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Error in title. Cannot run a debug session on a search service. I verified the prerequisites here. I also see the error: "Could not retrieve execution-data for DebugSession 'xml-debug'. Please check the storage connection string associated with the debug session is correct, the storage account exists, and the credentials in the connection string is correct." but I don't see anywhere in the debug config to specify the full connection string, the storage account I specified does exist and has no network restrictions.
Evidently I did not check all the prerequisites. Had to add "Storage Blob Data Contributor" role to the indexer assignment on the storage account.
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Cody Frascione , Since the Microsoft Q&A community has a policy that the question author cannot accept their own answer. They can only accept answers by others, I' have summarized and posted the solution, request you to Accept the answer, it will benefit the community find the answers quickly.
Cody Frascione, Following-up from the comments section.
Scenario:
Unable to run Debug an Azure AI Search skillset in Azure portal as per the outlined steps.
Issue:
Attempting to run a debug session (named 'xml-debug' ) on an Azure AI search service. However, the debug session fails to start, and receives an error message :
"Could not run DebugSession 'xml-debug'.
Could not persist an event for the DebugSession."
Error: 'This request is not authorized to perform this operation.'"
As confirmed by Cody Frascione ( thank you)
Resolution:
Missed add Storage Blob Data Contributor role to the indexer assignment.
After add "Storage Blob Data Contributor" role to the indexer assignment on the storage account the issue was resolved.
Outlined in the Azure doc prerequisite:
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I keep getting this error even though i have the permissions set up. Like it works sometimes but most of the times it does not?
And even funnier is that the data is actually saved in the blob storage container, but the debug session view is just completely broken and doesnt really show any information.