https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-governance/cannot-create-external-location-due-to-hns-on-azure-datarbricks/m-p/93715#M2179 <P>I ran into the same issue, after enabling the HNS, still getting this error.</P> Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:47:21 GMT mt0924 2024-10-13T15:47:21Z https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-governance/cannot-create-external-location-due-to-hns-on-azure-datarbricks/m-p/64860#M1736 <P>I have run into an issue with creating an External Location on an ASLS storage container with the following error&nbsp; :</P><DIV class="">"Hierarchical Namespace (HNS) not enabled</DIV><DIV class="">Azure storage account does not have hierarchical namespace (HNS) enabled."</DIV><DIV class="">&nbsp;</DIV><DIV class="">The Storage account was ADLS Gen1 when I first saw the account, since then we have upgraded the storage account to ADLS Gen2 and HNS is now enabled. I am still getting the same error "Hierarchical Namespace (HNS) not enabled"</DIV><DIV class="">&nbsp;</DIV><DIV class="">I have tested this on other ADLS Gen2 storage accounts that are brand new and did not run into this issue.</DIV><DIV class="">&nbsp;</DIV><DIV class="">Did anyone run into this issue on Azure.</DIV> Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:40:18 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-governance/cannot-create-external-location-due-to-hns-on-azure-datarbricks/m-p/64860#M1736 rkalluri-apex 2024-03-27T22:40:18Z https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-governance/cannot-create-external-location-due-to-hns-on-azure-datarbricks/m-p/93715#M2179 <P>I ran into the same issue, after enabling the HNS, still getting this error.</P> Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:47:21 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-governance/cannot-create-external-location-due-to-hns-on-azure-datarbricks/m-p/93715#M2179 mt0924 2024-10-13T15:47:21Z