Azure Linux Support Team
Support for Linux on Azure
/var/empty/sshd must be owned by root and not group or world-writable
Problem Statement: You are attempting to ssh into a Linux VM and are unsuccessful. We have seen...
Date: 01/30/2018
AZ CLI: How to delete and re-deploy a VM from VHD (unmanaged disk)
You should be able to use the built-in CLI on the Azure portal, for more details on how to use it,...
Date: 05/07/2017
How to: Deploy a basic wordpress on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on Azure
How to deploy a simple Wordpress instance using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Nginx, MariaDB and Memcache in...
Date: 04/10/2017
How to: Add SWAP to Linux VM's on Azure
Every virtual machine (VM) on Azure has what we call a temporary (ephemeral) disk which is...
Date: 04/10/2017
How to: Resize Linux osDisk partition on Azure
Most Linux images on Azure will by default have 30GB size for the osDisk and that is something that...
Date: 04/03/2017
Azure Linux Extensions: Custom Script for Linux
You have probably seen some extensions that are available on Azure, some of them listed/documented...
Date: 02/12/2017
Linux Recovery: Fixing non-boot issues related to Kernel problems using chroot
In a previous article, it was described how to manually fix kernel related issues that could cause a...
Date: 10/09/2016
Unsupported: How to install xRDP for GUI remote access on Linux
You want to access a Linux VM on Azure using a GUI through Remote Desktop or similar tools. The...
Date: 09/26/2016
Linux Recovery: SSH daemon is not starting up properly
You have noticed that you lost SSH connectivity to a Linux VM and after examining the boot...
Date: 09/19/2016
Best Practices: Monitoring Linux VM utilization with sysstat
Sysstat is a very interesting option to enable system monitoring without sacrificing performance and...
Date: 09/13/2016
Linux Recovery: Cannot SSH to Linux VM due to file system errors (fsck, inodes)
When a Linux VM requires fsck to repair possible file system issues, manual intervention will be...
Date: 09/13/2016
Linux Recovery: Using CHROOT steps to recover VMs that are not accessible
You are facing an issue where you might need to basically delete a virtual machine (VM) , keep its...
Date: 08/16/2016
Best Practices: Using SSH keys to access Linux VMs on Azure
When deploying Linux workloads on Azure, Microsoft highly recommends using SSH keys since they...
Date: 08/07/2016
Best Practices: Running Linux on Azure
A lot of times we help customers getting the best out of running their workloads on Azure using any...
Date: 08/07/2016
Azure PowerShell: How to delete and re-deploy a VM from VHD
Before moving further, please make sure you have Azure PowerShell installed: How to install and...
Date: 07/21/2016
Azure CLI: How to delete and re-deploy a VM from VHD
NOTE: Recently the azure cli has changed to the az cli, unless you have the older azure cli tools...
Date: 07/21/2016
Linux Recovery: Cannot SSH to Linux VM due to FSTAB errors.
There are a few cases where a VM might stop booting up properly if the syntax in fstab is not...
Date: 07/21/2016
Welcome to the Linux on Azure Support Team
Hi and welcome to the official Linux on Azure Support Team Blog! Here you will find articles that...
Date: 06/09/2016