The service connection does not exist or has not been authorized for use

Question

I'm trying to create my first release pipeline, however I keep getting this error:

Exception Message: The pipeline is not valid. Job Phase_1: Step AzureResourceGroupDeployment input ConnectedServiceName references service connection which could not be found. The service connection does not exist or has not been authorized for use. For authorization details, refer to https://aka.ms/yamlauthz. (type PipelineValidationException)

I've tried to follow the instructions in the link, however the "Authorize Resources" button does not exist.

"Allow all pipelines to use this service connection" is already enabled and I have recreated the deployment task after enabling this.

How do I authorise the resource?

Answer 1

You can either use existing Service principal or create a new one. All you need is in documentation already. Create an Azure Resource Manager service connection using automated security

From Azure DevOps -> Project setting -> Service connection: Then click on "New Service Connection".Choose "Azure resource Manager" as type of service connection. Select Service Principal (Automatic). Run your pipeline

Answer 2

I had the same issue, and I initally missed the fact that you need to click the 'Authorize resources' button that appears, as shown below

Also in my case, my pipeline was missing variables that included the correct service connection name. These were set up in a variable group that was already being used by another pipeline. I needed to link them in my new pipeline:

Edit pipeline > select elipsis at top right > triggers > Variables > Variable groups > Link variable group