How to run the Virtual machine scale set agents in interactive mode with AutoLogOn.

Question

I am using Virtual machine scale set agents in my pipelines, by default the agent was running as service. I need to use screen resolution utility extension for changing the agent resolution and test complete application for running my test project, for this I need to run the VMSS agents in interactive mode with AutoLogOn.

Since VMSS agent running as service, the pipeline failed in screen resolution task. Please find the screenshot regarding it below:

Currently I am using Windows OS as agent. Also, I could see an option in agent pool to run the agent with auto log on and interactive test for Windows Server Operating system. Whether this option suitable for Windows Operating system also?

If not, can you please provide any solution regarding this asap.

Note: While using self-hosted VM as agent, while configuring the agent in VM itself it ask whether need to run agent as service or not. How this option can be enabled in VMSS agent?

Answer 1

@Subashini Mahendran Currently, Azure DevOps is not supported on Microsoft Q&A. Please check this supported products list here (more to be added later on).

However, the Azure DevOps team and community are active and answering questions on https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/spaces/21/index.html Please post your question there and experts will guide you.

Few examples on the same topic for reference:
https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/build-agents-running-in-interactive-mode-with-auto/440938
https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/pipeline-agent-in-interactive-mode-with-autologon/1093230

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