azdata bdc rotate

Applies to: Azure Data CLI (azdata)

Note

Some scenarios previously handled by the Azure Data CLI (azdata) are now managed through Azure CLI (az) extensions and Azure Arc-based workflows. There is no single 1:1 replacement for all azdata commands. The following table highlights commonly related Azure CLI alternatives where they exist.

azdata command area	Azure CLI extension / command group	Azure CLI reference
`azdata arc dc *`	`az arcdata`	Azure Arc data CLI reference
`azdata arc sql mi *`	`az arcdata sql mi`	Manage Azure SQL Managed Instance with CLI
`azdata arc postgres *`	`az arcdata postgres`	Manage PostgreSQL server with CLI
`azdata migrate *`	`az datamigration`	Migrate using CLI
`azdata extension *`	`az extension *`	Azure CLI extensions overview
`azdata login`	`az login`	az login
`azdata sql shell` / `azdata sql query`	No Azure CLI equivalent (use `sqlcmd`, SSMS, or other SQL tools)	sqlcmd utility SQL Server Management Studio

For new automation and management scenarios, prefer Azure CLI (az), Azure CLI extensions, and Azure Arc portal experiences.

This command rotates the passwords of autogenerated AD accounts in a big data cluster. For more information, see AD password rotation overview. You can add this command to your automation scripts or pipelines as part of the security hardening process.

This feature for rotation of passwords for autogenerated AD objects was introduced with SQL Server Big Data Clusters CU13.

Important

The azdata bdc rotate command rotates passwords for autogenerated AD objects only. The azdata bdc rotate command does not rotate the password for the AD for big data cluster domain service account (DSA) created manually while performing a big data cluster AD-integrated deployment. For more information, see big data cluster AD integrated deployment.

The following article provides reference for the sql commands in the azdata tool. For more information about other azdata commands, see azdata reference.