Azure Devops powershell release pipeline strange chars - powershell

I have prepared a release pipeline in Azure Devops.
The pipeline has a powershell task.
This is the inline code.
Install-Module -Name Az -AllowClobber -Force
Install-Module -Name Bicep -Force
Import-Module Az.Accounts -Force
$PSVersionTable
This is the log output:
"C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe" -NoLogo -NoProfile
-NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command ". 'D:\a_temp\67e051fe-1dd4-4420-b9c0-577a882c1207.ps1'"
[33;1mWARNING: Both Az and AzureRM modules were detected on this
machine. Az and AzureRM modules cannot be imported in the same session
or used in the same script or runbook. If you are running PowerShell
in an environment you control you can use the 'Uninstall-AzureRm'
cmdlet to remove all AzureRm modules from your machine. If you are
running in Azure Automation, take care that none of your runbooks
import both Az and AzureRM modules. More information can be found
here: https://aka.ms/azps-migration-guide[0m
[32;1mAccount SubscriptionName
TenantId Environment[0m [32;1m-------
---------------- -------- -----------[0m
*** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx AzureCloud [32;1mName : [0mxxxxxx (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) -
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -
[32;1m[0m*** [32;1mAccount : [0m*** [32;1mEnvironment : [0mAzureCloud [32;1mSubscription
: [0mxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [32;1mTenant :
[0mxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [32;1mTokenCache : [0m
[32;1mVersionProfile : [0m [32;1mExtendedProperties : [0m{}
Two questions:
what's wrong with characters?
what does it means this "Both Az and AzureRM modules were detected on this machine" and hot to fix it?
I searched for something but i'm confused and not able to distinguish between various things I have found.
Thanks in advance for helping me.

This is due to the newer versions of pwsh using ANSI to colour code the terminal.
You can disable it as part of your pipeline task too
More here:
Powershell - disable colored command output

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Unable to change active subscription in yaml/Azure PowerShell pipeline

This is kind of continuation of the issue I faced in here
Let me give a backgroud. This is my yaml pipleine:
parameters:
- name: sub_name # name of the subscription; required
type: string
default: false
steps:
- script: echo "Here is subscription name:" ${{ parameters.sub_name }}
- task: AzurePowerShell#5
displayName: 'Launching Main.yml'
inputs:
azurePowerShellVersion: LatestVersion
azureSubscription: My-SPN # This is my almighty Service Principal
ScriptType: 'FilePath'
ScriptPath: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/MyPowerShell.ps1'
ScriptArguments: -sub_name ${{ parameters.sub_name }}
and this is my MyPowerShell.ps1 file:
#param ($sub_name)
Get-AzContext -ListAvailable | Where{$_.Name -match $sub_name} | Set-AzContext
$SID=(Get-AzContext).Subscription.id
Write-Output "The active subscription SID is" $SID
No matter what value the $sub_name is given the output of $SID is always the Subscription Id of my service principal - "My-SPN"
How should I set AzContext properly so it changes active subscription?
The same PowerShell script works fine in Azure CLI but not when yaml has got service principal.
I tried to use Set-AzContext -Subscription $sub_name -TenantId 2a1c169e-715a-412b-b526-05da3f8412fa but ended up with following error:
Starting: Launching Main.yml
==============================================================================
Task : Azure PowerShell
Description : Run a PowerShell script within an Azure environment
Version : 5.209.0
Author : Microsoft Corporation
Help : https://aka.ms/azurepowershelltroubleshooting
==============================================================================
Generating script.
========================== Starting Command Output ===========================
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoLogo -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command ". 'D:\a_temp\adfb7562-7db5-4be6-ae08-dca4664e460c.ps1'"
Added TLS 1.2 in session.
Import-Module -Name C:\Modules\az_7.5.0\Az.Accounts\2.9.1\Az.Accounts.psd1 -Global
WARNING: Both Az and AzureRM modules were detected on this machine. Az and AzureRM modules cannot be imported in the
same session or used in the same script or runbook. If you are running PowerShell in an environment you control you can
use the 'Uninstall-AzureRm' cmdlet to remove all AzureRm modules from your machine. If you are running in Azure
Automation, take care that none of your runbooks import both Az and AzureRM modules. More information can be found
here: https://aka.ms/azps-migration-guide
Clear-AzContext -Scope CurrentUser -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Clear-AzContext -Scope Process
Connect-AzAccount -ServicePrincipal -Tenant 2a1c169e-715a-412b-b526-05da3f8412fa -Credential System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -Environment AzureCloud #processScope
Set-AzContext -SubscriptionId 72245732-XXXXXXX -TenantId 2a1c169e-XXXXXXXX
##[error]Please provide a valid tenant or a valid subscription.
##[error]PowerShell exited with code '1'.
Added TLS 1.2 in session.
Finishing: Launching Main.yml
Please help on how to change an active subscription either in a yaml or in powershell file.
Thanks.
AzurePowerShell task uses Service Principal to authenticate and access Azure resources. Therefore, your service principal needs to have subscription owner or contributor permission.
Like #ZiyangLiu-MSFT mentioned above the service principal I was using hasn't had enough rights on the subscription. Changed it to the one which have had proper permission and this resolved the issue.

