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Lovebo
by New Contributor II
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Error creating Databricks workspace on AWS (CREATE_FAILED with JSONDecodeError)

Hi everyone,I’m trying to create a Databricks workspace on AWS by following the official quick start guide:https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/admin/workspace/quick-startHowever, my CloudFormation stack fails with the following error:  The resource cr...

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BS_THE_ANALYST
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Hi @Lovebo , I'm not too familiar with AWS but happy to have a go at helping. Let's see if we can rule out some of the more obvious things which are easy to miss on the documentation.First of all, are you just following the guide through: https://doc...

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noorbasha534
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Configure job access_control_list block from a single place outside of job definition

Hi allIs it possible to configure the access_control_list block ((basically that contains permissions)) from a single place outside of Databricks job definition? This is changing as we are re-defining our permissions model, and each time resulting in...

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Pilsner
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Hello @noorbasha534 If you are trying to alter the permissions across many jobs at scale, I believe there are a couple of options to help speed up the process. Firstly, creating groups of users should help, as you can then easily change an entire gro...

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sunykim
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databricks terraform provider, databricks_credential resource, service

I cannot make the databricks_credential resource create a service credential. It works fine with storage credentials. However, when i put `purpose = "SERVICE"` plus aws_iam_role and comment, in the apply phase it fails with `Error: cannot create cred...

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sunykim
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I have the same error message now when trying to create a USE_SCHEMA grant for a service principal as in https://registry.terraform.io/providers/databricks/databricks/latest/docs/resources/grant#schema-grants . I create a new service principal and th...

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erigaud
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Resolved! Installing libraries on job clusters

Simple question : what is the way to go to install libraries on job clusters ? There does not seem to be a "Libraries" tab on the UI as opposed to regular clusters. Does it mean that the only option is to use init scripts ? 

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Charlenendoza
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Frankly, I'm also scratching my head about this library installation conundrum in job clusters; the missing Libraries tab is definitely throwing me off. Seems like init scripts are the only officially sanctioned route, which feels a bit clunky. Are t...

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tariq
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Databricks Execution Context scheduling

Databricks allows a cluster to have a maximum of 150 execution context. If a number of execution context is attached and running operations on a databricks cluster with a driver and n workers, then how is the execution scheduled? I am assuming that o...

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-werners-
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Ok i get it.An execution context is not bound to cpu.  It is like a session.  So basically the limit of 150 execution contexts mean that 150 sessions/spark programs can run simultaneously on the cluster (whether that is possible on the hardware is an...

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samson01
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Resolved! AWS Account Level provider "databricks" Authentication

I am trying to deploy an additional workspace to my AWS Account with terraform, I keep running into this authentication an error message below, I have searched everywhere in my account console  and used chatgpt  which keep point me to the account con...

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samson01
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thanks that works

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Ludo
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Issue with Databricks Alerts formatting sent to Microsoft Teams

Hello all,As of Thursday 20th 2025, we started to have our alert notifications being sent via Microsoft Teams with no formatting (raw HTML).We use a custom template with QUERY_RESULT_TABLE  and a few html tags.Looks like databricks alerts deprecated ...

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Ludo
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Hello,Thanks for sharing the explanation and link to the Microsoft's documentation.We had removed the HTML formatting a few months ago.

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eshwari
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Resolved! Unable to Create Cluster in ADW Deployment — CONTROL_PLANE_REQUEST_FAILURE

I'm running into an issue with my Databricks workspace in Azure in my own VNet. I've successfully created two private endpoints: databricks_ui_api and browser_authenticationHowever, when I try to create a cluster, I get the following error:CONTROL_PL...

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Khaja_Zaffer
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Hello @eshwari Good day, I think  szymon_dybczak and  me provided enough information, please let me know if you had the solutions.If you found the solution useful, you can select the solution for the solution which helps others.  Have a greate day!

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Swastick
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Resolved! GA for AIM

Do anyone know when Automatic Identity Management will be generally available for all the users?Announcing Automatic Identity Management for Azure Databricks | Databricks Blog

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Swastick
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Thanks for the clarification!I manage a fairly large Databricks environment, so enabling features that are still in Public Preview can be a bit challenging from a governance and stability standpoint. If possible, could you share any tentative timelin...

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noorbasha534
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PATs sharing in a global data platform

Hello allChecking on how others implement sharing of Databricks personal access tokens for authentication wherein you have atleast 25+ different technologies extracting data via SQL warehouses ((imagine a global data platform that hosts data for usag...

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Isi
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Hey @noorbasha534 Honestly, I really understand your pain around token management. I face the same situation myself and it can definitely become a headache, especially when you have multiple technologies in play, some of them open-source, and even ca...

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marcusfox
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Webhooks for Microsoft Teams are not being received from Databricks jobs

We have configured a couple of webhooks in Teams channels and added the URLs to Databricks under > Settings> notifications. But our jobs do not post anything into the Teams channels.This used to work but is now not doing anything.

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daidaidi
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Hello marcusfox, I encounter the same issue as u did. If u already solved it, could u please give the tutorial here please? Thank u in advance for guideline

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mzs
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Resolved! Compute cluster in Azure workspace is unable to access Unity Catalog volume on storage account

Hi,I'm setting up a workspace in Azure with VNet injection. I'm able to upload files to a Unity Catalog managed storage account volume through the web UI, and access them from notebooks using serverless compute, for example, `dbutils.fs.list("/Volume...

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SebastianRowan
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Could the classic cluster still be using the old ABFS driver instead of the managed identity?

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spoltier
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Resolved! Missing configured "sql" scope in Databricks Apps User Token

I have User authorization for apps enabled in my workspace.I have added the sql scope to my app. However, when making sql queries to my app, authorization errors ensue:Error during request to server: : Provided OAuth token does not have required scop...

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spoltier
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@Advika thanks. It looks like this was only a temporary issue; I had already restarted the app, but today it is working. I will mark your answer as accepted. The problem may have been due to recreating the app (using bundles), which reset the user sc...

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bharatn
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Databricks Publish to PowerBI feature - Security aspect

Can someone please explain what access databricks requires to publish UC tables to powerBI service. In above snapshot I see it says read all workspace - so these are PBI workspace or all databricks workspace?If I enable this request, will the publish...

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BS_THE_ANALYST
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 @bharatn at the bottom of you picture, it says "Show Details". perhaps clicking on that will provide some of the granularity you're looking for. If it's DB requesting to Microsoft, it'll be DB being able to see the PBI workspaces. I think the bottom...

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JrVerbiest
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Resolved! Databricks Free Edition - compute does not start

Hello,I am using the Databricks Free Edition, but for the past couple of days, I have been facing a problem where I am unable to start the serverless compute. It takes forever to initiate. When I check the log, I see the message that the compute <......

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Advika
Databricks Employee
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Hello @JrVerbiest! Thanks for sharing this, @BS_THE_ANALYST.This is a known issue with the Free Edition, and the team is already aware and working on a fix. It should be resolved soon.Thanks for your patience in the meantime!

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