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Object Access » Connect-AzAccount

How to connect authenticated accounts to Azure with Azure PowerShell.

Cmdlet Description:

The cmdlet allows connecting an authenticated account with an Azure environment so that Az Powershell cmdlet modules can be used.

Powershell Syntax:

Connect-AzAccount [-Environment <String>] [-Tenant <String>] [-Subscription <String>] [-ContextName <String>] [-SkipContextPopulation] [-UseDeviceAuthentication] [-Force] [-Scope <ContextModificationScope>] [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Example: Connect to Azure with organizational credentials.

$Credential = Get-Credential Connect-AzAccount -Credential $Credential
Account SubscriptionName TenantId Environment
azureuser@xxxxxx.com Subscription1 xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx AzureCloud

Description: The Get-Credential cmdlet stores organizational credentials in the $credential variable. The Connect-AzAccount connects to the Azure account with $credential. The account can now authenticate to the Azure account using the stored credentials.

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