Error "RequestDisallowedByAzure" when deploying resource group

Question

Hi,

I am trying to follow the lab at https://microsoftlearning.github.io/mslearn-postgresql/ . When I get to the part where I deploy the resource group I get the error below. I initially used the region suggested (eastus) when that didn't work I tried ukwest and still got the same error. Please assist.

Thanks

Answer 1

Hi,

Azure for Students restricts which regions you can deploy resources to. Typically you are restricted to five different regions, and these vary for each person.

Please navigate to Azure Policy -- Authoring -- Assignments using link below:

https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyMenuBlade/~/Assignments

Click on assignment named Allowed resource deployment regions

Examine Allowed locations Parameter value for list of regions, similar to below (regions in screenshot are different than yours):

The regions shown in your Parameter value are the ones you are allowed to deploy resources to. Please try to create resources in one of these regions and let me know the results.

Please click Accept Answer and upvote if the above was helpful.

Thanks.

-TP

Answer 2

The error is not caused by the Bicep template. The error message indicates that your Azure subscription has a policy restricting which Azure regions can be used for deployments. Although you changed the deployment from eastus to ukwest, both regions are being blocked by the policy.

If you are using your own or an organizational subscription, you will need to deploy to one of the regions permitted by your subscription's Azure Policy or ask your subscription administrator to allow the required region.

If you have permission to view Azure Policy assignments, you can also run:

az policy assignment list -o table

This will help confirm whether a policy is restricting resource deployments to a specific set of Azure regions.

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hth

Marcin