Restore Azure fileshare across subscription fails with ResourceGroupNotFound

[stevensystems]

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Describe the bug

When using az backup restore-azurefileshare to restore a fileshare across subscriptions, the target resource group can not be found.

Command Name
az backup restore restore-azurefileshare

Errors:

(ResourceGroupNotFound) Resource group 'rg-target-storage' could not be found.
Code: ResourceGroupNotFound
Message: Resource group 'rg-target-storage' could not be found.

To Reproduce:

Steps to reproduce the behavior. Note that argument values have been redacted, as they may contain sensitive information.

Prerequisites:

• Create Storage Account sasource in Resource Group rg-source-storage on subscription s_source
• Create Azure FileShare in sasource named myfileshare
• Create Storage Account satarget in Resource Group rg-target-storageon subscription s_target
• Create Azure FileShare in satarget namend my-fileshare
• Create Recovery Vault my-vault in resource group rg-my-vault on subscription s_source
• Create & assign backup policy on myfileshare of sasource in my-vault
• Create a backup of myfileshare in my-vault

Restore using az cli:

• az login
• az account set --subscription s_target
• az backup restore restore-azurefileshare --resolve-conflict Overwrite --restore-mode AlternateLocation --vault-name my-vault --resource-group rg-my-vault --subscription s_source --target-storage-account satarget --target-resource-group-name rg-target-storage --target-file-share my-fileshare --container-name "StorageContainer;Storage;rg-source-storage;sasource" --item-name backupItem --rp-name 235172362713809 --verbose

Expected Behavior

Start restoring files to the target file share my-fileshare in storage account satarget.

Environment Summary

Linux-5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2-x86_64-with-glibc2.35, Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS
Python 3.12.8
Installer: DEB

azure-cli 2.71.0

Extensions:
application-insights 1.2.3
azure-devops 1.0.1
k8s-configuration 2.2.0
k8s-extension 1.6.4
maintenance 1.4.0
ml 2.36.1
monitor-control-service 1.2.0
resource-mover 1.0.0b2
ssh 2.0.6
storage-preview 1.0.0b5

Dependencies:
msal 1.31.2b1
azure-mgmt-resource 23.1.1

Additional Context

Using Azure Portal to restore the fileshare across subscriptions works as expected.

[yonzhan]

Thank you for opening this issue, we will look into it.