Import-AzContext - Previously create Json file won't connect to Azure.

[MaximoTrinidad]

Description

I use the Import-AzContext to streamline my azure connection by using the Json file I create after using the Connect-AzAccount cmdlet.

Now, I've created a new Json file using the Save-AzContext, then realized that is not accepting the credential stored in the file

Script/Steps for Reproduction

Here's the steps reproduce:

Connect-AzAccount
Save-AzContext -Path "/mnt/c/Temp/lxMyAzureContextFile.json";
Import-AzContext -Path "/mnt/c/Temp/lxMyAzureContextFile.json";
## - It returns that it's fine but...

Get-AzLocation  ##-This failed displaying a credential error
Get-AzLocation : Your Azure credentials have not been set up or have expired, please run Connect-AzureRmAccount to set up your Azure credentials.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-AzLocation | Select-Object Name | Format-Wide
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo          : CloseError: (:) [Get-AzLocation], ArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Azure.Commands.ResourceManager.Cmdlets.Implementation.GetAzureLocationCmdlet

Module Version

PS [58] > get-module -ListAvailable Az* | Select-Object name, version

Name                      Version
----                      -------
Az.Aks                    0.3.0
Az.AnalysisServices       0.3.0
Az.ApiManagement          0.3.0
Az.ApplicationInsights    0.3.0
Az.Automation             0.3.0
Az.Batch                  0.3.0
Az.Billing                0.3.0
Az.Cdn                    0.3.0
Az.CognitiveServices      0.3.0
Az.Compute                0.3.0
Az.Consumption            0.3.0
Az.ContainerInstance      0.3.0
Az.ContainerRegistry      0.3.0
Az.DataLakeAnalytics      0.3.0
Az.DataLakeStore          0.3.0
Az.DevTestLabs            0.3.0
Az.Dns                    0.3.0
Az.EventGrid              0.3.0
Az.EventHub               0.3.0
Az.Insights               0.3.0
Az.IotHub                 0.3.0
Az.KeyVault               0.3.0
Az.LogicApp               0.3.0
Az.MachineLearning        0.3.0
Az.MachineLearningCompute 0.3.0
Az.MarketplaceOrdering    0.3.0
Az.Media                  0.3.0
Az.Network                0.3.0
Az.NotificationHubs       0.3.0
Az.OperationalInsights    0.3.0
Az.PolicyInsights         0.3.0
Az.PowerBIEmbedded        0.3.0
Az.Profile                0.3.0
Az.RedisCache             0.3.0
Az.Relay                  0.3.0
Az.Resources              0.3.0
Az.ServiceBus             0.3.0
Az.ServiceFabric          0.3.0
Az.SignalR                0.3.0
Az.Sql                    0.3.0
Az.Storage                0.3.0
Az.StreamAnalytics        0.3.0
Az.Tags                   0.3.0
Az.TrafficManager         0.3.0
Az.UsageAggregates        0.3.0
Az.Websites               0.3.0


PS [110] >

Environment Data

PS /mnt/c/Oslo2018> $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      6.1.0
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    6.1.0
OS                             Linux 4.4.0-18252-Microsoft #1000-Microsoft Fri Sep 28 14:10:00 PST 2018
Platform                       Unix
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

Debug Output

Below is the information:

PS /mnt/c/Oslo2018> $DebugPreference='Continue'
PS /mnt/c/Oslo2018> $AzureEvent = "Oslo2018"
PS /mnt/c/Oslo2018> $AzRmInfo = Import-AzContext -Path "/mnt/c/$AzureEvent/lxPSC_AsubRMprofile.json" -Debug;

Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing the operation "Set the target account, tenant, and subscription of cmdlets executed in this session to the
context stored in /mnt/c/Oslo2018/lxPSC_AsubRMprofile.json" on target "Current context".
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): A
DEBUG: 9:23:40 AM - Autosave setting from startup session: 'CurrentUser'

Confirm
Continue with this operation?
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [H] Halt Command  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): A
DEBUG: 9:23:48 AM - No autosave setting detected in environment variable 'AzureRmContextAutoSave'.
DEBUG: 9:23:48 AM - Using Autosave scope 'CurrentUser'
DEBUG: 9:23:48 AM - ImportAzureRMContextCommand end processing.
DEBUG: 9:23:48 AM - ImportAzureRMContextCommand end processing.
PS /mnt/c/Oslo2018> $AzRmInfo.context | Select-Object Environment, Account;

Environment Account
----------- -------
AzureCloud  max_trinidad@hotmail.com


PS /mnt/c/Oslo2018>
PS /mnt/c/Oslo2018> Get-AzLocation -Debug;
DEBUG: 9:24:12 AM - GetAzureLocationCmdlet begin processing with ParameterSet '__AllParameterSets'.

