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Select-AzContext
- Module:
- Az.Accounts Module
Select a subscription and account to target in Azure PowerShell cmdlets
Syntax
SelectByInputObject (Default)
Select-AzContext
-InputObject <PSAzureContext>
[-Scope <ContextModificationScope>]
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
SelectByName
Select-AzContext
[-Name] <String>
[-Scope <ContextModificationScope>]
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
Select a subscription to target (or account or tenant) in Azure PowerShell cmdlets. After this cmdlet, future cmdlets will target the selected context.
Examples
Example 1: Target a named context
Select-AzContext "Work"
Name Account SubscriptionName Environment TenantId
---- ------- ---------------- ----------- --------
Work test@outlook.com Subscription1 AzureCloud xxxxxxxx-x...
Target future Azure PowerShell cmdlets at the account, tenant, and subscription in the 'Work' context.
Example 2
Select a subscription and account to target in Azure PowerShell cmdlets in this powershell session. (autogenerated)
Select-AzContext -Name TestEnvironment -Scope Process
Parameters
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | cf |
Parameter sets
-DefaultProfile
The credentials, tenant and subscription used for communication with azure
Parameter properties
| Type: | IAzureContextContainer |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | AzContext, AzureRmContext, AzureCredential |
Parameter sets
-InputObject
A context object, normally passed through the pipeline.
Parameter properties
| Type: | PSAzureContext |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
-Name
The name of the context
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
-Scope
Determines the scope of context changes, for example, whether changes apply only to the current process, or to all sessions started by this user
Parameter properties
| Type: | ContextModificationScope |
| Default value: | None |
| Accepted values: | Process, CurrentUser |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | wi |
Parameter sets
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
Inputs
PSAzureContext
Outputs
PSAzureContext
Azure PowerShell
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