az : The term 'az' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet - doesnt work from powershell but works on command prompt windows 10 Ps version 5

I have been testing code on my laptop recently, and this appears to be broken my az cli setup. I now get an error, I have followed the steps detailed on most SO pages which entail running the command
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/installazurecliwindows -OutFile .\AzureCLI.msi; Start-Process msiexec.exe -Wait -ArgumentList '/I AzureCLI.msi /quiet'; rm .\AzureCLI.msi
AZ cli works on command prompt just not on powershell.
I uninstalled az cli
Restarted laptop
Ran the command above which completed, again it works on command prompt just not on powershell.
Environment.
Windows 10
Ps version
Major Minor Build Revision
5 1 19041 1682
I suspect it is to do with the path profiles as the script I was running the other day was changing the path profile before I had to reboot the laptop.
I also found this instruction on another SO page. ran this to no avail.
Install-Module AzureAD -Force Install-module AzureADPreview -Force Install-Module -Name MSOnline -Force Import-Module Az -Force Install-Module Az -Force
Thanks #mklement0, you definitely pointed me in the right direction.
I ran $env:path and this came up with C:\Program Files\OpenSSL\bin
I can see the problem now, I resolved it by getting the values of my path variable from the GUI Advanced system settings >> Environment variables and copy the values of path.
from a PS console screen set the values for path by running the following.
$env:path = "the values from the path environment variables above"
After running the above, I can run az cli once more.

Deployment of Bicep fails on Visual Studio Code - Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: r. Path ''

I would like to deploy simple bicep for deploying Azure Storage.
But I'm getting strange errors.
Could it be that there is compatibility issues on Az or powershell?
What commands solve the issue.
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -TemplateFile main.bicep
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -TemplateFile main.bicep
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment : Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: r. Path '', line 0, position 0.
+ New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -TemplateFile main.bicep
get-installedModule -Name Az
Version Name Repository Description
------- ---- ---------- -----------
3.7.0 Az PSGallery Microsoft Azure PowerShell - Cmdlets to manage resources in Azu...
az version
{
"azure-cli": "2.4.0",
"azure-cli-command-modules-nspkg": "2.0.3",
"azure-cli-core": "2.4.0",
"azure-cli-nspkg": "3.0.4",
"azure-cli-telemetry": "1.0.4",
"extensions": {}
}
I tried also CLI on command line, but got error:
az deployment group create --resource-group kensbicep-rg --template-file main.bicep
Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)
Run the commands below since it is likely that your PowerShell and Bicep are running different versions. Likely, PowerShell is older. Update using the commands below.
Install-Module -Name Az -Scope CurrentUser -Repository PSGallery -Force -AllowClobber
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
More information can be found on the following page:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/521002/bicep-deployment-failing-on-certain-environments-n.html

Issues with PowerShell Repositories on Azure DevOps Agents

Sorry for the very long post, but I am really stuck and hope someone can help.
I've been back and forth so many times and I am hitting many issues with everything that has to do with PowerShell repositories and Azure DevOps agents.
The end goal is to have the latest versions of some PowerShell modules installed as part of a pipeline.
I write various PowerShell modules, package them as NuGets and push them to different repositories (Azure DevOps artifacts, SonaType Nexus OSS)
I then need these modules installed as part of other pipelines.
As there is no built-in way in Azure DevOps to handle PowerShell repositories and import modules, I wrote a script that takes the repository location, name and credentials as parameters, verifies it is registered and installs the module.
When I run this script on ANY machine, it works perfectly
When this script is a PowerShell task on any pipeline - it has various failures, always with cmdlets from PackageManagement
I thought this is because the agent is running it with -NoProfile, but it works for me when I run the script exactly how the agent runs it - "powershell.exe -NoLogo -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command ". 'C:.....'"
I also tried running a cmd task and calling PowerShell to run the script but had the exact same results
The problems I am hitting are:
Get-PSRepository returns NOTHING. Not even PSGallery
When I try to register a repository (using either Register-PSRepository or Register-PackageSource) it throws an error:
PackageManagement\Register-PackageSource : The property 'Values' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists.
as part of my script, I am running these cmdlets to make sure all the required modules are there:
$webclient=New-Object System.Net.WebClient; $webclient.Proxy.Credentials = [System.Net.CredentialCache]::DefaultNetworkCredentials; [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -RequiredVersion 2.8.5.208 -Force -Confirm:$false -Verbose; Install-Module PowerShellGet -RequiredVersion 2.2.4 -SkipPublisherCheck -Verbose -Force;
Another error that comes up is this:
PackageManagement\Get-PackageSource : Unable to find repository 'PSGallery'. Use Get-PSRepository to see all available repositories.
I spent hours on this.
What is the correct way to install PS modules from a 3rd party repository (NuGet-based)
Thanks
I noticed that you have push your nuget package to Azure Artifacts.
You could add Powershell tasks to the pipeline and run the following scripts:
Register-PSRepository:
$patToken = "PAT" | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
$credsAzureDevopsServices = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential("email address", $patToken)
Register-PSRepository -Name "PowershellAzureDevopsServices" -SourceLocation "https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/<org_name>/<project_name>/_packaging/<feed_name>/nuget/v2" -PublishLocation "https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/<org_name>/<project_name>/_packaging/<feed_name>/nuget/v2" -InstallationPolicy Trusted -Credential $credsAzureDevopsServices
Then you could register successfully.
Note: I suggest that you could create a Project Scope feed. Or you may get some issues.
Then you could run the following scripts to install the module.
Find-Module -Repository PowershellAzureDevopsServices
Install-Module -Name Get-Hello -Repository PowershellAzureDevopsServices
For more detailed information, you could refer to this Guidance Document.

