Using Command Prompt to debug python scripts in my docker container

Question

Hi I have published a docker container (Unix) in Azure.

It's got some Python scripts on it that I want to run from my Command Prompt on my local machine.

I have installed Azure CLI.

I login via Command Prompt - using the usual:

az login

I then enter the command to hopefully open a session with my container - by entering something like this:

az container exec --name fooCont --resource-group fooResourceGrp --exec-command "/bin/ssh"

and I only have one container here - so it should work; and it does because I can see in my logs that the command was accepted:

All good. However all I get in my Command Prompt is a new line/empty prompt. Not some kind of shell into my container where I can get to all the good stuff and start running my scripts.

So - what did I do wrong/miss out?

PS - I know I can do this directly from a browser - and connect in - but it times out after a short time and thats no good for me.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hello Vidar

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Platform, thanks for posting your query here.

Based on the details provided, look like the exec-command you are mentioning is not correct.

Usually we access container with exec "/bin/sh" or "/bin/bash" not "/bin/ssh"

Please change and see if that helps resolve the issue.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Actually the problem was more down to a firewall issue that was stopping the command from executing properly - the typo was a valid point as well, so the command would not have worked regardless of the firewall issue.

To fix the firewall issue I am alluding to:

You must add *.serialconsole.azure.com to your firewall allow list.