Add-AzVMSshPublicKey
Adds the public keys for SSH for a virtual machine, when only creating the VM.
Syntax
Default (Default)
Add-AzVMSshPublicKey
[-VM] <PSVirtualMachine>
[[-KeyData] <String>]
[[-Path] <String>]
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Add-AzVMSshPublicKey cmdlet adds the public keys that you can use to connect to a Linux virtual machine over Secure Shell (SSH). This cannot be used after VM creation, if you try to use this after VM creation without Update-AzVM, there will be no error, if you use the command with Update-AzVM, the command will error.
Examples
Example 1: Add a public key to a virtual machine
$VirtualMachine = Get-AzVM -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroup11" -Name "VirtualMachine07"
$VirtualMachine = Add-AzVMSshPublicKey -VM $VirtualMachine -KeyData "MIIDszCCApugAwIBAgIJALBV9YJCF/tAMA0GCSq12Ib3DQEB21QUAMEUxCzAJBgNV" -Path "/home/admin/.ssh/authorized_keys"
The first command gets the virtual machine named VirtualMachine07 by using the Get-AzVM cmdlet. The command stores the virtual machine in the $VirtualMachine variable. The second command adds the public key to the location on VirtualMachine07 that the Path parameter specifies.
Parameters
-DefaultProfile
The credentials, account, tenant, and subscription used for communication with azure.
Parameter properties
| Type: | IAzureContextContainer |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | AzContext, AzureRmContext, AzureCredential |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-KeyData
Specifies a base 64 encoding of a public key. You can connect to a Linux virtual machine by using SSH or by using the key that this parameter specifies.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 1 |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Path
Specifies the full path of a file, on the virtual machine, where this cmdlet stores the SSH public key. If the file already exists, this cmdlet appends the key to the file.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 2 |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-VM
Specifies the virtual machine object that this cmdlet modifies. To obtain a virtual machine object, use the Get-AzVM cmdlet. You can use the New-AzVMConfig cmdlet to create a virtual machine object.
Parameter properties
| Type: | PSVirtualMachine |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | VMProfile |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 0 |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
