Connect-AzureAD using Managed Identity without Azure AD Graph Token
Recently, we received an email in regards to the retirement of Azure AD Graph. We understand that the retirement has been postponed to December 31, 2022. I use connect-azuread powershell cmdlet to connect to AzureAD in Azure Automation using the…
Azure Automation
Microsoft Entra ID
Runbook Not Processing Emails Correctly
The runbook is not processing all emails as expected, even when the volume of emails is lower than usual. What steps can be taken to troubleshoot this issue?
Azure Automation
TLS 1.3 Support in Azure Automation Sandbox
I was wondering if anyone has any insight on when Azure Automation Sandboxes will support TLS 1.3 for PowerShell runbooks. Microsoft and by extension Defender are pushing TLS 1.3 across all Azure resources, but I can’t connect to them using runbooks…
Azure Automation
Unable to delete automation account
We have an automation account that we cant delete because it says "Automation account is linked to a workspace". But when we go to "unlink workspace" this fails with "failed to delete workspace because couldnt not be found".…
Azure Automation

Strange auto-generated resources appeared in Azure
This week in one of the tenants we manage something strange happened. On Tuesday on 5:40 am (CET) suddenly all subscriptions got resources deployed. The resource groups which were deployed are attached as a screenshot. One of the resource groups is…
Azure Automation
Microsoft Entra ID

How to pass parameter from webhook to a python runbook.
Hi I have a python script which i want to run using Azure automation. I have added a webhook for this runbook and i am able to run the scipt using webhook url from ADF. The problem is I want to pass a parameter to the script. Could someone help on…
Azure Automation
PowerShell script at azure storage account getting failed
Hello everyone, I've developed a PowerShell script that copies appended blocks into a block blob in a new container. It worked well in my POC environment and even ran successfully from a local PowerShell client in production. However, when I tried it on…
Azure Automation
Power Automate - One Drive for Business Convert File has stopped working
I use this to convert files to PDF. It has worked with no issues for several years. Yesterday it started timing out and now today it says PDF is not a supported format. Furthermore the action still shows PDF as an option in Power Automate…
Microsoft Graph
Azure Automation
Can I use an automation account wuth DSC across vnets?
I trying to come up with a hub and spoke model for our environments. They would all be in different vnets. I'm trying to use an automation account in one vnet (vnet1) to utilize DSC on a windows machine in a second vnet( vnet2). My first question is, is…
Azure Automation
Migrating from Automation Account to Automation State Configuration
I had an configuration working with an automation account, but I cannot seem to get it to operate on the automation stage configuration side. I was in the process of developing this using an Azure AA account, but with it becoming EOL, I wanted to see…
Azure Automation
Run a Python Runbook on a Linux virtual machine during Azure Recovery Site failover
Hello everyone, I'm currently trying Azure Site Recovery to replicate a VMware virtual machine into Azure. I've done the test failover successfully but now I'm trying to execute a Python script onto my replicate VM during the failover phase. I tried to…
Azure Automation
Azure Site Recovery
is it possible to save a PowerShell script output in azure storage blob?
Is it possible to run a cmdlet like Get-AzureADUser in PowerShell and then store the returned output in Azure Storage Blob? I can use the cmdlets below to upload files from my local machine to my storage account $localDirectory =…
Azure Automation
Unable to unlink and delete Automation Account
I am trying to delete my azure automation account. First, I try to unlink the log analytics workspace which completes successfully. When I navigate away from the linked resources subpage in the automation account and then go back, the linked workspace is…
Azure Automation
Failing to create resource using subscription level ARM template
I am using following subscription level scope ARM template, but it is failing with following error. I am trying to create Resource group, Key vault and then ACR. but what not sure what is missing. here is the main deploy file: { "$schema":…
Azure Automation
The workspace was successfully unlinked. from an automation account, but on a refresh it is still there
On my automation account I have a workspace connected but I want to delete the automation account. So, I need to unlink the workspace first. Unlinking the workspace "The workspace was successfully unlinked. WorkspaceId: /subscriptions/" but on…
Azure Automation

Jobs in Automation Account failing with no logs or significant output
I have some jobs failing with no logs, which was not happening before. Also, the Output is similar to: "Wait for the job to finish to get the output". And is evident that the job has already finished. Not sure what is happening here, any…
Azure Automation
Az.Resourcegraph module not working. Couldn't be loaded while uding Search-AzGraph in runbook
Getting below error in Runbook while running Search-AzGraph query. Although the Az.ResourceGraph module is imported and uploaded both options tried but still runbook is failing. Module is availabe
Azure Automation
Managed Identity with Sites.Selected permission
Hello, is it possibile to use a system assigned managed identity with the Sites.Selected permission? I was not able to find a clear answer for this and all my tests failed with an 401 error. What I have tested so far: Environment Azure Automation…
Microsoft Graph
Azure Automation
SharePoint
Not able to create Resources using ARM template
I am using following ARM template, to create RG , ACR and Key vault but failing . and when I execute below command coming up with following error PS I:\ARMTemplates\DevOps> az deployment group create --resource-group testrg --template-file…
Azure Automation
One VM as hosts for multiple automation accounts hybrid workers
Can a one Azure VM be a hosts for two or more extension based hybrid workers, each for different automation account? I have selected same VM as hybrid worker for two different Automation Accounts, and one is working fine, the other one shows that in…