Mount an ADLS Gen 2 to Databricks File System Using a Service Principal and OAuth 2.0 (Ep. 5)

Demonstrate how to mount an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 (ADLS Gen 2) account to Databricks File System (DBFS), authenticating using a service principal and OAuth 2.0.

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Prerequisites

Before moving on, you should understand:

• How to provision Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2 (ADLS Gen 2) and Azure Databricks.
• How to create container (file system) in Data Lake Gen2 File systems (Use latest Azure Storage Explorer.)