Active Directory Password Connection Azure SQL Failure from Azure Automation

Question

I need to connect via Azure Automation to an Azure SQL Server using my Azure Active Directory Admin account that is set as the Azure SQL Server AZ AD Admin.

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Answer 1

Using Azure AD to connect to SQL is not yet supported with Azure Automation Account.This feature requires .NET Framework 4.6 and currently Azure Automation workers only had .NET Framework 4.5.

Suggestion:

• Instead of using Azure Active Password Authentication, try automating with SQL Server authentication
• Try using Hybrid runbook worker as they are able to install the latest version of .Net Framework (ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-hybrid-runbook-worker)