Not able to login to account level at azure databricks

Question

I am working on Unity Catalog migration from hive metastore using UCX migration and I am not able to login to account level i.e. https://accounts.azuredatabricks.net.

it redirects to workspace url after login . I need to go to account level login so that i can create and configure the metastore and do the unity catalog migration using ucx tool.

I am using the premium + RBAC azure databricks workspace

Answer 1

@padam

It sounds like you're being redirected to your Databricks workspace instead of accessing the Account Console at https://accounts.azuredatabricks.net. This usually happens for one of the following reasons:

Your user is not an Account Admin in Databricks, only users with the Account Admin role can access the Account Console.

Your Databricks workspace is tied to a legacy (E1) account, which doesn’t support the Account Console and always redirects to the workspace.

Here’s what you can do:

If you are a Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) Global Admin:

• Open a private/incognito browser window and sign in at https://accounts.azuredatabricks.net.
• You’ll be prompted to consent to the Databricks Enterprise App. Once done, you should land in the Account Console.
• From there, you can assign the Account Admin role to yourself and others.

If you're not a Global Admin:

• Please reach out to your Azure tenant's Global Admin and ask them to sign in once at https://accounts.azuredatabricks.net to initialize the Account Console access and grant you the Account Admin role.

If your workspace is using a legacy single-workspace account:

• Create a new Databricks workspace with the Premium + RBAC tier – Azure will automatically create a modern multi-workspace account for it.

Once you have access to the Account Console, you can proceed with creating the Unity Catalog metastore and using the UCX migration tool.

Please refer to the links provided below, as they might offer some insights that could help you address your question.

• https://community.databricks.com/t5/administration-architecture/unable-to-login-to-azure-databricks-account-console/td-p/82190
• https://github.com/cloudboxacademy/azure_databricks_course/blob/main/known-issues/unable-to-login-to-azure-databricks-account-console.md

Please refer to MS Q&A thread - Can't access the Azure Databricks Accounts Console addressing similar issue. I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.

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