Select-AzContext

Reference

Module:: Az.Accounts

Select a subscription and account to target in Azure PowerShell cmdlets

Syntax

Select-AzContext
      -InputObject <PSAzureContext>
      [-Scope <ContextModificationScope>]
      [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Select-AzContext
      [-Scope <ContextModificationScope>]
      [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [-Name] <String>
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Select a subscription to target (or account or tenant) in Azure PowerShell cmdlets. After this cmdlet, future cmdlets will target the selected context.

Examples

Example 1: Target a named context

Select-AzContext "Work"

Name    Account             SubscriptionName    Environment         TenantId
----    -------             ----------------    -----------         --------
Work    test@outlook.com    Subscription1       AzureCloud          xxxxxxxx-x...

Target future Azure PowerShell cmdlets at the account, tenant, and subscription in the 'Work' context.

Example 2

Select a subscription and account to target in Azure PowerShell cmdlets in this powershell session. (autogenerated)

Select-AzContext -Name TestEnvironment -Scope Process

Parameters

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	cf
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-DefaultProfile

The credentials, tenant and subscription used for communication with azure

Type:	IAzureContextContainer
Aliases:	AzContext, AzureRmContext, AzureCredential
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-InputObject

A context object, normally passed through the pipeline.

Type:	PSAzureContext
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Name

The name of the context

Type:	String
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Scope

Determines the scope of context changes, for example, whether changes apply only to the current process, or to all sessions started by this user

Type:	ContextModificationScope
Accepted values:	Process, CurrentUser
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	wi
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Inputs

PSAzureContext

Outputs