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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.

Bias Analysis

Bias Types:
⚠️ powershell_heavy
⚠️ missing_linux_example
⚠️ windows_tools
⚠️ windows_first
Summary:
The documentation exclusively uses Azure PowerShell cmdlets for all DNS record creation and management examples, and demonstrates DNS record validation using nslookup in a Windows PowerShell context. There are no CLI, Bash, or Linux-native examples provided, nor are cross-platform tools or commands mentioned. The workflow assumes a Windows environment and does not address Linux or macOS users.
Recommendations:
  • Provide equivalent Azure CLI (az) commands for all DNS record operations alongside PowerShell examples.
  • Include Linux/macOS-friendly instructions for DNS validation, such as using dig or host commands, in addition to nslookup.
  • Explicitly mention that the steps can be performed on any OS, and clarify which tools are cross-platform.
  • Consider reordering or parallelizing examples so that Linux/macOS and Windows users see relevant instructions at the same level of prominence.
  • Add a section or callout for using Azure Cloud Shell, which supports both Bash and PowerShell, to emphasize cross-platform accessibility.
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Flagged Code Snippets

set-AzWebApp ` -Name contoso ` -ResourceGroupName <your web app resource group> ` -HostNames @("contoso.com","www.contoso.com","contoso.azurewebsites.net")
New-AzDnsRecordSet -Name "@" -RecordType "A" -ZoneName "contoso.com" ` -ResourceGroupName "MyAzureResourceGroup" -Ttl 600 ` -DnsRecords (New-AzDnsRecordConfig -IPv4Address "<ip of web app service>")
New-AzDnsRecordSet -ZoneName contoso.com -ResourceGroupName MyAzureResourceGroup ` -Name "@" -RecordType "txt" -Ttl 600 ` -DnsRecords (New-AzDnsRecordConfig -Value "contoso.azurewebsites.net")
New-AzDnsRecordSet -ZoneName contoso.com -ResourceGroupName "MyAzureResourceGroup" ` -Name "www" -RecordType "CNAME" -Ttl 600 ` -DnsRecords (New-AzDnsRecordConfig -cname "contoso.azurewebsites.net")
PS C:\> nslookup Default Server: Default Address: 192.168.0.1 > www.contoso.com Server: default server Address: 192.168.0.1 Non-authoritative answer: Name: <instance of web app service>.cloudapp.net Address: <ip of web app service> Aliases: www.contoso.com contoso.azurewebsites.net <instance of web app service>.vip.azurewebsites.windows.net > contoso.com Server: default server Address: 192.168.0.1 Non-authoritative answer: Name: contoso.com Address: <ip of web app service> > set type=txt > contoso.com Server: default server Address: 192.168.0.1 Non-authoritative answer: contoso.com text = "contoso.azurewebsites.net"