why can't i use my hotmail account to use the sanbox for training lessons?

Hi,

This is known issue with the sandbox.

You should be able to work around the issue by first Activating the sandbox (solving puzzles, reviewing/accepting permissions, etc.) and then once you see the sign-in box appear on the right open a new browser tab. In this new tab, browse to https://shell.azure.com. If your existing sandbox hasn't expired you can use that instead of activating a new one.

When prompted, click Bash

Next choose No storage account required, for Subscription select Concierge Subscription, and click Apply.

After several seconds delay while a cloud shell is requested and connected to, you should see $ prompt. At this point you can complete the exercises instructions, copy/paste code from exercise tab to cloud shell tab as needed, etc.

NOTE: You need to complete tasks in Unit 3 Exercise - Create an Azure virtual machine and then Unit 9 Exercise - Configure network access using the same sandbox, before it expires. Otherwise the Unit 9 exercise tasks will fail.

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Thanks.

-TP