can be done through the Azure portal or using Azure CLI.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/troubleshooting/error-register-resource-provider?tabs=azure-cli

[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/how-to-manage-workspace-cli?view=azureml-api-2&tabs=createnewresources#limitations] (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/how-to-manage-workspace-cli?view=azureml-api-2&tabs=createnewresources#limitations)

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/305808/doesn-t-have-permissions-to-register-the-resource

do let me know incase of further queries, I would be happy to assist you.

Answer 2

Hi @LEWIS, Richard,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A forum!

The above given error can occur if you do not have the required permissions to create a resource in Azure. To resolve this issue, I suggest that you check if you have the necessary permissions to create a workspace in Azure. You can do this by checking your role assignments (Access control (IAM)) in the Azure portal.

If you are using a student subscription, you may not have the necessary permissions to register the resource provider. You can try contacting your subscription administrator to grant you the required permissions.

Alternatively, you can try creating a new Azure subscription with a free trial or pay-as-you-go option, which should allow you to register the resource provider and create a workspace. For more information on managing roles in your workspace, please refer to the following Azure documentation:

• Manage roles in your workspace.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.

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