How to get rid of "Active" Removed from Entra ID" status in console for my gmail.com account? I want my gmail.com account to be admin in data bricks

Sarika Kamble 0 Reputation points
2025-10-15T08:42:16+00:00

I created a free Azure account with 200 USD credits for a month using my email

******@gmail.com to practice databricks skills using unity catalogue.

I set up datalake and databricks under a resource group already.

Now, when I launch databricks workspace it logs in as ******@gmail.com and try to set up unity catalogue I don't see "Manage account" as ******@gmail.com is not listed as admin coz in Azure Entra id it converts ******@gmail.com to sarika.srkp_gmail.com#EXT#@sarikasrkpgmail.onmicrosoft.com as user principle name.

User's image I need to upgrade my ******@gmail.com as account admin in https://accounts.azuredatabricks.net/ console

So, I log in there using my sarika.srkp_gmail.com#EXT#@sarikasrkpgmail.onmicrosoft.com account but when I go to the user management section I see my ******@gmail.com status as "Active: Account removed from entra id" and I can't edit it change it's role to admin.

I can't add ******@gmail.com again either as it says account already exists.

How will I resolve this? I need to set up unity catalogue using ******@gmail.com account by making it admin but it needs to be added to entra id first as the plain ******@gmail.com but Azure won't add it there without EXT microsoft.com extension.

I don't work for any organization. This free account is for my individual practice.Screenshot 2025-10-15 140315

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  1. Alex Burlachenko 18,310 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-10-15T10:50:25.8733333+00:00

    Hi Sarika Kamble,

    the problem is that your gmail account is an external 'guest' in your own azure tenant, which limits its permissions in databricks.

    that 'active: account removed from entra id' status is the key. it means databricks sees the account, but it lost its connection to the active directory.

    you need to get your plain ******@gmail.com added as a native member of your azure ad tenant, not as a guest. since you are the owner of the subscription, you can do this.

    log into the azure portal with your sarika.srkp_gmail.com#EXT#... account. go to azure active directory. on the overview page, look for a button that says 'add a user' or 'new user'. you want to create a new user.

    in the creation form, do this.

    • user name: enter your pure gmail address ******@gmail.com.

    name: enter your name.

    password: create a temporary password.

    most importantly, set the 'role' to global administrator. this is what will give you the power in databricks. creating a new native user with this role is the cleanest way to solve this.

    after you create this user, log out of the azure portal completely. now, go to the databricks account console https://accounts.azuredatabricks.net/ and sign in with your pure ******@gmail.com and the temporary password. it will make you change the password.

    now, you should be signed in as a native user with global admin rights. you should see the 'manage account' option and be able to assign the account admin role to yourself for setting up unity catalog.

    this method of creating a native cloud account for yourself is a best practice for individual projects on any platform, as it avoids the limitations of external guest accounts.

    create a new native user in azure ad with your gmail address and the global admin role. then use that account to log into the databricks account console.

    regards,

    Alex

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