Confirm
Continue with this operation?
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [H] Halt Command  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): A
DEBUG: 9:24:15 AM - using account id 'max_trinidad@hotmail.com'...
DEBUG: [Common.Authentication]: Authenticating using Account: 'max_trinidad@hotmail.com', environment: 'AzureCloud', tenant: '04b51827-7e6c-4caa-9f59-f599c5f59a00'
DEBUG: [Common.Authentication]: Received exception Authentication error while acquiring token: '{0}'., while authenticating.
Get-AzLocation : Your Azure credentials have not been set up or have expired, please run Connect-AzureRmAccount to set up your Azure credentials.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-AzLocation -Debug;
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo          : CloseError: (:) [Get-AzLocation], ArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Azure.Commands.ResourceManager.Cmdlets.Implementation.GetAzureLocationCmdlet

DEBUG: AzureQoSEvent: CommandName - Get-AzLocation; IsSuccess - False; Duration - 00:00:03.7764936; Exception - System.ArgumentException: Your Azure credentials have not been set up or have expired, please run Connect-AzureRmAccount to set up your Azure credentials. ---> Microsoft.Rest.Azure.Authentication.AuthenticationException: Authentication error while acquiring token: '{0}'. ---> Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory.AdalSilentTokenAcquisitionException: Failed to acquire token silently as no token was found in the cache. Call method AcquireToken
   at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory.Internal.Flows.AcquireTokenSilentHandler.SendTokenRequestAsync()
   at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory.Internal.Flows.AcquireTokenHandlerBase.CheckAndAcquireTokenUsingBrokerAsync()
   at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory.Internal.Flows.AcquireTokenHandlerBase.RunAsync()
   at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory.AuthenticationContext.AcquireTokenSilentCommonAsync(String resource, ClientKey clientKey, UserIdentifier userId, IPlatformParameters parameters)
   at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory.AuthenticationContext.AcquireTokenSilentAsync(String resource, String clientId, UserIdentifier userId)
   at Microsoft.Rest.Azure.Authentication.UserTokenProvider.CreateCredentialsFromCache(String clientId, String domain, String username, ActiveDirectoryServiceSettings serviceSettings, TokenCache cache)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Microsoft.Rest.Azure.Authentication.UserTokenProvider.CreateCredentialsFromCache(String clientId, String domain, String username, ActiveDirectoryServiceSettings serviceSettings, TokenCache cache)
   at Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Common.Authentication.Factories.AuthenticationFactory.GetServiceClientCredentials(IAzureContext context, String targetEndpoint)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Common.Authentication.Factories.AuthenticationFactory.GetServiceClientCredentials(IAzureContext context, String targetEndpoint)
   at Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Common.Authentication.Factories.ClientFactory.CreateArmClient[TClient](IAzureContext context, String endpoint)
   at Microsoft.Azure.Commands.ResourceManager.Cmdlets.SdkClient.SubscriptionSdkClient..ctor(IAzureContext context)
   at Microsoft.Azure.Commands.ResourceManager.Cmdlets.Implementation.ResourceManagerCmdletBase.get_SubscriptionSdkClient()
   at Microsoft.Azure.Commands.ResourceManager.Cmdlets.Implementation.GetAzureLocationCmdlet.ExecuteCmdlet()
   at Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Commands.Utilities.Common.AzurePSCmdlet.ProcessRecord();
DEBUG: Finish sending metric.
DEBUG: 9:24:17 AM - GetAzureLocationCmdlet end processing.
DEBUG: 9:24:18 AM - GetAzureLocationCmdlet end processing.
PS /mnt/c/Oslo2018>

Observation

Just an FYI
I'm saying that's the issue is with the Import-AzContext because I can use the "Connect-AzAccount" to connect to Azure and the continue working without any issues.

[MaximoTrinidad]

Hum!! I was polishing some demos when I came up with this issue.

Thinking more... What about if the issue more with the Save-AzContext? As it's the file was newly created with that cmdlet.

:)

[markcowl]

The issue is here: #7456

We will fix it, but out of curiosity, whey are you uaing save/import context rather than the context autosave feature. If you just turn on context autosave, your contexts are automatically saved and are available every time you open a new session

[markcowl]

Closing as duplicate of #7456

[MaximoTrinidad]

Hi @markcowl,

Hum!! Autosave! I'll try that one.

Thanks,
Max

[MaximoTrinidad]

Hi @markcowl, The AutoSave works!

Thanks,
:)