Azure Runbook : What credential to use?

Question

I'm trying to create a runbook to restart my web app. I'm new to this so I created a credential in the automation blade but I don't know what is the username/pwd is supposed to be? Is it the same with my azure login account? Tried that and obviously when I test the runbook this error shows up :

Add-AzureAccount : unknown_user_type: Unknown User Type
At RestartJob:13 char:13
+ + CategoryInfo          : CloseError: (:) [Add-AzureAccount], 

AadAuthenticationFailedException
   + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Commands.Profile.AddAzureAccount

Been trying to figure this out on msdn as well.. any help?

Answer 1

According to your description, I test in my lab. The fowwling cmdlets work for me.

$ConnectionAssetName = "shuitest"

# Get the connection
$connection = Get-AutomationConnection -Name $connectionAssetName        

# Authenticate to Azure with certificate
Write-Verbose "Get connection asset: $ConnectionAssetName" -Verbose
$Conn = Get-AutomationConnection -Name $ConnectionAssetName
if ($Conn -eq $null)
{
    throw "Could not retrieve connection asset: $ConnectionAssetName. Assure that this asset exists in the Automation account."
}

$CertificateAssetName = $Conn.CertificateAssetName
Write-Verbose "Getting the certificate: $CertificateAssetName" -Verbose
$AzureCert = Get-AutomationCertificate -Name $CertificateAssetName
if ($AzureCert -eq $null)
{
    throw "Could not retrieve certificate asset: $CertificateAssetName. Assure that this asset exists in the Automation account."
}

Write-Verbose "Authenticating to Azure with certificate." -Verbose
Set-AzureSubscription -SubscriptionName $Conn.SubscriptionName -SubscriptionId $Conn.SubscriptionID -Certificate $AzureCert 
Select-AzureSubscription -SubscriptionId $Conn.SubscriptionID

Before you execute the runbook, you should create AssetName and Certificate on Azure Portal.

1.Certificate assets in Azure Automation

Please select your runbook-->ASSETS--Certificate.

2.Create Connection(AssetName). Please select your runbook-->ASSETS--Connections. According to your scenario, you should select AzureClassicCertificate