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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
⚠️ windows_first
⚠️ missing_linux_example
⚠️ windows_tools
Summary:
The documentation is heavily biased toward Windows and PowerShell. All command-line examples use PowerShell, and instructions reference Windows-specific tools and file paths (e.g., c:/temp). There are no examples or guidance for Linux or cross-platform users, despite Azure CLI being mentioned briefly. The image customization steps use Windows images and PowerShell scripts exclusively, with no mention of Linux equivalents or how to adapt the process for Linux environments.
Recommendations:
  • Provide parallel examples using Azure CLI and Bash for all PowerShell commands, ensuring Linux and macOS users can follow along.
  • Include instructions for installing Azure CLI and required modules on Linux, not just PowerShell on Windows.
  • Demonstrate how to create and customize Linux images with Azure VM Image Builder, including sample templates and scripts.
  • Use cross-platform file paths (e.g., /tmp/mytemplate.txt) or clarify file path differences for Windows and Linux.
  • When referencing tools like Chocolatey (Windows), also mention Linux package managers (e.g., apt, yum) for Linux image customization scenarios.
  • Explicitly state which steps or features are Windows-only and provide alternatives or links for Linux users where possible.
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Scan History

Date Scan ID Status Bias Status
2025-07-12 23:44 #41 in_progress ❌ Biased
2025-07-12 00:58 #8 cancelled ✅ Clean
2025-07-10 05:06 #7 processing ✅ Clean

