How to list all AZ VM local admin users

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How to list all AZ VM local admin users

Oscar 177

Hello, Is there a way to run Azure CLI and give commands on Azure VM like: give all local administrator users? For example, if we don't have access to Azure VM, but we do have Owner access to the Resource group or to Subscription.

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2023-04-20T21:55:16.84+00:00

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Oscar 177 Reputation points

2023-04-21T06:43:48.9933333+00:00

@deherman-MSFT Well, I did add a comment with a questions, and then you asked to mark it as Answered.... whatever...

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Oscar 177 Reputation points

2023-04-21T06:43:48.9933333+00:00

@deherman-MSFT Well, I did add a comment with a questions, and then you asked to mark it as Answered.... whatever...

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TP 124.9K Volunteer Moderator

Hi,

You can use sample code below to get list of members of local Administrators group on windows VM. Please note it takes some time for the extension to run the command on the VM and return the results, so be patient.

az vm run-command invoke -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVM --command-id RunPowerShellScript --scripts "Get-LocalGroupMember -Group 'Administrators'"

Thanks.

-TP

Oscar 177 Reputation points

2023-04-10T08:08:08.8866667+00:00

Hello TP, Thanks, this seems to get it working. Do you know maybe how to call every found user password reset? And can any command be used to get local admins on the Linux devices?
Oscar 177 Reputation points

2023-04-10T08:20:36.9466667+00:00

The pwd reset seems to work via: az vm user update -u test -p xxxx -n testvm -g TestRG :) So now interesting to find out if any command be used to get local admins on the Linux devices, and reset passwords too.

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