Set-AzContext
Sets the tenant, subscription, and environment for cmdlets to use in the current session.
Syntax
Set-AzContext
[-Context] <PSAzureContext>
[-ExtendedProperty <System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary`2[System.String,System.String]>]
[-Name <String>]
[-Force]
[-Scope <ContextModificationScope>]
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzContext
[-TenantObject] <PSAzureTenant>
[-ExtendedProperty <System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary`2[System.String,System.String]>]
[-Name <String>]
[-Force]
[-Scope <ContextModificationScope>]
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzContext
[-SubscriptionObject] <PSAzureSubscription>
[-ExtendedProperty <System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary`2[System.String,System.String]>]
[-Name <String>]
[-Force]
[-Scope <ContextModificationScope>]
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzContext
[-Tenant <String>]
[-Subscription] <String>
[-ExtendedProperty <System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary`2[System.String,System.String]>]
[-Name <String>]
[-Force]
[-Scope <ContextModificationScope>]
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Set-AzContext
-Tenant <String>
[-ExtendedProperty <System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary`2[System.String,System.String]>]
[-Name <String>]
[-Force]
[-Scope <ContextModificationScope>]
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Set-AzContext cmdlet sets authentication information for cmdlets that you run in the current session. The context includes tenant, subscription, and environment information.
Examples
Example 1: Set the subscription context
Set-AzContext -Subscription "xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx"
Name Account SubscriptionName Environment TenantId
---- ------- ---------------- ----------- --------
Work test@outlook.com Subscription1 AzureCloud xxxxxxxx-x...
This command sets the context to use the specified subscription.
Parameters
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Aliases: | cf |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | False |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Context
Specifies the context for the current session.
Type: | PSAzureContext |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-DefaultProfile
The credentials, tenant, and subscription used for communication with azure.
Type: | IAzureContextContainer |
Aliases: | AzContext, AzureRmContext, AzureCredential |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ExtendedProperty
Additional context properties
Type: | IDictionary<TKey,TValue>[System.String,System.String] |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Force
Overwrite the existing context with the same name, if any.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Name of the context
Type: | String |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-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.
Type: | ContextModificationScope |
Accepted values: | Process, CurrentUser |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Subscription
The name or id of the subscription that the context should be set to. This parameter has aliases to -SubscriptionName and -SubscriptionId, so, for clarity, either of these can be used instead of -Subscription when specifying name and id, respectively.
Type: | String |
Aliases: | SubscriptionId, SubscriptionName |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-SubscriptionObject
A subscription object
Type: | PSAzureSubscription |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Tenant
Tenant domain name or ID
Type: | String |
Aliases: | Domain, TenantId |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-TenantObject
A Tenant Object
Type: | PSAzureTenant |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Aliases: | wi |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | False |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |