Azure powershell Select-AzureSubscription - error: the subscription name doesn't exist

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jon_s_lim picture jon_s_lim · Jan 23, 2016 · Viewed 42.1k times · Source

I've just installed the latest powershell 1.1 and am following this blog entry to add reverse DNS to an existing Linux VM that I am running

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-reverse-dns-for-azure-cloud-services/

I was able to log in and run Get-AzureRmSubscription to see my subscriptions:

SubscriptionName : Visual Studio Premium with MSDN
SubscriptionId   : XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
TenantId         : XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX

SubscriptionName : Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN
SubscriptionId   : XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
TenantId         : XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX

If I try to run the Set-AzureService command, an error message tells me I need to set a default subscription

I've tried 

Select-AzureSubscription -Default 'Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN'

Select-AzureSubscription -Default "Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN"

Select-AzureSubscription -Default 'Visual Studio Premium with MSDN'

Select-AzureSubscription -Default "Visual Studio Premium with MSDN"

I've even tried just running Select-AzureSubscription and then entering the subscription name when prompted, with no quotes, single quotes, and double quotes, and haven't been able to get this to work.

I keep getting an error saying something like "The subscription name 'Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN' doesn't exist".

I've also tried doing this using "Select-AzureSubscription -SubscriptionID" with the subscription IDs listed, with similar results.

What am I doing wrong?

Answer

Bruno Faria picture Bruno Faria · Jan 23, 2016

If you are using Resource Manager, the correct cmdlet is:

Get-AzureRmSubscription –SubscriptionName "<name>" | Select-AzureRmSubscription

or just use -SubscriptionId instead of -SubscriptionName.

Select-AzureSubscription is to be used to manage classic resources. To make it work you also have to add classic credentials using:

Add-AzureAccount

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