Add-AzureAccount does not create TokenCache.dat

[afengli]

Cmdlet(s)

PowerShell Version

Instructions: to get PowerShell version, type $PSVersionTable and look for the value associated with PSVersion

5.1.14393.1198

Module Version

4.0.2

OS Version

Instructions: to get OS version, type $PSversionTable and look for value associated with BuildVersion
10.0.14393.1198

Description

Add-AzureAccount does not create TokenCache.dat. This will cause command like Get-AzureService to fail.

Debug Output

Instructions: to get Debug Output, set $DebugPreference="Continue" and then execute the cmdlet or script causing the issue

Script/Steps for Reproduction

Try this script:

# Set User and Password
$AzureName = "user@domain.onmicrosoft.com"

$AzurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString 'Password' -AsPlainText -Force

# Get Credential Object
$AzureRMCredential = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($AzureName, $AzurePassword)


# Removing Azure Account (Classic)
Write-Host "Executing Remove-AzureAccount and Clear-AzureProfile (Classic)..."
Get-AzureAccount | ForEach-Object { Remove-AzureAccount $_.ID -Force }
Clear-AzureProfile -Force

# Add Azure account for classic resources
Write-Host "Executing Add-AzureAccount (Classic)..."
Add-AzureAccount -Credential $AzureRMCredential -Verbose
#Login-AzureRmAccount -Credential $AzureRMCredential -Verbose

Select-AzureSubscription -SubscriptionId 'be8b8d49-5fe4-4abb-bac1-xxxxxxxxxxxx'

Get-AzureService -Debug

[afengli]

some more information. debug shows the call Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Common.Authentication.ProtectedFileTokenCache.AfterAccessNotification was not called during the token creation.

Even for this one Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Common.Authentication.ProtectedFileTokenCache..ctor(Byte[])

[cormacpayne]

@afengli would you mind providing us with the debug output when executing this cmdlet? You can do so by setting $DebugPreference=Continue before executing the set of cmdlets.

Also do you have permissions to read/write in "AppData/Roaming/Windows Azure PowerShell"?

[afengli]

@cormacpayne , yes I am doing it. you can also try to reproduce it easily. I see multiple instances that the 4.x version module broke the authentication and Azure context.

[afengli]

@cormacpayne
Adding "$DebugPreference=Continue" does not give more output. There is no permission restriction on th e folder.

[markcowl]

@afengli We have found the root cause - if you don't have a TokenCache.dat file already, it is not creat6ed at startup. Filed an issue here: #4144 to fix in the current milestone

[markcowl]

Fixed. Will ship in in July release