terraform always asks for login if AZURE_CONFIG_DIR is different from the default

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Terraform Version

Terraform v0.12.21

Terraform Configuration Files

# The default provider configuration
provider "azurerm" {
  subscription_id = "MySubscriptionId"
}

Crash Output

Error: Error building AzureRM Client: Error populating Client ID from the Azure CLI: No Authorization Tokens were found - please ensure the Azure CLI is installed and then log-in with `az login`.

Expected Behavior

Terraform should support the AZURE_CONFIG_DIR env var (which is supported by Azure CLI).

Actual Behavior

Terraform complains that I'm not logged in, even though I am.

Steps to Reproduce

Configure your env with the AZURE_CONFIG_DIR set to something other than "$HOME/.azure".
Do az login and confirm that the AZURE_CONFIG_DIR is populated with the Azure CLI session files.
Run terraform and it will complain that you need to login.

Additional Context

Azure CLI reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/azure-cli-configuration?view=azure-cli-latest#cli-configuration-file

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This issue has been automatically migrated to hashicorp/terraform-provider-azurerm#5891 because it looks like an issue with that provider. If you believe this is not an issue with the provider, please reply to hashicorp/terraform-provider-azurerm#5891.

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This issue has been automatically migrated to hashicorp/terraform-provider-azurerm#5892 because it looks like an issue with that provider. If you believe this is not an issue with the provider, please reply to hashicorp/terraform-provider-azurerm#5892.

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