Server and (sometimes) Client Entra ID apps get renamed if using manual setup

[corrreia]

Please provide us with the following information:

This issue is for a: (mark with an x)

- [x ] bug report -> please search issues before submitting
- [ ] feature request
- [ ] documentation issue or request
- [ ] regression (a behavior that used to work and stopped in a new release)

Minimal steps to reproduce

Use the manual setup guide to create Entra ID apps for server and client.

Any log messages given by the failure

no

Expected/desired behavior

If apps are manually created the names of the apps should not get changed every time azd deploy is ran

OS and Version?

Windows 7, 8 or 10. Linux (which distribution). macOS (Yosemite? El Capitan? Sierra?)
win 10

azd version?

run azd version and copy paste here.
azd version 1.11.0

Versions

Mention any other details that might be useful

maybe this line: await graph_client.applications.by_application_id(object_id).patch(request_app) on auth_init.py should not exist.

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[pamelafox]

Ah I see, because we generate random_app_identifier each time. That's a good point. I don't recall offhand why we had the patch, if that was only in case the configuration had changed over time. But we could also query the name for an existing app to avoid renaming.

cc @mattgotteiner