Login to Azure
Classic (Service Management) mode:
Add-AzureAccountclick below button to copy the code. By azure tutorial team
- This will authenticate you using Azure Active Directory, and PowerShell gets an access token that expires after about 12 hours. So you must repeat the authentication after 12 hours.
- An alternative is to run the following cmdlet:
Get-AzurePublishSettingsFileclick below button to copy the code. By azure tutorial team
- This opens a browser window where you can download a publish settings file. This file contains a certificate that allows PowerShell to authenticate. Then you can import your publish settings file using the following:
Import-AzurePublishSettingsFileclick below button to copy the code. By azure tutorial team
- Remember that the publish settings file contains a certificate with effectively admin privileges in your subscription. Keep it secure or delete it after using it.
Resource manager
- In Resource Manager side, we can only use Azure Active Directory authentication with the 12 hour access tokens. There are two alternative commands currently that you can use:
Login-AzureRmAccount
Add-AzureRmAccount