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JanJaros
by New Contributor
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Databricks OAUTH(OIDC) with ORY Network

Hi,we are trying to setup OIDC AUTH for Databricks with our Ory Network account. So far we have been using it without any issues with all of our apps and now we wanted to set it up also for Databricks. Unfortunately after many attempts with different...

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mark_ott
Databricks Employee
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To debug OIDC authentication issues (“oidc_generic_token_failure”) with Databricks using Ory Network as your identity provider, there are several steps and data sources you can leverage for deeper insights. Where to Find Detailed Error Information Da...

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funsjanssen
by New Contributor III
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Azure Databricks Multi Tenant Solution

Hello Everyone,For the past few months, we’ve been extensively exploring the use of Databricks as the core of our data warehousing product. We provide analytics dashboards to other organizations and are particularly interested in the Column-Level Sec...

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mark_ott
Databricks Employee
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Implementing robust Row-Level Security (RLS) and Column-Level Security (CLS) in Azure Databricks for multi-tenant analytics—especially with seamless SSO from Power BI and custom apps—is a common concern for B2B SaaS providers scaling to large user ba...

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TSK
by New Contributor
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GitLab on DCS, Datarbricks Container Services

I would like to set up GitLab and Grafana servers using Databricks Container Services (DCS). The reason is that our development team is small, and the management costs of using EKS are not justifiable. We want to make GitLab and Grafana accessible in...

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mark_ott
Databricks Employee
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Yes, it is possible to set up GitLab and Grafana servers using Databricks Container Services (DCS) for internal accessibility. DCS supports custom Docker containers and allows you to deploy server applications such as GitLab and Grafana, making it a ...

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Cstan
by Databricks Partner
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VPAT Form

How do I find a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) from Databricks?

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mark_ott
Databricks Employee
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To obtain a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) from Databricks, you must request it directly from Databricks support or your designated account manager. Databricks prepares and provides the VPAT upon request, detailing how their platform...

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Isi
by Honored Contributor III
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Unable to access Databricks Volume from job triggered via API (Container Services)

Hi everyone,We’re facing a strange issue when trying to access a Databricks Volume from a job that is triggered via the Databricks REST API (not via Workflows). These jobs are executed using container services, which may be relevant, perhaps due to i...

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mark_ott
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Databricks Volumes (especially Unity Catalog (UC) volumes) often have strict execution context requirements and typically expect the workload to run in Databricks-managed clusters or notebooks where the specialized file system and security context ar...

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ThePussCat
by Databricks Partner
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Disable local user creation when using SCIM Provisioning

We have implemented SCIM Provisioning using Azure AD (MS Entra) to Azure Databricks.All is good.Except, we would like to know if it is possible to disable the ability to create users within Azure Databricks, so that none can be "accidentally" created...

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ThePussCat
Databricks Partner
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Thank you! Thats really clear now, and hopefully helpful to others.Ours is set to (default) OFF - we do not want JIT provisioning enabled. 

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slloyd
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client.openSession() : TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading '0')

I am using the Databricks SQL Driver for Node.js to create an endpoint that queries a Databricks database following the guide here Databricks SQL Driver for Node.js | Databricks on AWS . This code was working previously but now I am getting a TypeErr...

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mark_ott
Databricks Employee
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Your TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading '0') at session = await client.openSession() typically indicates an unexpected change or regression inside the Databricks SQL Node.js driver or the environment, even if your environment var...

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rjurnitos
by New Contributor II
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GCP Cluster will not boot correctly with Libraries preconfigured - notebooks never attach

I am running Databricks 15.4 LTS on a single-node `n1-highmem-32` for a PySpark / GraphFrames app (not using builtin `graphframes` on ML image because we don't need a GPU) and I can start the cluster fine so long as libraries are not attached. I can ...

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mark_ott
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It sounds like you are encountering a cluster “hang”/notebook attach timeout after restarting a Databricks 15.4 LTS single-node cluster with custom libraries (including GraphFrames via Maven and additional .whl and requirements.txt dependencies). You...

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jonas_braun
by New Contributor II
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Asset Bundle: inject job start_time parameter

Hey!I'm deploying a job with databricks asset bundles.When the pyspark task is started on a job cluster, I want the python code to read the job start_time and select the right data sources based on that parameter.Ideally, I would read the parameter f...

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mark_ott
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You cannot directly access a dynamic value like ${job.start_time.iso_datetime} in a Databricks Asset Bundle YAML for job parameters—Databricks jobs do not inject special variables (like the job run’s start time) automatically into job parameters at r...

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Adam_Borlase
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Resolved! Connect to a SQL Server Database with Windows Authentication

Good Day all, I am in the process of trying to connect to one of our SQL servers. It is attached to our Entra for authentication. When trying to create an external connection to the Server in Unity I am getting a failure due to the User and Password ...

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nayan_wylde
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@Adam_Borlase Can you try this steps to see there is no network issue.Use SQL AuthenticationCreate a SQL Server login (not Entra ID) with a username and password.Grant it access to the required database.Use this credential in Unity Catalog's external...

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Daan_Fostier
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Adding service principal with Microsoft Entra ID fails

Hi,I am trying to add a service principal using Microsoft Entre ID, but I encounter an issue as described in the following documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/dev-tools/auth/oauth-m2m.I followed the instructions step by ...

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mark_ott
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The error message you encountered—“Successfully created new service principal but failed to add the new service principal to this workspace. Error fetching user”—along with the service principal's absence in “Users,” typically points to a synchroniza...

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enr0c
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Budget Policy - Service Principals don't seem to be allowed to use budget policies

ObjectiveTransfer existing DLT pipeline to new owner (service principal). Budget policies enabled.Steps to reproduceCreated a service principalAssigned it group membership of a group that is allowed to use a budget policyEnsured it has access to the ...

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mark_ott
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The error message "Pipeline 'Run As' identity does not have access to selected budget policy" typically indicates that, while your service principal is properly configured for general pipeline ownership, it’s missing explicit permission on the budget...

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Newbienewbster
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Change AWS S3 storage class for subset of schema

I have a schema that has grown very large. There are mainly two types of tables in it. One of those types accounts for roughly 80% of the storage. Is there a way to somehow set a policy for those tables only to transfer them to a different storage cl...

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Yes, it's possible to manage storage costs in Databricks and Unity Catalog by targeting specific tables for different storage classes, but Unity Catalog does add complexity since it abstracts the direct S3 (or ADLS/GCS) object paths from you. Here’s ...

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dofrey
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Resolved! Create account group with terraform without account admin permissions

I’m trying to create an account-level group in Databricks using Terraform. When creating a group via the UI, it automatically becomes an account-level group that can be reused across workspaces. However, I’m struggling to achieve the same using Terra...

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mark_ott
Databricks Employee
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You cannot create account-level groups in Databricks with Terraform unless your authentication mechanism has account admin privileges. This is a design limitation of both the Databricks API and Terraform provider, which require admin-level permission...

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"Break Glass" access for QA and PROD environments

We're a small team with three environments (development, qa, and production), each in a separate workspace. Our deployments are automated through CI/CD practices with manual approval gates to deploy to the qa and production environments.We'd like to ...

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Implementing "break glass" access control in Databricks, similar to Azure Privileged Identity Management (PIM), requires creating a process where users operate with minimal/default permissions, but can temporarily elevate their privileges for critica...

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