azure_management_groups Resource

Use the azure_management_groups InSpec audit resource to test the properties and configuration of multiple Azure management groups.

Azure REST API Version, Endpoint, and HTTP Client Parameters

This resource interacts with API versions supported by the resource provider. The api_version can be defined as a resource parameter. If not provided, this resource uses the latest version. For more information, refer to the azure_generic_resource document.

Unless defined, this resource uses the azure_cloud global endpoint and default values for the HTTP client. For more information, refer to the resource pack README.

Install

This resource is available in the Chef InSpec Azure resource pack.

For information on configuring your Azure environment for Chef InSpec and creating an InSpec profile that uses the InSpec Azure resource pack, see the Chef InSpec documentation for the Azure cloud platform.

Syntax

An azure_management_groups resource block returns management groups for the authenticated user.

describe azure_management_groups do
  #...
end

Parameters

This resource does not require any parameters.

Properties

ids: A list of the unique resource IDs.; Field: id
names: A list of names of all the resources being interrogated.; Field: name
types: A list of types of all the resources being interrogated.; Field: type
properties: A list of properties for all the resources being interrogated.; Field: properties

Note

For information on using filter criteria on plural resources, see the documentation on FilterTable

Examples

Test that a named Management Group exists

describe azure_management_groups do
  its('names') { should include('ABCD-1234') }
end

Matchers

For a full list of available matchers, see our Universal Matchers page.

This resource has the following special matchers.

exists

The control passes if the filter returns at least one result. Use should_not if you expect zero matches.

# If we expect at least one management group to exist.

describe azure_management_groups do
  it { should exist }
end

not_exists

# If we expect zero matches.

describe azure_management_groups do
  it { should_not exist }
end

Azure Permissions

Your Service Principal must be set up with at least a contributor role on the subscription you wish to test.