Flagged Code Snippets

'Az.ImageBuilder', 'Az.ManagedServiceIdentity' | ForEach-Object {Install-Module -Name $_ -AllowPrerelease}
# Gallery name $galleryName= "devboxGallery" # Image definition name $imageDefName ="vscodeImageDef" # Additional replication region $replRegion2="eastus" # Create the gallery New-AzGallery -GalleryName $galleryName -ResourceGroupName $imageResourceGroup -Location $location $SecurityType = @{Name='SecurityType';Value='TrustedLaunch'} $features = @($SecurityType) # Create the image definition New-AzGalleryImageDefinition -GalleryName $galleryName -ResourceGroupName $imageResourceGroup -Location $location -Name $imageDefName -OsState generalized -OsType Windows -Publisher 'myCompany' -Offer 'vscodebox' -Sku '1-0-0' -Feature $features -HyperVGeneration "V2"
Get-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages | Format-table -Property ResourceTypes,RegistrationState Get-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.Storage | Format-table -Property ResourceTypes,RegistrationState Get-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.Compute | Format-table -Property ResourceTypes,RegistrationState Get-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.KeyVault | Format-table -Property ResourceTypes,RegistrationState Get-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.Network | Format-table -Property ResourceTypes,RegistrationState
Register-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages Register-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.Storage Register-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.Compute Register-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.KeyVault Register-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.Network
# Get existing context $currentAzContext = Get-AzContext # Get your current subscription ID $subscriptionID=$currentAzContext.Subscription.Id # Destination image resource group $imageResourceGroup="<Resource group>" # Location $location="eastus2" # Image distribution metadata reference name $runOutputName="aibCustWinManImg01" # Image template name $imageTemplateName="vscodeWinTemplate"
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $imageResourceGroup -TemplateFile $templateFilePath -Api-Version "2020-02-14" -imageTemplateName $imageTemplateName -svclocation $location
# Set up role definition names, which need to be unique $timeInt=$(get-date -UFormat "%s") $imageRoleDefName="Azure Image Builder Image Def"+$timeInt $identityName="aibIdentity"+$timeInt # Add an Azure PowerShell module to support AzUserAssignedIdentity Install-Module -Name Az.ManagedServiceIdentity # Create an identity New-AzUserAssignedIdentity -ResourceGroupName $imageResourceGroup -Name $identityName -Location $location $identityNameResourceId=$(Get-AzUserAssignedIdentity -ResourceGroupName $imageResourceGroup -Name $identityName).Id $identityNamePrincipalId=$(Get-AzUserAssignedIdentity -ResourceGroupName $imageResourceGroup -Name $identityName).PrincipalId
$aibRoleImageCreationUrl="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/azure/azvmimagebuilder/master/solutions/12_Creating_AIB_Security_Roles/aibRoleImageCreation.json" $aibRoleImageCreationPath = "aibRoleImageCreation.json" # Download the configuration Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $aibRoleImageCreationUrl -OutFile $aibRoleImageCreationPath -UseBasicParsing ((Get-Content -path $aibRoleImageCreationPath -Raw) -replace '<subscriptionID>',$subscriptionID) | Set-Content -Path $aibRoleImageCreationPath ((Get-Content -path $aibRoleImageCreationPath -Raw) -replace '<rgName>', $imageResourceGroup) | Set-Content -Path $aibRoleImageCreationPath ((Get-Content -path $aibRoleImageCreationPath -Raw) -replace 'Azure Image Builder Service Image Creation Role', $imageRoleDefName) | Set-Content -Path $aibRoleImageCreationPath # Create a role definition New-AzRoleDefinition -InputFile ./aibRoleImageCreation.json # Grant the role definition to the VM Image Builder service principal New-AzRoleAssignment -ObjectId $identityNamePrincipalId -RoleDefinitionName $imageRoleDefName -Scope "/subscriptions/$subscriptionID/resourceGroups/$imageResourceGroup"
{ "$schema": "http://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#", "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0", "parameters": { "imageTemplateName": { "type": "string" }, "api-version": { "type": "string" }, "svclocation": { "type": "string" } }, "variables": {}, "resources": [ { "name": "[parameters('imageTemplateName')]", "type": "Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages/imageTemplates", "apiVersion": "[parameters('api-version')]", "location": "[parameters('svclocation')]", "dependsOn": [], "tags": { "imagebuilderTemplate": "win11multi", "userIdentity": "enabled" }, "identity": { "type": "UserAssigned", "userAssignedIdentities": { "<imgBuilderId>": {} } }, "properties": { "buildTimeoutInMinutes": 100, "vmProfile": { "vmSize": "Standard_DS2_v2", "osDiskSizeGB": 127 }, "source": { "type": "PlatformImage", "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsDesktop", "offer": "Windows-11", "sku": "win11-21h2-ent", "version": "latest" }, "customize": [ { "type": "PowerShell", "name": "Install Choco and VS Code", "inline": [ "Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))", "choco install -y vscode" ] } ], "distribute": [ { "type": "SharedImage", "galleryImageId": "/subscriptions/<subscriptionID>/resourceGroups/<rgName>/providers/Microsoft.Compute/galleries/<sharedImageGalName>/images/<imageDefName>", "runOutputName": "<runOutputName>", "artifactTags": { "source": "azureVmImageBuilder", "baseosimg": "win11multi" }, "replicationRegions": [ "<region1>", "<region2>" ] } ] } } ] }
$templateFilePath = <Template Path> (Get-Content -path $templateFilePath -Raw ) -replace '<subscriptionID>',$subscriptionID | Set-Content -Path $templateFilePath (Get-Content -path $templateFilePath -Raw ) -replace '<rgName>',$imageResourceGroup | Set-Content -Path $templateFilePath (Get-Content -path $templateFilePath -Raw ) -replace '<runOutputName>',$runOutputName | Set-Content -Path $templateFilePath (Get-Content -path $templateFilePath -Raw ) -replace '<imageDefName>',$imageDefName | Set-Content -Path $templateFilePath (Get-Content -path $templateFilePath -Raw ) -replace '<sharedImageGalName>',$galleryName| Set-Content -Path $templateFilePath (Get-Content -path $templateFilePath -Raw ) -replace '<region1>',$location | Set-Content -Path $templateFilePath (Get-Content -path $templateFilePath -Raw ) -replace '<region2>',$replRegion2 | Set-Content -Path $templateFilePath ((Get-Content -path $templateFilePath -Raw) -replace '<imgBuilderId>',$identityNameResourceId) | Set-Content -Path $templateFilePath
Invoke-AzResourceAction -ResourceName $imageTemplateName -ResourceGroupName $imageResourceGroup -ResourceType Microsoft.VirtualMachineImages/imageTemplates -ApiVersion "2020-02-14" -Action Run
Get-AzImageBuilderTemplate -ImageTemplateName $imageTemplateName -ResourceGroupName $imageResourceGroup | Select-Object -Property Name, LastRunStatusRunState, LastRunStatusMessage, ProvisioningState
Name LastRunStatusRunState LastRunStatusMessage ProvisioningState --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- vscodeWinTemplate Creating