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Azure virtual machine logon issues

We have a number of virtual servers in Azure, a mixture of server 2019 and server 2022. The machines are in 5 resource groups. Most of these are fine, I can connect to them using RDP and Bastion. However, I have 1 server that will only allow me to log on…

Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
17,150 questions
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
6,177 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,026 questions
asked 2023-11-01T15:05:21.78+00:00
Gareth Davies 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-11-02T19:06:10.6366667+00:00
Gareth Davies 0 Reputation points
1 answer

SAML 2.0 Support in Sharepoint 2019 ?

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/OfficeDocs-SharePoint/issues/1324 (mentioned SAML 2.0 not supported by sharepoint 2019 ) https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/201880/saml-2-0-support-in-sharepoint-2016 (mentioned SAML 2.0 not supported by…

SharePoint Server
SharePoint Server
A family of Microsoft on-premises document management and storage systems.
2,030 questions
asked 2023-11-02T08:26:30.4733333+00:00
SinPeow 61 Reputation points
answered 2023-11-02T19:03:28.3866667+00:00
Vahid Ghafarpour 6,965 Reputation points
0 answers

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-docs/blob/main/articles/active-directory/hybrid/connect/reference-connect-version-history.md is missing

Documentation for https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/connect/reference-connect-version-history used to be stored and accessible at…

Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
17,150 questions
asked 2023-11-02T19:03:18.8833333+00:00
bstets 1 Reputation point
1 answer

SAML 2.0 Support in Sharepoint 2019 ?

https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/201880/saml-2-0-support-in-sharepoint-2016 https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/OfficeDocs-SharePoint/issues/1324 from the above 2 discussion , sound like SharePoint 2019 is not supported SAML 2.0 . can anyone…

SharePoint Server
SharePoint Server
A family of Microsoft on-premises document management and storage systems.
2,030 questions
asked 2023-11-02T08:24:00.6866667+00:00
SinPeow 61 Reputation points
answered 2023-11-02T19:03:18.29+00:00
Vahid Ghafarpour 6,965 Reputation points
1 answer

Can you manage computers (Computer Management) in Azure AD like you can in regular AD?

In regular AD, from a Windows Server, I can go into AD, right click on a Computer and select Manage. I can then do things like I can in Computer Management on that computer itself. Is that possible to do on Azure AD?

Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
17,150 questions
asked 2021-04-25T19:50:35.577+00:00
Jim 231 Reputation points
commented 2023-11-02T19:02:49.2333333+00:00
March, Christopher 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Copy Activity - Azure Sql to Oracle

Hi, I am using "Copy Activity" to load the data into ORACLE from Azure SQL. In Azure SQL datatype is NVARCHAR(4000) and in ORACLE datatype is VARCHAR2(4000 CHAR). in this case copy activity fails with following error. Any suggestion on how to…

Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory
An Azure service for ingesting, preparing, and transforming data at scale.
8,283 questions
Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Synapse Analytics
An Azure analytics service that brings together data integration, enterprise data warehousing, and big data analytics. Previously known as Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
3,688 questions
asked 2023-09-19T07:16:44.6433333+00:00
Vivek, Anand 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-11-02T19:01:35.7766667+00:00
BhargavaGunnam-MSFT 20,916 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
0 answers

return 404 when browse website create in app service

Hi all I have a website serviced by app service. web server is Tomcat 10 on Windows. I mount a Azure fileshare in path mapping and use it to make a virtual directory. connect to /force, return 404 browse /test is fine. Is there anything wrong when I…

Azure App Service
Azure App Service
Azure App Service is a service used to create and deploy scalable, mission-critical web apps.
5,874 questions
asked 2023-10-26T08:11:08.6233333+00:00
orea 邢 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-11-02T19:01:33.9933333+00:00
ajkuma 18,551 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Maximum files per resource in Add your own data

In the Azure AI Services documentation, there's a reference to a maximum number of files per resource. What does this mean? What is the limit?

