How to setup a host or VM to run on scheduled to execute a script so its going to update the user attributes in AAD/Entra ID?

Mytoast Admin 115 Reputation points
2024-04-13T08:33:48.1233333+00:00

How to setup a host or VM to run on scheduled to execute a script so its going to update the user attributes in AAD/Entra ID?

Here is our use case: I want to run a MS Graph PowerShell script on scheduled hours once or twice a month which will update user attributes in AAD/Entra ID and I wanted to achieve this in Azure cloud so how I can setup this and what all things are needed for this to be happen.

Also I am going to provide a input file with script with the user details and that input file should be picked-up by script flow and then execute it based scheduled date & time on Entra ID with given credentials.

Also I wanted this host/VM should be turned off after the script execution on scheduled date & time so we don't keep spending on it as well, as it would be only used for those specific tasks across our IT infra.

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  1. Marcin Policht 11,785 Reputation points MVP
    2024-04-13T11:05:28.8633333+00:00

    You should consider using Azure Function instead.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-create-scheduled-function

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