Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
2 answers
Azure subscription cancelation and billing
Hello Community, I am having problems canceling my subscription. I have already canceled all subscriptions, deleted all associated resources, and paid any outstanding amounts. However, I am still being charged and cannot detach my Visa card. I have…
Azure Policy
asked 2025-07-10T07:03:47.37+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(6.4, 1%, 10%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EKK%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
kedar k
0
Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-07-14T13:31:05.0133333+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(48, 56.00000000000001%, 14%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ERJ%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Rahul Jorrigala
1,210
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
I want to create a azure policy that should create the diagnostic settings for the app service and send the log to the EventHub but that depends on the three different location for e.g. if the location is central us then the log should go the centraluseve
{ "mode": "Indexed", "policyRule": { "if": { "allOf": [ { "field": "type", "equals": "Microsoft.Web/sites" }, …
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-07-02T09:51:06.2+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(67.2, 99%, 16%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ENT%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
nikita tiwari
25
Reputation points
commented 2025-07-11T05:20:11.6633333+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(284.8, 31%, 37%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EVP%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Vinod Pittala
4,500
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
Azure Governance using policies and IaC
I am creating Azure policies that will prevent the creation of Azure storage accounts without a private endpoint. Here is the problem. When creating a storage account via Azure portal, the multi screen allows you to create a private endpoint + a storage…
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-06-24T13:44:34.82+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(80, 39%, 17%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EM%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
MrFlinstone
686
Reputation points
commented 2025-07-10T10:10:56.3+00:00
Stanislav Zhelyazkov
28,676
Reputation points MVP
Volunteer Moderator
1 answer
how can i re -enable my disabled azure subscription?
To protect the security and privacy of your account, we perform routine audits of all Azure subscriptions. During one of these audits, we identified suspicious activity in your subscription that violates the Microsoft Acceptable Use Policy. We’ve…
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-02-10T07:58:29.93+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(182.40000000000003, 11%, 27%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EAS%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Ajay Singh
5
Reputation points
commented 2025-07-06T05:18:03.16+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(166.4, 40%, 26%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EZH%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Zac Hall
0
Reputation points
1 answer
How to apply Azure Policy to existing resources and perform remediation tasks?
In order to deploy an Azure policy with existing resources and remedial tasks, we require assistance. We implemented a policy, for instance, that all storage accounts should have their public access disabled. Following an audit, we discovered which…
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-07-02T13:29:12.7233333+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(12.8, 63%, 11%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EKS%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Karthik S
0
Reputation points
commented 2025-07-03T22:46:37.52+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(38.4, 72%, 13%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ENP%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Naveena Patlolla
3,925
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
Azure policy to validate mandatory NSG rules during deployment not working as expected
I have the following requirement: Users should not deploy NSG without the mandatory security rules. if the mandatory rule is not present or if the properties for the security rule are different than expected then the deployment should fail. Below is the…
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2020-05-19T17:24:30.833+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(124.80000000000001, 47%, 22%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ERK%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Ratish Kumar
81
Reputation points
answered 2025-07-03T19:50:01.49+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(134.4, 36%, 23%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ESJ%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Sarah Jan
0
Reputation points
1 answer
Create Azure Policy which inherits tags from Subscription to Resource Groups
{ "properties": { "displayName": "Inherit Subscription Tags to Resource Groups", "description": "Inherit tags from subscription if missing or empty at resource group.", …
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(57.599999999999994, 70%, 15%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EAM%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Tag Name Policy Impact on System Tags
Hello, I’m working to standardize our custom tag names using Azure Policy to enforce all lower cases. Before test the policy, I ran the following query: Resources | project tags | summarize buildschema(tags) I noticed several system-assigned tag names…
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-07-02T15:45:23.1266667+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(92.8, 54%, 18%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EGJ%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Guo, Jianning
60
Reputation points
accepted 2025-07-02T18:15:36.07+00:00
Guo, Jianning
60
Reputation points
1 answer
What to do when all the cards I'm using to sign up on my azure account fail?
