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NatJ
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Resolved! Databricks One Redirectio

Hello, I have an Entra ID group linked to Databricks with the Consumer Access entitlement enabled, other entitlements are unchecked. They also have "use catalog" on the a specific catalog. They have "select" and "use schema" to a gold level schema wi...

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SteveOstrowski
Databricks Employee
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Hi @NatJ, You are correct that users with only the Consumer Access entitlement are intended to see the Databricks One interface when they log in. However, the behavior you are observing with direct URLs to the catalog explorer is expected, and here i...

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APJESK
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Workspace Folder ACL design

How should the Databricks workspace folder architecture be designed to support cross-team collaboration, access governance, and scalability in an enterprise platform? Please suggest below or share some ideas from your experience ThanksNote: I'm new t...

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SteveOstrowski
Databricks Employee
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Hi @APJESK, To address your follow-up questions about the two behaviors you observed after implementing the folder ACL structure: ISSUE 1: USERS CAN STILL CREATE NOTEBOOKS IN THEIR HOME FOLDER This is by-design behavior. Every Databricks user automat...

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Harish_Kumar_M
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Table level data masking issue

Hi,We are seeing this error and does anyone know the ways to fix it?[RequestId=6cf95ee8-f312-47cd-846c-dcd87158c939 ErrorClass=INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE.ROW_COLUMN_ACCESS_POLICIES_NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_ASSIGNED_CLUSTERS] Query on table with row filter or co...

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SteveOstrowski
Databricks Employee
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Hi @Harish_Kumar_M, The error you are seeing, "Query on table with row filter or column mask not supported on assigned clusters" (INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE.ROW_COLUMN_ACCESS_POLICIES_NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_ASSIGNED_CLUSTERS), occurs because your cluster's ac...

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staskh
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Resolved! Advise on "airlocking" Databricks service

Need advice: I'm building a data analysis service solution on top of DataBricks and need to protect it from unauthorized data leaks, specifically file downloads.As far as I can tell, I need some sort of remote browser isolation (RBI).Is this the corr...

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staskh
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I do not require an "NSA-level airlock." Indeed, a malicious actor could develop a script that projects scrolled data onto the screen and records it with an external device, or more effectively, they could create a series of QR code movies to address...

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APJESK
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Resolved! Regarding - Managed vs External volumes and tables

From a creation perspective, the steps for managed and external volumes appear almost identical:Both require a storage credentialBoth require an external locationBoth point to customer-owned S3So what exactly makes a volume “managed” vs “external”?Wh...

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SteveOstrowski
Databricks Employee
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Hi @APJESK, You are right that the setup steps look similar on the surface, but the differences between managed and external volumes (and tables) are meaningful once you understand what Unity Catalog does with the data after creation. WHAT "MANAGED" ...

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asim_mirza_12
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Databricks on AWS Marketplace – Unity Catalog & S3 Access Failing with SSL “Connection reset”

 Hi All,I’m facing an issue accessing AWS S3 and Unity Catalog from a Databricks AWS Marketplace workspace.Problem:Whenever Databricks tries to access S3 or Unity Catalog, it fails with:javax.net.ssl.SSLException: Connection resetWhat works:Spark job...

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SteveOstrowski
Databricks Employee
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Hi @asim_mirza_12, The javax.net.ssl.SSLException: Connection reset error you are seeing with Unity Catalog and S3 operations, while basic Spark jobs and curl commands work, typically points to a networking layer issue where the JVM's SSL handshake i...

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APJESK
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Best practices for 3-layer access control in Databricks

Identity and access management model for Databricks and want to implement a clear 3-layer authorization approach:Account level: Account RBAC roles (account admin, metastore admin, etc.)Workspace level: Workspace roles/entitlements + workspace ACLs (c...

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SteveOstrowski
Databricks Employee
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Hi @APJESK, Your 3-layer model (Account RBAC, Workspace ACLs, Unity Catalog privileges) is the right framework. I want to address both the overall design and the specific follow-up you posted about the Home folder and compute behavior, since those ar...

