Understanding and Resolving the Azure DevOps Resource Authorization Issue

Azure DevOps is a powerful platform that allows teams to build, test, and deploy code efficiently. However, from time to time, users may encounter errors related to resource authorization during their CI/CD pipeline operations. One such common issue is related to service connections, which are crucial for Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template deployments and Azure CLI operations.

Error Overview

A typical error message related to resource authorization might look like the following:

The pipeline is not valid. Job Job: Step AzureResourceManagerTemplateDeployment
input ConnectedServiceName references service connection which could not be
found. The service connection does not exist, has been disabled or has not
been authorized for use.
For authorization details, refer to
https://aka.ms/yamlauthz.
Job Job: Step AzureCLI input connectedServiceNameARM references service
connection which could not be found. The service connection does not exist,
has been disabled or has not been authorized for use. For authorization
details, refer to https://aka.ms/yamlauthz.

This message points to several key issues:

1. Service Connection Not Found: The pipeline step requires a specific service connection, but Azure DevOps cannot…