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Azure CLI Installation and Login

📖 Scenario: You are starting to work with Microsoft Azure cloud services. To manage your Azure resources efficiently, you need to install the Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) on your computer and log in to your Azure account.This project will guide you step-by-step to install Azure CLI and perform a login using the command line.

🎯 Goal: By the end of this project, you will have installed the Azure CLI tool and successfully logged into your Azure account using the CLI commands.

📋 What You'll Learn

Install Azure CLI on your local machine

Verify the Azure CLI installation

Log in to your Azure account using Azure CLI

Confirm successful login by checking the account information

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Azure CLI is a key tool for managing cloud resources quickly and efficiently from the command line without using the Azure portal.

💼 Career

Knowing how to install and use Azure CLI is essential for cloud administrators, developers, and DevOps engineers working with Microsoft Azure.

1

Install Azure CLI

Run the command az --version to check if Azure CLI is already installed. If it is not installed, install Azure CLI by running the command curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash on Linux or follow the official installer for your OS.

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# Run az --version to check installation
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use az --version to check if Azure CLI is installed.

If not installed, use the official installation command for your operating system.

2

Verify Azure CLI Installation

After installing Azure CLI, verify the installation by running the command az --version again to confirm the version number appears.

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az --version
# Verify the Azure CLI version by running az --version again
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Run az --version to see the installed Azure CLI version.

3

Login to Azure Account

Use the command az login to log in to your Azure account. This command will open a browser window for you to enter your Azure credentials.

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az --version
# Run az login to start the login process
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Run az login to authenticate your Azure account via the browser.

4

Confirm Successful Login

After logging in, run the command az account show to display details of the logged-in Azure account and confirm the login was successful.

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az login
# Run az account show to confirm login
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use az account show to verify your Azure account details after login.