Reset VM Password

Overview

If for some reason you cannot SSH into your VM using your Linux admin user (e.g. azureuser), you can reset your credentials via the Azure Portal.

Reset your Credentials

If your VM already exists, you can still set the public key.

Under the VM details page, go to Reset password.

This page gives you the option to Reset SSH public key, and to set your SSH public key.

You can also create a new Linux admin user, with a different username.

Note: Be careful not to select Reset configuration only, because this will wipe out the SFTP Gateway specific settings in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file.