The term 'Get-AzureRmPolicyDefinition' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program

I have problem with last task, assign policy:
Module AzureRM which contains Resources namespace (with Get-AzureRmPolicyDefinition) should be already included, right?
https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell/blob/preview/src/ResourceManager/Resources/Commands.Resources/help/Get-AzureRmPolicyDefinition.md
So why I have this error message?
The term 'Get-AzureRmPolicyDefinition' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
When I add to PowerShell task line:
Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -Force -Scope CurrentUser
Install-Module -Name Az.Accounts -RequiredVersion 1.6.2 -Force -Scope CurrentUser -AllowClobber
Install-Module -Name AzureRM.Resources -RequiredVersion 6.7.3 -Force -Scope CurrentUser -AllowClobber
Then I will at the end get:
Method 'get_SerializationSettings' in type 'Microsoft.Azure.Management.Internal.Resources.ResourceManagementClient' from assembly 'Microsoft.Azure.Commands.ResourceManager.Common, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' does not have an implementation.
How to deal with that problem?
2020-01-23T12:42:46.1108266Z ##[section]Starting: Assign Azure Policy
2020-01-23T12:42:46.1190930Z ==============================================================================
2020-01-23T12:42:46.1191016Z Task : Azure PowerShell
2020-01-23T12:42:46.1191088Z Description : Run a PowerShell script within an Azure environment
2020-01-23T12:42:46.1191160Z Version : 4.159.7
2020-01-23T12:42:46.1191219Z Author : Microsoft Corporation
2020-01-23T12:42:46.1191280Z Help : [Learn more about this task](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=613749)
2020-01-23T12:42:46.1191368Z ==============================================================================
2020-01-23T12:42:48.5385840Z ##[command]Import-Module -Name C:\Modules\az_3.1.0\Az.Accounts\1.6.4\Az.Accounts.psd1 -Global
2020-01-23T12:42:50.3192937Z ##[warning]Both Az and AzureRM modules were detected on this machine. Az and AzureRM modules cannot be imported in the same session or used in the same script or runbook. If you are running PowerShell in an environment you control you can use the 'Uninstall-AzureRm' cmdlet to remove all AzureRm modules from your machine. If you are running in Azure Automation, take care that none of your runbooks import both Az and AzureRM modules. More information can be found here: https://aka.ms/azps-migration-guide
2020-01-23T12:42:55.2184342Z ##[command]Clear-AzContext -Scope Process
2020-01-23T12:42:56.2685211Z ##[command]Clear-AzContext -Scope CurrentUser -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
2020-01-23T12:42:56.8285933Z ##[command]Connect-AzAccount -ServicePrincipal -Tenant *** -Credential System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -Environment AzureCloud
2020-01-23T12:42:57.9191448Z ##[command] Set-AzContext -SubscriptionId 78afced4-1c58-4e66-8242-c042890d34c3 -TenantId ***
2020-01-23T12:42:58.5652039Z ##[command]& 'D:\a\_temp\743dfd85-b908-48ee-9a00-e0ee97b44c8a.ps1'
2020-01-23T12:42:59.9241324Z ##[command]Disconnect-AzAccount -Scope Process -ErrorAction Stop
2020-01-23T12:43:00.1484807Z ##[command]Clear-AzContext -Scope Process -ErrorAction Stop
2020-01-23T12:43:00.6509257Z ##[error]Method 'get_SerializationSettings' in type 'Microsoft.Azure.Management.Internal.Resources.ResourceManagementClient' from assembly 'Microsoft.Azure.Commands.ResourceManager.Common, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' does not have an implementation.
2020-01-23T12:43:00.6856188Z ##[section]Finishing: Assign Azure Policy
The warning in your log has display the issue caused:
Both Az and AzureRM modules were detected on this machine. Az and
AzureRM modules cannot be imported in the same session or used in the
same script or runbook. If you are running PowerShell in an
environment you control you can use the 'Uninstall-AzureRm' cmdlet to
remove all AzureRm modules from your machine....
Not sure what is your scripts in your previous tasks. But based on this error message, what I can sure is it installed the AzureRm module into the workspace. And as a result, AzureRM module has conflict with Az module in later steps.
Az module is the new module which we develope and used to replace the AzureRm module. But when you install the AzureRm and Az module into one workspace, it easily cause conflict which will lead the error.
There's no error on your scripts shared, so just need run Uninstall-AzureRm before your scripts to avoid this cmdlet conflicts.