Which Powershell Cmdlet Authenticates to an Azure Account?

The Connect-AzureRmAccount cmdlet connects to Azure with an authenticated account for use with Azure Resource Manager cmdlet requests.

Which PowerShell cmdlet connects to an Azure account and subscription?

The Connect-AzAccount cmdlet connects to Azure with an authenticated account for use with cmdlets from the Az PowerShell modules. You can use this authenticated account only with Azure Resource Manager requests.

How do I connect to Azure from PowerShell?

How to connect to Azure ARM:
  1. Azure PowerShell requires your connecting machine to be running PowerShell version 5.0. ...
  2. To trust the PowerShell Gallery as a repository, type a and press Enter.
  3. After a few moments numerous AzureRM modules will download and install on your machine. ...
  4. Now run command Connect-AzureRmAccount.
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