Can't delete azure object

This usually means the resource group is locked, and the lock may be inherited, system-owned, or tied to a managed application.

1. Check whether the lock is on the resource group itself or inherited from a parent scope.
   • A lock applied at a parent scope is inherited by resources in that scope.
   • If a Delete lock exists on any resource in the group, deleting the resource group is blocked.
2. Verify whether this is a managed application scenario.
   • Some services create a locked infrastructure resource group that is owned by a system application.
   • In that case, the lock cannot be deleted directly.
   • The correct action is to delete the parent service, which then deletes the managed resource group.
3. If the lock is a normal management lock and permissions are sufficient, remove it from the correct scope.
   • To create or delete management locks, access to Microsoft.Authorization/* or Microsoft.Authorization/locks/* is required.
   • Owner and User Access Administrator have the required access.
4. In Azure portal, inspect the lock directly:
   • Open the resource group or affected resource.
   • Go to Settings > Locks.
   • Look for a Delete lock (CanNotDelete).
   • If it is removable, use the ellipsis menu and select Delete.
5. In Azure CLI, list locks and remove the exact lock by ID:

      az group lock list --output table
   

   If the lock exists and is removable, delete it by ID:

      lockid=$(az lock show --resource-group lockedRG --name deleteLock --output tsv --query id)
      az lock delete --ids $lockid
   

6. If deletion still fails with resource-not-found for the storage account, check whether the lock references a resource that no longer exists.
   • That can happen when deletion is blocked by service-managed or inherited locks.
   • If the resource group is part of a managed application, delete the parent service instead of trying to delete the lock directly.
7. Also confirm the resource group delete prerequisites.
   • Deleting a resource group requires the delete action for Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups.
   • Deletion can also fail because of locks or because resources are connected to resources in other resource groups.

Important: deleting a resource group removes the group and all associated resources.

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