New-AzureRMAutomationCredential

Creates an Automation credential.

Warning

The AzureRM PowerShell module has been officially deprecated as of February 29, 2024. Users are advised to migrate from AzureRM to the Az PowerShell module to ensure continued support and updates.

Although the AzureRM module may still function, it's no longer maintained or supported, placing any continued use at the user's discretion and risk. Please refer to our migration resources for guidance on transitioning to the Az module.

Syntax

New-AzureRMAutomationCredential
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Description <String>]
   [-Value] <PSCredential>
   [-ResourceGroupName] <String>
   [-AutomationAccountName] <String>
   [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The New-AzureRmAutomationCredential cmdlet creates a credential as a PSCredential object in Azure Automation.

Examples

Example 1: Create a credential

PS C:\>$User = "Contoso\PFuller"
PS C:\> $Password = ConvertTo-SecureString "Password" -AsPlainText -Force
PS C:\> $Credential = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $User, $Password
PS C:\> New-AzureRmAutomationCredential -AutomationAccountName "Contoso17" -Name "ContosoCredential" -Value $Credential -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroup01"

The first command assigns a user name to the $User variable. The second command converts a plain text password into a secure string by using the ConvertTo-SecureString cmdlet. The command stores that object in the $Password variable. The third command creates a credential based on $User and $Password, and then stores it in the $Credential variable. The final command creates an Automation credential named ContosoCredential that uses $Credential.

Parameters

-AutomationAccountName

Specifies the name of the Automation account in which this cmdlet stores the credential.

Type:String
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DefaultProfile

The credentials, account, tenant, and subscription used for communication with azure

Type:IAzureContextContainer
Aliases:AzureRmContext, AzureCredential
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Description

Specifies a description for the credential.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Name

Specifies a name for the credential.

Type:String
Position:2
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ResourceGroupName

Specifies a description for the resource group for which this cmdlet creates a credential.

Type:String
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Value

Specifies the credentials as a PSCredential object.

Type:PSCredential
Position:3
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

String

PSCredential

Outputs

CredentialInfo