Hi @harika5991
You're right about the root cause of your issue. Creating a Unity Catalog metastore requires Account Admin privileges, which is separate from just creating a workspace in Azure.
These are options you can try:
When you create a Databricks workspace through the Azure Portal (even with Premium tier), you're creating the workspace itself
but not automatically getting Account Admin privileges in the Databricks Account Console.
The Account Console is a separate layer that sits above individual workspaces.
Solutions for Your Situation.
Option 1: Use the Databricks Account Console (Recommended)
- Go to accounts.azuredatabricks.net
- Log in with the same credentials you use for Azure
- If your account is eligible for Account Admin, you'll see your account listed
- Select your account, then navigate to "Metastores" section
- Create a new metastore and assign it to your easewithdata-adb workspace
Option 2: If You Don't Have Account Console Access
If you don't see your account in the Account Console, you'll need to take one of these approaches:
1. Contact Azure Support: Request Account Admin privileges for your Databricks account.
2. Use Azure CLI instead:
# Install Databricks CLI extension first
az extension add --name databricks
# Create metastore
az databricks metastore create \
--resource-group <your-resource-group> \
--metastore-name "my-metastore" \
--location <your-region> \
--storage-root "abfss://<container>@<storage-account>.dfs.core.windows.net/"
# Assign metastore to workspace
az databricks metastore assign \
--id <metastore-id> \
--workspace-id <workspace-id> \
--default-catalog "main"
LR
