Unable to unlink and delete Automation Account

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Unable to unlink and delete Automation Account

Brian Jean 0

I am trying to delete my azure automation account. First, I try to unlink the log analytics workspace which completes successfully. When I navigate away from the linked resources subpage in the automation account and then go back, the linked workspace is still there even though i have received a confirmation notification from azure that the workspace was successfully unlinked. I've tried doing this though the gui as well as powershell commands in azure cloud shell.

Brian Jean 0 Reputation points

2025-04-21T15:30:52.65+00:00
Brian Jean 0 Reputation points

2025-04-21T15:31:12.9733333+00:00

Luis Arias 8,601 Moderator

Hello Brian Jean,

Welcome to Q&A, This is a common issue when try to delete the automation account. That you can do is making the deletation by Powershell:

# Connect to Azure account
Connect-AzAccount
# First, get the resource ID of the Automation Account
$automationAccount = Get-AzResource -ResourceGroupName "YourRG" -Name "YourAutomationAccount" -ResourceType "Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts"
# Retrieve the linked Log Analytics workspace
$workspaceLink = Get-AzAutomationAccount -ResourceGroupName "YourRG" -Name "YourAutomationAccount" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty LinkedWorkspace
# Remove the link to the Log Analytics workspace
if ($workspaceLink) {
    Remove-AzAutomationAccount -ResourceGroupName "YourRG" -Name "YourAutomationAccount" -Confirm:$false
    Write-Host "Successfully removed the link to the Log Analytics workspace."
} else {
    Write-Host "No linked Log Analytics workspace found for this Automation Account."
}
# Force delete the Automation Account
Invoke-AzResourceAction -ResourceId $automationAccount.ResourceId -Action "delete" -Force
Write-Host "Automation Account deletion initiated."

First , you can try using the initial block of the script to delete the link and after that delete the automation (Take into consideration that the link removal take some time +-24 hrs some time to be refreshed on the portal )Let me know if this work for you.

If the information helped address your question, please Accept the answer.

Luis

Brian Jean 0 Reputation points

2025-04-22T13:08:44.07+00:00

The above script did not work for me. As you can see from the screen shot, the link seems to not exist even though it is present in the GUI. But i'm also blocked from deleting the automation account.
Vinod Pittala 1,750 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-25T02:38:10.4433333+00:00

Hello Brian Jean,

We haven't heard back from you regarding the solution I provided earlier. Could you please let me know if it was helpful? If you have any questions or encounter any issues, please don't hesitate to reach out. We are committed to resolving your concerns as a priority.

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Vinod Pittala 1,750 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-28T15:54:39.13+00:00

Hello Brian Jean,

I would like to check if the issue has been resolved or if you need any assistance. Please feel free to let us know, as we are always here to help.

Additionally, if you have a moment, please review my previous Answer.

Please do not forget to "Accept the answer” and “upvote it” wherever the information provided helps you, this can be beneficial to other community members.it would be greatly appreciated and helpful to others.

Thanks

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Brian Jean 0 Reputation points

2025-04-21T15:30:52.65+00:00
Brian Jean 0 Reputation points

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Luis Arias 8,601 Reputation points Moderator

2025-04-21T20:20:47.8366667+00:00

Hello Brian Jean,

Welcome to Q&A, This is a common issue when try to delete the automation account. That you can do is making the deletation by Powershell:

# Connect to Azure account Connect-AzAccount # First, get the resource ID of the Automation Account $automationAccount = Get-AzResource -ResourceGroupName "YourRG" -Name "YourAutomationAccount" -ResourceType "Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts" # Retrieve the linked Log Analytics workspace $workspaceLink = Get-AzAutomationAccount -ResourceGroupName "YourRG" -Name "YourAutomationAccount" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty LinkedWorkspace # Remove the link to the Log Analytics workspace if ($workspaceLink) { Remove-AzAutomationAccount -ResourceGroupName "YourRG" -Name "YourAutomationAccount" -Confirm:$false Write-Host "Successfully removed the link to the Log Analytics workspace." } else { Write-Host "No linked Log Analytics workspace found for this Automation Account." } # Force delete the Automation Account Invoke-AzResourceAction -ResourceId $automationAccount.ResourceId -Action "delete" -Force Write-Host "Automation Account deletion initiated."

First , you can try using the initial block of the script to delete the link and after that delete the automation (Take into consideration that the link removal take some time +-24 hrs some time to be refreshed on the portal )Let me know if this work for you.

If the information helped address your question, please Accept the answer.

Luis
Brian Jean 0 Reputation points

2025-04-22T13:08:44.07+00:00

The above script did not work for me. As you can see from the screen shot, the link seems to not exist even though it is present in the GUI. But i'm also blocked from deleting the automation account.
Vinod Pittala 1,750 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-25T02:38:10.4433333+00:00

Hello Brian Jean,

We haven't heard back from you regarding the solution I provided earlier. Could you please let me know if it was helpful? If you have any questions or encounter any issues, please don't hesitate to reach out. We are committed to resolving your concerns as a priority.

If the provided solution works for your query, please do not forget to click Upvote Button. this can be beneficial to other community members.it would be greatly appreciated and helpful to others

Thanks
Vinod Pittala 1,750 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-04-28T15:54:39.13+00:00

Hello Brian Jean,

I would like to check if the issue has been resolved or if you need any assistance. Please feel free to let us know, as we are always here to help.

Additionally, if you have a moment, please review my previous Answer.

Please do not forget to "Accept the answer” and “upvote it” wherever the information provided helps you, this can be beneficial to other community members.it would be greatly appreciated and helpful to others.

Thanks

Answer 1

Hello Brian Jean,

Could you please confirm if the dependencies are already removed?

Additionally, once the dependencies are clear, please try to run the below command to understand the current status of the unlinking process.

az monitor log-analytics workspace linked-service show -g MyResourceGroup -n automation --workspace-name MyWorkspace

Please make sure to replace MyResourceGroup with the resource group of the workspace, and MyWorkspace with the actual workspace name. The rest of the command remains unchanged.

below doc is for the reference:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/monitor/log-analytics/workspace/linked-service?view=azure-cli-latest#az-monitor-log-analytics-workspace-linked-service-show-examples

If you receive a response and the provisioningState shows Succeeded, it means the unlinking is still being processed in the backend.

If no response is returned, it indicates the unlinking has been completed, and the status will update in the Azure portal within approximately 48 hours.

Note: We are aware of this issue. The MS engineering team confirmed that it takes a day or two, but eventually the account gets deleted.

If the provided solution works for your query, please do not forget to click Upvote Button. this can be beneficial to other community members.it would be greatly appreciated and helpful to others

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