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Azure Webjobs publish error (active directory)

When I try to publish an azure webjob, I get the following error:

An error occurred while creating the WebJob schedule: Could not load type 'Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory.ActiveDirectoryAuthenticationException' from assembly 'Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory, Version=2.16.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'.

The same question is asked in Visual Studio 2015 Publish WebJobs Issue, but the accepted answer does not solve my case.

I tried to add the nuget package for ActiveDirectory version 2.16, but that didn't solve it either.

Solution

  • There is now a better way of scheduling WebJobs using CRON expressions, which is simpler and avoids all the Scheduler issues.

    I have added a new answer to the existing question, to keep everything in context of the original answers.

    See details on Visual Studio 2015 Publish WebJobs Issue