How to remove inaccessible subscriptions?

Question

I removed my personal account from my tenant after making myself the global administrator with the onmicrosoft account. However there was an azure storage account and an azure subscription which were linked to that personal account which now no longer exists in my tenant. These 2 resources are unaccessible to me. Specially the subscription still shows up but trying to access it leads to bunch of unauthorized errors. Please help remove these resources or getting back access to them.

Answer 1

Hi Mukherjee,

Thank you for posting your question on Microsoft Q&A.

If you are having trouble accessing Azure subscriptions or storage accounts tied to a personal account that was removed, it’s usually because the removed account no longer has permissions over those resources

Steps to Resolve:

Check the Subscription Status

·       Make sure the Azure subscription is still active. If it’s disabled or canceled, you may need to resolve that first.

Transfer Ownership to a Current Account

·       To regain control, transfer the subscription ownership to an active account (preferably your global admin account).

·       Follow this guide to transfer your Azure subscription.

Cancel or Delete Unneeded Subscriptions

·       If you no longer need the subscription or resources, you can cancel them.

·       You’ll need to submit a cancellation request to Azure Support. Check this guide on canceling Azure subscriptions.

Additional Tips:

• Resources linked to a deleted account will be inaccessible until you reassign permissions or ownership.
• It’s a good idea to have multiple global admins to avoid losing access in the future.

Reference:

• Transfer an Azure subscription
• Cancel an Azure subscription
• Azure role-based access control (RBAC)

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