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ThePussCat
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Resolved! How to delete and "Account Level" Storage Credential ? (... I think)

This is not a production platform, but I'd like to know the answer. I suspect I have done something stupid.Using Account APIs, I created a Storage Credential.Q1: I cannot see this in a workspace, and I do not know how to see it in the account console...

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Ashwin_DSA
Databricks Employee
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Hi @ThePussCat, You’re not missing anything. This is mostly about where UC is surfaced, not about who controls it. Unity Catalog objects (including storage credentials and their workspace bindings) are metastore‑scoped, and the metastore is attached ...

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BigAlThePal
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Azure DevOps Release (CD) pipeline - Databricks tasks no longer available

Hello and happy new year everyone.We've noticed that our Azure DevOps Release (CD) pipelines have got all of their Databricks tasks uninstalled, and we cannot find them in the marketplace anymore. The author for both is Microsoft DevLabsWe mainly rel...

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SteveOstrowski
Databricks Employee
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Hi @BigAlThePal,As @szymon_dybczak mentioned, the "DevOps for Azure Databricks" extension by Microsoft DevLabs (which provided the "Configure Databricks CLI" and "Deploy Notebooks to Workspace" tasks) was deprecated and has since been removed from th...

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Valerio
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GitHub Actions OIDC with Databricks: wildcard subject for pull_request workflows

Hi,I’m configuring GitHub Actions OIDC authentication with Databricks following the official documentation:https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/dev-tools/auth/provider-githubWhen running a GitHub Actions workflow triggered by pull_request, authenticati...

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SteveOstrowski
Databricks Employee
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Hi @Valerio,The challenge you are running into is a common one when setting up OIDC federation for pull_request-triggered workflows. Here is a breakdown of the issue and several approaches to solve it.UNDERSTANDING THE SUBJECT CLAIM FOR PULL REQUESTS...

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ZafarJ
by New Contributor II
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User Management tab not showing

Hi,I created the workspace with my contributor role from the Azure portal. However, while logged in, I cannot find the User Management tab. I am trying to set up Unity Catalog for user administration.How can I access this?Thanks

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SteveOstrowski
Databricks Employee
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Hi @ZafarJ, This is a common point of confusion when getting started with Azure Databricks, and the answer depends on which level of user management you need. WORKSPACE-LEVEL USER MANAGEMENT As a workspace admin, you can manage users directly in your...

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Raman_Unifeye
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How to restrict Databricks Apps and Vector Search endpoint creation for workspace users

I am looking to restrict all workspace users' access to create Databricks Apps and Vector Search endpoints.I am aware there is no simple toggle, what is the best way to implement it?

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SteveOstrowski
Databricks Employee
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Hi @Raman_Unifeye, You are correct that there is no single toggle to block creation of these resources today. Here is a breakdown of the proactive and detective controls available for each. VECTOR SEARCH ENDPOINTS Vector Search endpoints use access c...

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Saurabh_kanoje
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Identifying workload in azure and AWS

we are looking for some python codes that can helps us, we need to have an overview of all Databricks workspaces, their owner names, and mainly the runtime versions that they use, in every Azure and AWS subscriptions that we manage. Can someone pleas...

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SteveOstrowski
Databricks Employee
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Hi @Saurabh_kanoje, There are two complementary approaches to get an overview of all your Databricks workspaces, their owners, and the runtime versions in use across Azure and AWS. I will walk through both. APPROACH 1: SYSTEM TABLES (RECOMMENDED, NO ...

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APJESK
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Databricks Workspace ACL Enforcement

Databricks Workspace ACL Enforcement – How to Prevent Users from Creating Objects Outside Team Folder and Attaching to Shared Clusters?BackgroundI am configuring workspace-level access control in Databricks to restrict Data Engineers (DE group) to op...

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SteveOstrowski
Databricks Employee
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Hi @APJESK, The two behaviors you are observing are both by design in how Databricks workspace ACLs work. Let me walk through each one and then cover what you can do to tighten governance. ISSUE 1: USERS CAN CREATE NOTEBOOKS IN THEIR HOME FOLDER Ever...

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