az-login:tldr:6827a
az-login: Log in using a VM's user assigned identity.
$ az login --identity --username /subscriptions/${subscription_id}/resourcegroups/${my_rg}/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities/${my_id}
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The command "az login --identity --username /subscriptions/${subscription_id}/resourcegroups/${my_rg}/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities/${my_id}" is used to log in to Azure using a managed identity.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
- "az login": This is the Azure CLI command to initiate a login to Azure.
- "--identity": This flag tells the CLI to use a managed identity for authentication.
- "--username": This flag specifies the username or identity to use for login.
- "/subscriptions/${subscription_id}/resourcegroups/${my_rg}/providers/Microsoft.ManagedIdentity/userAssignedIdentities/${my_id}": This is the identity of the user assigned managed identity that will be used for authentication. The values inside the "${...}" are variables that you need to replace with actual values.
In summary, this command logs in to Azure using a specified user assigned managed identity.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.