No subscriptions found for ******@gmail.com after typing az login

Question

I am following the tutorial provided by Microsoft Learning Path on AZ-400. I have encountered the error below and I am not sure how to proceed. Does AZ-CLI require a paid subscription? Do I need subscriptions in general in order to proceed with the AZ400 Learning Path? Thanks.

Error:
az login
Please select the account you want to log in with.

Retrieving tenants and subscriptions for the selection...

No subscriptions found for ******@gmail.com

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Answer 1

Azure CLI is a collection of commands that allow you to manage Azure resources. As such, to effectively use Azure CLI, you would need access to a subscription (although you can also use it to interact with Entra tenant, in which case you would be able to run a subset of commands that involve working with tenant only). This does NOT have to be a paid subscription though - any subscription would suffice.

Btw. the learning module you referenced, involves the use of an Azure DevOps extension of Azure CLI. To use it, sign up for Azure DevOps by following https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/user-guide/sign-up-invite-teammates?view=azure-devops&tabs=microsoft-account

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Marcin