Azure Powershell - automating Login-AzureRmAccount AD Login - for Azure function

Question

I have this Azure Powershell script, which successfully backs up a SQL Azure DB to Azure Blob.

In its current form, it requires me to log in via AD.

I now n

Answer 1

1. Yes, you can use that route, or use certificate auth, or use an Azure AD user, it can login with user\password, but is considered less secure than service principal.
2. Yes, you can use one service principal for any number of Azure Functions you would like to.

Answer 2

To use Azure PowerShell in Azure Functions, you may refer to the following response in another SO thread. The example is an HTTP-Trigger, but you can modify it to use a Timer-Trigger for your use-case. Here's the link:

Azure Function role like permissions to Stop Azure Virtual Machines

Answer 3

Run PowerShell as Administrator, you need to install AzureRM in PowerShell,

• Login to Azure

Login-AzureRmAccount

• Enter your Azure credentials
• To get your subscription(s) details enter

Get-AzureRmSubscription

• Use the subscription id to select the subscription.

Select-AzureRmSubscription -SubscriptionId xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

• Save the AzureProfile using the below command

Save-AzureRmProfile -Path "C:\AzureScripts\profile.json"

• The json file can be used to login to Azure

Select-AzureRmProfile -Path "C:\AzureScripts\profile.json"

Put this line on top of you .ps1 file, you does not require human input.

Ref : http://www.smartcoding.in/blog/auto-login-azure-power-shell