Connect-AzAccount -UseDeviceAuthentication in Azure Data Factory using Custom Activity

Question

Hi,

I'm trying to run Connect-AzAccount -UseDeviceAuthentication in Azure Data Factory using Custom Activity. However, I'm not getting any URL for device authentication.(https://microsoft.com/devicelogin) which should ask for the code.

Can someone let me know where to get that cmdlet that asks to login into URL and enter the code for login using data factory.

Thanks

Answer 1

Hello @Sameer Bhat ,

Thanks for the question and using MS Q&A platform.

I believe you are using Connect-AzAccount -useDeviceAuthentication and you would like obtain the code.

You can get from accessing the Job's Output.

Batch service --> Select Jobs

There will be running task. You could click on that and you able to see a file stdout.txt

This fille will have all the text that are displayed in the output stream of the node the task is running.

Additional Note :

These are the files that are produced/saved in the node. Only after the task has completed - the above files are copied to the storage account associated.

If you are looking to programmatically fetch the file, you could make use of the below api.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/batchservice/file/get-from-task

I'd recommend you to make use of service principal for authentication if applicable (or any authentication that will not need any user intervention) - as this would automate the process completely.

Hope this will help. Please let us know if any further queries.

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