Connect-AzAccount : The term 'Connect-AzAccount' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program

Question

I am trying to execute the following PowerShell script in Azure DevOps pipeline by using PowerShell task with inline mode.

$clientId= "xxxxxxxxx"
$clientSecret= "xxxxxxx"
$subscriptionId= "xxxxxxxx"
$tenantId= "xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
# sign in
Write-Host "Logging in...";
$SecurePassword = $clientSecret | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
$cred = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $clientId, $SecurePassword
Connect-AzAccount -ServicePrincipal -Credential $cred-Tenant $tenantId 
# set azure context with  subscriptionId
Set-AzContext -SubscriptionId $subscriptionId
# select subscription
Write-Host "Selecting subscription '$subscriptionId'";
Select-AzSubscription -SubscriptionId $subscriptionId;

But I am getting the following error:

Connect-AzAccount : The term 'Connect-AzAccount' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

Answer 1

It is possible that the module this command belongs to - 'Az' isn't present/have to be imported. In which case,

Case-1

1. Open Powershell as Administrator
2. Install module - Install-Module Az
3. Import-Module Az
4. Your command - Connect-AzAccount should work now.

For case-2 Import module using - Import-Module Az.Accounts

Answer 2

I would recommend you to switch to AzurePowershellTask as you find there preinstalled modules:

You can also try install modules on your own as it is shown here but this is pointless since you can leverage existing task.

Answer 3

For me this was the issue - AzureRM and AZ both installed.

In Windows PowerShell, check that you have AzureRM installed:

Get-InstalledModule -name AzureRM

use command Uninstall-AzureRM to remove it.

If it doesn't work use below one

Get-Module -ListAvailable | Where-Object {$_.Name -like 'AzureRM*'} | Uninstall-Module

Next ->

Set executionPolicy to RemoteSigned

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser

Install the Az PowerShell Module in Windows PowerShell

Install-Module -Name Az -Scope CurrentUser -Repository PSGallery -Force

Next ->

type Connect-AzAccount and complete the signing flow.

Answer 4

In my case, AZ wasn't successfully installed because some AZ modules were already installed with AzureRM. I added the parameter -AllowClobber and now all the AZ modules are now installed.

 Install-Module -Name Az -Scope CurrentUser -Repository PSGallery -AllowClobber

Uninstalling AzureRM with command Uninstall-AzureRM may also be a great solution, because you're not going to use AzureRM anymore. Microsoft is going to stop supporting it sometimes in February 2024.