How to reattach an OS Disk after detaching from a VM?
I wanted to detach an OS Disk from an existing VM and the only way I found that this can be done is by deleting the VM but keeping the OS Disk. See picture below. Which is fine by me but when creating a new VM how do I attach this disk to the new VM?
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Startup credits draining for deleted E16 v3/E16s v3 VM – two weeks and counting
Hi everyone, Hoping the community can shed some light on this. Timeline: Two weeks ago I de-allocated and deleted an E16 v3/E16s v3 virtual machine. Current state: There are zero VMs of that series left—no orphaned disks or IPs either. Problem: My…
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Unable to attach an unassigned disk to new VM
Existing disk that is not associated with any VM is not showing up on my new VM to be able to attach to it. How do I do that via the portal?
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Restoring Access After Removing Account from IAM
An account was mistakenly removed from Access control (IAM), resulting in the server being unreachable. What steps can be taken to restore access to the server?
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[Azure] Installing windows feature on Windows Server 2025 takes longer time
Hello, I am trying to install Windows features on a Azure VM with a Windows 2025 Datacenter Azure marketplace image. The install of the feature takes longer time than compare to the previous Windows 2022 Datacenter Azure marketplace image (Please note…
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Why cant I delete a Linux VM, showing error code: undefined?
I am trying to delete two VMs. One windows, one Linux. They have both been stopped but give the above error. I have the correct permisions I have tried several time restarted browser etc. Trying to delete fromt the Azure Web UI.
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How to configure email from Linux server to O365 with Non-Profit sponsorship
So, I'm helping out a non-profit that has both Office 365 and Azure via a sponsorship. They run a WordPress server in Azure and want to be able to receive email from that server to some accounts in their O365 service. I'm going through the various…
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Need Query or Other option to see how many VM's does not have AzureMonitorWindowsAgent extension installed ?
I Need help to get list of VM which does not have AzureMonitorWindowsAgent extension installed ? Is there any Kusto or resource graph query or any other way we can confirm ?
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Cant boot VM after enabling Bitlocker.
I enabled Bitlocker, it was configured to allow for bitlocker password to boot but not required, i cant remote into my VM now, it boots and then shuts down. I assume its doing this because its not getting the bitlocker password but i cannot use bastian…
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ENCERROU O PERIODO DE TESTE DA VM, COMO ACESSAR OS ARQUIVOS? NÃO VOU CONTIAR COM A ASSINATURA.
OLÁ CRIEI UMA VM E ONTEM MEU PERIODO DE TESTE ENCERROU, COMO FAÇO PARA ACESSAR OS ARQUIVOS QUE SUBI NA VM?
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Linux VM Nginx Issue
Team, When I am trying to Issue Azure CLI commands for Installing Nginx server, I am facing issue. Please see below and help me. # Update apt cache. sudo apt-get update #We need to add repo before installing nginx-core. Otherwise we get an error sudo…
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Encryption At Host on Domain Controller VMs
I would like to enable Encryption At Host on all Azure Virtual Machines. For our Domain Controller VMs, I need to confirm the best practice for shutting them down and deallocating them. From what I understand, Domain Controllers should be shut down from…
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How to enable vtpm for a confidential VM using the cli
I am trying to create an Azure Confidential VM using the cli. I already created a Public IP address Network security group Network Interface Disk Network security group and I would like to create the VM. I ran az vm create \ --name azure-temp \ …
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Create or Update Virtual Machine Extension Failed
Can you please help on this issue "Create or Update Virtual Machine Extension"? …
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RHEL 9.2 VM in Azure - dnf update is failing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 for x86_64 - AppStream - Extended Update Support from RHUI (RPMs) 0.0 B/s | 0 B 02:00 Errors during…
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How can I open port 25 to allow sending email from Azure VM
Hello, Is it possible to open port 25, to enable an application running on an Azure VM to send email using the domain's MX record address as the SMTP server? I've had this setup running successfully on-premises, and have since moved the server into…
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Convert Azure Spot VM to Regular Standard VM
I'm want the Azure Spot VM into a regular standard VM? If so, what are the steps involved in this process? I would appreciate any suggestions.!
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New AMD GPU VM NVads V710 v5 series is not showing up, can't even request quota
These VMs are now GA https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurehighperformancecomputingblog/introducing-nvads-v710-v5-series-vms/4406761 But I can't request quota, see screenshots. I tried to open a support ticket and it forced me to post here.
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VM default shell sh vs. bash in Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04 VMs
Does anyone know if and why the default shell changed from bash to sh between the Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04 VM images? And what the right way is to configure it to be bash for new human users, including those created by AadSshLoginForLinux? In our older…
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SSH connection to VM timeouts repeatedly after 1-3 hours
Hi, I am running a Virtual Machine with Ubuntu as OS. and it has ssh connection open at port 22. now this connection keeps getting timed out every few hours and when I restart the VM it works fine. VM metrics do not show anything out of ordinary. How…
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