Azure Cloud (Microsoft)

AZ cli tool

• AZ cli

  $ docker run -it microsoft/azure-cli
  az login

• In the AZ cli, create a principal account to be used by automation https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/create-an-azure-service-principal-azure-cli?view=azure-cli-latest

Powershell

• Powershell on Linux using docker

  •  $ docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/powershell 

  •  $ docker run -it microsoft/powershell 

• Run azure

  • https://shell.azure.com/

    • $ azure login
      info:    Executing command login
      - Authenticating...info:    To sign in, use a web browser to open the page https://microsoft.com/devicelogin and enter the code HAY8K6VD6 to authenticate.
      info:    Added subscription Free Trial
      +
      info:    login command OK
      pieter@Azure:~$

  • Get details

    $ az account show

  • Create a service account

    $ az ad sp create-for-rbac --name "SALT-ADMIN"
    {
      "appId": "a0a000-0000-00000-0000-20",
      "displayName": "SALT-ADMIN",
      "name": "http://SALT-ADMIN",
      "password": "20000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000005",
      "tenant": "20000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000003"
    }

    • # az ad sp show --id http://SALT-ADMIN

      # az ad sp credential reset --name http://SALT-ADMIN

  • create ResourceGroup

    az group create -n testRG -l "Australia East"

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