'Connect-AzAccount : The term 'Connect-AzAccount' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program
I am trying to execute the following PowerShell script in Azure DevOps pipeline by using PowerShell task with inline mode.
$clientId= "xxxxxxxxx"
$clientSecret= "xxxxxxx"
$subscriptionId= "xxxxxxxx"
$tenantId= "xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
# sign in
Write-Host "Logging in...";
$SecurePassword = $clientSecret | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
$cred = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $clientId, $SecurePassword
Connect-AzAccount -ServicePrincipal -Credential $cred-Tenant $tenantId
# set azure context with subscriptionId
Set-AzContext -SubscriptionId $subscriptionId
# select subscription
Write-Host "Selecting subscription '$subscriptionId'";
Select-AzSubscription -SubscriptionId $subscriptionId;
But I am getting the following error:
Connect-AzAccount : The term 'Connect-AzAccount' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
Solution 1:[1]
I would recommend you to switch to AzurePowershellTask as you find there preinstalled modules:
You can also try install modules on your own as it is shown here but this is pointless since you can leverage existing task.
Solution 2:[2]
It is possible that the module this command belongs to - 'Az' isn't present/have to be imported. In which case,
Case-1
- Open Powershell as Administrator
- Install module -
Install-Module Az Import-Module Az- Your command -
Connect-AzAccountshould work now.
For case-2
Import module using - Import-Module Az.Accounts
Solution 3:[3]
For me this was the issue - AzureRM and AZ both installed.
In Windows PowerShell, check that you have AzureRM installed:
Get-InstalledModule -name AzureRM
use command Uninstall-AzureRM to remove it.
If it doesn't work use below one
Get-Module -ListAvailable | Where-Object {$_.Name -like 'AzureRM*'} | Uninstall-Module
Next ->
Set executionPolicy to RemoteSigned
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
Install the Az PowerShell Module in Windows PowerShell
Install-Module -Name Az -Scope CurrentUser -Repository PSGallery -Force
Next ->
type Connect-AzAccount and complete the signing flow.
Solution 4:[4]
Try using
Login-AzAccount
instead of
Connect-AzAccount
Solution 5:[5]
In my case, AZ wasn't successfully installed because some AZ modules were already installed with AzureRM. I added the parameter -AllowClobber and now all the AZ modules are now installed.
Install-Module -Name Az -Scope CurrentUser -Repository PSGallery -AllowClobber
Uninstalling AzureRM with command Uninstall-AzureRM may also a great solution, because you're not going to use AureRM anymore. Microsoft is going to stop supporting it sometimes in February 2024.
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| Solution | Source |
|---|---|
| Solution 1 | Krzysztof Madej |
| Solution 2 | Shivam Anand |
| Solution 3 | WitVault |
| Solution 4 | cristiandatum |
| Solution 5 |