Resetting Azure VM expired password.

Question

I am new to Azure VM and create a VM machine to use for my office. Unfortunately the only user available is the built-in administrator. How can I reset the login password via the Azure portal?

Answer 1

Hello Babatunde Pase ,

Thanks for reaching out in the Microsoft Q&A!

To reset the password for the built-in administrator account on your Azure VM, kindly follow these steps:

1. Access the Azure Portal: Sign in to the Microsoft Azure portal using your Azure credentials.
2. Locate Your Virtual Machine: Go to the Azure resources section and search for your Virtual Machine by name.
3. Reset Password:
   • Select your Virtual Machine.
   • In the left menu, under Support + troubleshooting, click Reset password.
4. Reset Options:
   • In the Reset password window, you have two options:
     • Reset password: Resets the password for the built-in administrator account.
     • Reset configuration only: Resets the Remote Desktop Service (RDS) configuration and creates a new local administrator account with a random password. You will be provided with the new credentials.
5. Choose Your Option:
   • If you know the username, select Reset password, enter a new strong password, and click Update.
   • If you don't know the username or want a new account, select Reset configuration only and click Update.
6. Use the New Credentials: Once the reset is complete, use the new password (or the provided credentials) to log in to your Azure VM through Remote Desktop Connection (RDP).

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Answer 2

Hello Babatunde Pase,

Thanks for your question.

Depending on the type of VM OS, you will need to reset the VM password.

To this, please take a look at the MS learn document to reset the password.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/windows/reset-rdp

See Summary of steps:

• Sign in to the Azure portal and navigate to your vm
• In the VM page, find and click on the Reset password
• Click Update to reset the password.

You can also do this using the Azure CLI which is simply Azure command line. I understand you are new to Azure and it may be interesting for you to test this:

• Go to the Azure portal and click on the Cloud Shell icon. You will see it on the top right (looks likr a greater than symbol)
• Run the command below:

az vm user update -u username -p password -n MyVm -g MyResourceGroup

See reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/vm/user?view=azure-cli-latest#az-vm-user-update

Please let me know if you have further questions

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