How do i find my VM Login password on Azure

Question

I have setup simultaneous remote login for multiple users on my VM and require the following advice:

1. How does the 2nd user login, must another user login be setup for the VM and how is that done ?
2. How do i retrieve the admin VM password of Azure ?

Answer 1

Hi @Billy Van Wyk (PEC),

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

To enable a second user to log into a VM with simultaneous remote access, you must activate Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and set it up for multiple sessions. This usually involves acquiring RDS Client Access Licenses (CALs).

To recover the admin VM password in Azure, you can reset it via the Azure portal or by using Azure PowerShell.

Please refer to below given link on similar issues for your reference: -https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/649296/4-users-in-the-same-vm-windows

If you have any further queries, do let us know.

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Answer 2

Hi Nikhil

Thank for for the feedback, the Azure VM we are using has a Windows Server operating system, without additional license and therefor allows for 2 concurrent users which we have already setup. As for the questions above:

1. In our case both users login as the admin, how can we setup a new login for password for the 2nd User ?
2. The password reset we did under the VM / Help / Password Reset, but the new password does not seem to work, is there something we are doing in correctly ?