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Charansai
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Failing PowerBi connection with data Bricks via SQL warehouse

  I'm encountering an 'Invalid credentials' error (Session ID: 4601-b5a6-0daf792752a2, Region: us) when connecting Power BI to an Azure Databricks SQL Warehouse using an SPN. The SPN has CAN MANAGE access at SQL warehouse, admin rights at account and...

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Khaja_Zaffer
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Hello sai, sorry for the experience   I usually available at desk during EMEA time zone. Apologies for the delay. Can you please try this?In "Advanced settings" of the data source within the gateway configuration and set the "Connection Encryption se...

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gs2
by New Contributor II
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Issue accessing databricks secrets from ADF

Hello -Seeing an issue where notebook triggered from ADF is not able to access secret scopes, which was working earlier. Here are the steps I did 1. Provide ADF contributor role permission in databrick workspace. - we tested this and were able to tri...

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nayan_wylde
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Probably you can assign the managed identity admin in the workspace. I believe the permissions are not set at the keyvault. Use this code below.from databricks.sdk import WorkspaceClient w = WorkspaceClient() w.secret.put_acl(scope = {scope_name},pe...

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IoanT
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databricks bundle validate: Recommendation: permissions section should explicitly include the curren

Starting from 10/07/2025 my validation bundle step from databricks bundle deploy fail with the folowing message:2025-07-11T07:07:18.5175554Z Recommendation: permissions section should explicitly include the current deployment identity '***' or one of...

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Isi
by Honored Contributor II
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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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Octavian1
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Check also whether the cluster used to run the job has the right access to the specific UC Volume.

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yavuzmert
by New Contributor II
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Unity Catalog system tables (table_lineage, column_lineage) not populated

Hi community,We have enabled Unity Catalog system schemas (including `access`) more than 24 hours ago in sandbox. The schemas are showing ENABLE_COMPLETED, and other system tables (like query) are working fine.However, both `system.access.table_linea...

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zumsted
New Contributor II
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I'm also running into a similar issue where our system.access.column_lineage and system.access.table_lineage tables are no longer visibile.

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xaveri
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Looking for insights on enabling Databricks Automatic Provisioning

We currently have a SCIM provisioning connector set up to synchronize identities from Entra ID to Unity Catalog.We’re now considering enabling Databricks Automatic Provisioning but want to fully understand the potential impact on our environment befo...

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Khaja_Zaffer
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TranslateHello Xaveri.Good day!Here are few links related to databricks provisioninghttps://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/admin/users-groups/scim/aadhttps://www.databricks.com/blog/announcing-automatic-identity-management-azure-databricksBut do let me k...

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HariSelvarajan
by Databricks Employee
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Privileged Identity Management for Databricks with Microsoft Entra ID

Privileged Identity Management (PIM) can be used to secure access to critical Databricks roles with Just-in-Time (JIT) access. This approach helps organizations enforce time-bound permissions, approval workflows, and centralized auditing for sensitiv...

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AnitPatelADB
New Contributor II
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Is this possible without SCIM?

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matthiasn
by New Contributor III
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Delete unassigned catalogs

Hi everybody,due to some not-so-optimal Infrastructure as code experiments with terraform I ended up a lot (triple digit) of catalogs in a metastore that are not assigned to any workspace and that i want to delete.Unfortunately, there is no way to ev...

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matthiasn
New Contributor III
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Yeah, I see those catalogs and i know that I could reattach and delete them. As i have around 100 those catalogs it would be nice to iterate through them by getting a list, e.g. using the cli or the rest API. And then force delete them , as described...

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Sisi
by New Contributor
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VS Code - ipynb vs py execution - spark issue

Databricks Connect works inside VS Code notebook but the same code fails in a standalone script withValueError: default auth: cannot configure default credentialsI’m developing locally with **Databricks Connect 16.1.6** and VS Code.Inside a Jupyter n...

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szymon_dybczak
Esteemed Contributor III
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Hi @Sisi ,I think what's happening here is when you debug with option "Debug current file with Databricks Connect" then VS Code is using Databricks extension, which automatically handles authentication and sets up proper configuration.The regular Pyt...

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Sharanya13
by Contributor III
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Resolved! Lakebase use cases

1. What are the use cases for Lakebase?  When should I use the Lakebase Postgres over delta tables?2. What are the differences between open-source Postgres and Lakebase?3. Should I utilize Lakebase for all OLTP requirements?

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szymon_dybczak
Esteemed Contributor III
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Hi @Sharanya13 ,1. Use Lakebase whenever you have application workload (OLTP) and you require low latency. For analytical workloads use Lakehouse. Here you have couple of example use cases from documentation:Serving data and/or features from the lake...

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carlosjuribe
by New Contributor III
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Out of memory error when installing environment dependencies of UC Python UDF

Hi,I've created a small UC Python UDF to test whether it works with custom dependencies (new PP feature), and every time I'm getting OOM errors with this message: [UDF_ENVIRONMENT_USER_ERROR.OUT_OF_MEMORY] Failed to install UDF dependencies for <cata...

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Khaja_Zaffer
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I tried with cluster, spent some couple of hours to load some libraries but unable to do. may be someone else can help you on this. 

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bdanielatl
by New Contributor II
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Resolved! Markdown Cells Do Not Render Consistently

When I am creating a notebook in the UI editor on DataBricks, markdown cells do not always render after I run them. They still appear in 'editing mode'. See the screenshot below, it should have rendered a H1.Again, this behavior is not consistent. So...

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Alberto_Umana
Databricks Employee
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Hi @bdanielatl, Thank you for reporting the issue with markdown cells not rendering consistently. This appears to be a known issue that has been encountered by other users as well. I will report it internally.

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mbanxp
by New Contributor III
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Resolved! Metastore deletion issues

Good afternoon, I have an issue with my metastore in North Europe.All my workspaces got detached:If I go to Databricks console, I can see the metastore in North Europe I created.However, when I select the metastore in North Europe, I get the followin...

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mbanxp
New Contributor III
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I solved the issue by deleting all the asignments before deleting the metastore.1. Access to Databricks CLI and authenticate 2. List metastores>> databricks account metastores list 3. List wotrkspaces and check assignments>> databricks account worksp...

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EjB
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Drop schema or catalog using cascade function

Hello In Databricks (non-Unity Catalog), I have two schemas (schema_a and schema_b) that both use the same root location in DBFS or external storage like ADLS.Example:abfss://container@storage_account.dfs.core.windows.net/data/project/schema_aabfss:/...

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ilir_nuredini
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Hello @EjB For the given example, here is the response:Will DROP SCHEMA schema_a CASCADE remove or affect tables in schema_b?No, unless:1. The tables in schema_a are managed tables, AND2. Tables in schema_b store their data physically inside /schema_...

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