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+# Azure Automation Account
+This template deploys an Azure Automation Account.
+
+## Terraform resource types
+
+- [random_pet](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/random/latest/docs/resources/pet)
+- [azurerm_resource_group](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/azurerm/latest/docs/resources/resource_group)
+- [random_string](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/random/latest/docs/resources/string)
+- [azurerm_automation_account](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/azurerm/latest/docs/resources/automation_account)
+
+## Variables
+
+| Name | Description | Default value |
+|-|-|-|
+| `resource_group_name_prefix` | Prefix of the resource group name that's combined with a random ID so name is unique in your Azure subscription. | rg |
+| `resource_group_location` | Location of the resource group. | eastus |
+| `automation_account_name` | Name of the Automation Account resource. The value will be randomly generated if blank. | "" |
+
+## Example
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+resource "random_pet" "rg_name" {
+  prefix = var.resource_group_name_prefix
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_resource_group" "rg" {
+  location = var.resource_group_location
+  name     = random_pet.rg_name.id
+}
+
+resource "random_string" "azurerm_automation_account_name" {
+  length  = 13
+  lower   = true
+  numeric = false
+  special = false
+  upper   = false
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_automation_account" "example" {
+  name                = coalesce(var.automation_account_name, "autoacc-${random_string.azurerm_automation_account_name.result}")
+  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.rg.name
+  location            = azurerm_resource_group.rg.location
+  sku_name            = "Basic"
+  identity {
+    type         = "SystemAssigned"
+  }
+
+  public_network_access_enabled = true
+}
+
+data "azurerm_subscription" "current" {}
+
+data "azurerm_role_definition" "contributor" {
+  name = "Contributor"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_role_assignment" "example" {
+  scope              = data.azurerm_subscription.current.id
+  role_definition_name = "Contributor"
+  principal_id       = azurerm_automation_account.example.identity[0].principal_id
+}
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+output "resource_group_name" {
+  value = azurerm_resource_group.rg.name
+}
+
+output "automation_account_name" {
+  value = azurerm_automation_account.example.name
+}
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+terraform {
+  required_version = ">=1.0"
+
+  required_providers {
+    azurerm = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/azurerm"
+      version = "~>3.0"
+    }
+    random = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/random"
+      version = "~>3.0"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+provider "azurerm" {
+  features {}
+}
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+variable "resource_group_name_prefix" {
+  type        = string
+  default     = "rg"
+  description = "Prefix of the resource group name that's combined with a random ID so name is unique in your Azure subscription."
+}
+
+variable "resource_group_location" {
+  type        = string
+  default     = "eastus"
+  description = "Location of the resource group."
+}
+
+variable "automation_account_name" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "The name of the Automation Account resource. The value will be randomly generated if blank."
+  default     = ""
+}
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