So, I'm signing up to my Azure account, free version, and in the cardholder information section, I keep getting Check that the details in all fields are correct or try a different card, I keep trying different cards, and all the information is accurate.…
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-06-26T14:05:27.4166667+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(310.4, 17%, 40%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EAS%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Abigael Saruni
0
Reputation points
commented 2025-07-01T07:01:46.82+00:00
Vinod Pittala
4,500
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
3 answers
ASR Appliance Initialization: Physical Server Addition Failed with "Status Code: Forbidden"
The addition of a physical server to the site has failed with the following error: Unable to create resource 'w2k8-migra10cbphysicalsite/win-k4ocdjnrkn0-eb4e679f-71bd-5d4b-9f13-cca27c3ca9c2' of type 'Microsoft.OffAzure/ServerSites/machines' required to…
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-06-25T10:07:42.6766667+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(83.2, 89%, 18%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ECZ%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Chengzhi Zhang (LTIMINDTREE LIMITED)
0
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
commented 2025-06-30T05:59:35.5933333+00:00
Naveena Patlolla
3,925
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
Blocked from Creating Communication Services Resource in Azure
An attempt to create a Communication Services resource in Azure is being blocked. As the admin of the company's Azure account, the following error message is encountered: The template deployment failed with error: 'Deny assignment check failed for…
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-06-24T07:04:20.9833333+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(188.79999999999998, 55.00000000000001%, 28%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EK%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Kent
0
Reputation points
answered 2025-06-27T02:00:55.52+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(185.6, 63%, 27%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EAG%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Ashok Gandhi Kotnana
10,430
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Azure Landing Zone Accelerator deployment error
I am trying to use the Azure Landing Zone Accelerator and after selecting the options available to us, I get this error message at the end of the deployment: The resource write operation failed to complete successfully, because it reached terminal…
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-06-18T14:45:53.5066667+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(28.799999999999997, 81%, 12%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ETT%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Tayo Taiwo
20
Reputation points
accepted 2025-06-23T10:21:36.86+00:00
Tayo Taiwo
20
Reputation points
0 answers
Policy on hosting gambling content
We're looking for documentation(or clarification) on Azure policies in relation to hosting and compliance for gambling/casino apps. From what we've gathered its not strictly forbidden but the documentation is super bare bones.
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-06-18T09:30:56.3233333+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(6.4, 42%, 10%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EMT%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Milos Todorovic
0
Reputation points
commented 2025-06-20T14:39:26.9933333+00:00
Naveena Patlolla
3,925
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
Unable to Redeem Azure for Students Subscription with GitHub Student Developer Pack
Hello, I am a verified member of the GitHub Student Developer Pack and trying to activate the Azure for Students offer. However, I am unable to redeem the subscription through the GitHub flow. I’ve already ensured that: My GitHub account is verified for…
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-04-26T04:19:53.42+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(163.2, 16%, 25%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EVM%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Vijay Maru
0
Reputation points
commented 2025-06-20T04:49:53.99+00:00
Vinod Pittala
4,500
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
0 answers
Unable to Reactivate Disabled Azure Subscription – No Access to Support Request
My Azure subscription has been disabled due to suspected policy violations, but I believe this was a mistake. I am currently able to log in to the Azure Portal, but I cannot reactivate the subscription or create a support ticket. The portal shows this…
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-06-17T15:19:29.4866667+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(140.8, 22%, 23%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EJ%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Janet
0
Reputation points
commented 2025-06-17T15:57:04.89+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(256, 20%, 34%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EPR%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Pranay Reddy Madireddy
6,180
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
schedule reboot
How to create a policy for a scheduled reboot on a group of machine ?
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-06-16T11:40:21.7+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(102.4, 4%, 19%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EDH%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Daniel Houtmann
20
Reputation points
commented 2025-06-17T11:27:03.4733333+00:00
Daniel Houtmann
20
Reputation points
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Help with creating Azure policy to deny storage account creation if no private link is configured
I have trying to create an Azure enforcement policy which will deny storage account to be created if a private endpoint is not configured for the account. I have the following policy rule: "policyRule": { "if": { …
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-06-16T15:09:50.4666667+00:00
Guo, Jianning
60
Reputation points
accepted 2025-06-16T16:54:48.3233333+00:00
Guo, Jianning
60
Reputation points
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
If I have default value defined at policy level for "effect" parameter, can I overwrite the value at initiative level?
I have 'effect' value set as 'deny' at initiative level, which should overwrite policy level default value 'audit'. But it does not. The "effect" is a parameter in the policy. Any suggestion what could be the issue?
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-06-09T14:02:35.9166667+00:00
Guo, Jianning
60
Reputation points
commented 2025-06-09T15:56:41.4866667+00:00
Ashok Gandhi Kotnana
10,430
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
Storage Failover DNS mapping using Azure policy
Need a plan for storage failover scenario, how to update the secondary private endpoint in private DNS zone using azure policy? Please suggest some work around in terms of automating the update of DNS mapping in storage failover. We are following this…
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-06-03T10:09:02.4533333+00:00
Suraj Singh Thakur
21
Reputation points
commented 2025-06-05T11:19:26.7933333+00:00
Naveena Patlolla
3,925
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Azure Policy not enforcing Deny when creating a Subscription in a Management Group
Hi, I'm trying to use an Azure custom policy to deny creation of subscription in a management group when mandatory subscription tags are not provided. Currently creation of the subscription is allowed but then marked as non-compliant in the portal. …
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
1,019 questions
asked 2025-05-28T10:05:51.5766667+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(272, 73%, 36%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ESV%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
steven varley
20
Reputation points
accepted 2025-05-28T11:25:48.6566667+00:00
steven varley
20
Reputation points