Azure OpenAI Service
Azure OpenAI Service
An Azure service that provides access to OpenAI’s GPT-3 models with enterprise capabilities.
1,234 questions
asked 2023-09-27T10:05:21.2833333+00:00
Divya67 331 Reputation points
commented 2023-11-02T19:01:12.4+00:00
Ahmed Salman IN 1 Reputation point
1 answer

Windows Server 2016 Essentials - Windows Server Essentials Email Server Service starts and stops immediatly

What we have seen aftersomeone made a password change the service PASSWORD CHANGE NOTIFICATION SERVICE generates an error that there are no Endpoints available. That behavoiur is caused because the service WINDOWS SERVER ESSENTIALS EMAIL SERVICE can’t…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
10,921 questions
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,192 questions
asked 2021-03-22T15:18:56.927+00:00
Markus Hoesli 1 Reputation point
commented 2023-11-02T19:00:34.1666667+00:00
rpodric 81 Reputation points
2 answers

Azure app service significant difference in response time based on region

I have a dash app that I deployed to azure app services in west europe region. Now the issue is when I access the app from germany ip, the response time is quite fast but when I access it from Pakistan/India, the response time in like 10 to 15 mins. I…

Azure App Service
Azure App Service
Azure App Service is a service used to create and deploy scalable, mission-critical web apps.
5,874 questions
asked 2023-10-26T14:25:29.3433333+00:00
Muhammad Hassan 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-11-02T18:58:47.5066667+00:00
ajkuma 18,551 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Questions from Excel to Microsoft

I've put up a list of exam questions for a course that I'm now working on constructing in an Excel spreadsheet. If it's possible to export these questions from Excel to Microsoft Forms in an efficient manner, that would be great. Is there a detailed…

Not Monitored
Not Monitored
Tag not monitored by Microsoft.
31,781 questions
asked 2023-11-02T18:51:40.2733333+00:00
Daniel Madrid 0 Reputation points
accepted 2023-11-02T18:58:47.0933333+00:00
Daniel Madrid 0 Reputation points
3 answers

DC replication failed

I have a virtual DC (PDC, FSMO & DNS) - vDC & physical DC - DRDC. Both are 2008 R2. There was an issue with the PDC and it was restored from a snapshot. Since this replication has failed. repadmin /showrepl - destination server currently…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,026 questions
asked 2023-11-01T18:29:49.2733333+00:00
Kenny McMaster 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2023-11-02T18:58:38.67+00:00
Dave Patrick 405K Reputation points MVP
1 answer

What is 'Azure Databricks Regional' cost subcategory in Azure Cost management?

I could not find any documentation around it or information on Internet. This subcategory only shows for one of many (Premium) Databricks workspaces in a subscription.

Azure Cost Management
Azure Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
1,511 questions
Azure Databricks
Azure Databricks
An Apache Spark-based analytics platform optimized for Azure.
1,662 questions
asked 2023-10-31T10:29:42.27+00:00
Christoph Bergmeister 0 Reputation points MVP
edited a comment 2023-11-02T18:57:27.53+00:00
BhargavaGunnam-MSFT 20,916 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer

Automatic redirection issue when portal self hosted with azure app service and azure waff!

Automatic redirection issue when portal self hosted with azure app service and azure waff! <br> Instead of hosting the static files using a blob storage we have hosted the static files using a app service. The app service is using nginx server.…

Azure App Service
Azure App Service
Azure App Service is a service used to create and deploy scalable, mission-critical web apps.
5,874 questions
asked 2023-10-27T07:27:21.9766667+00:00
Chinmay Sonawane 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-11-02T18:55:46.11+00:00
ajkuma 18,551 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Godaddy child-domain to Azure DNS

We have a primary domain, for this example we will call it xyz.com, that is registered and managed through GoDaddy. We would like to point a child-domain (childdomain.xyz.com) to Azure DNS, but we do not want to add the DNS NS entries on GoDaddy for the…

Azure DNS
Azure DNS
An Azure service that enables hosting Domain Name System (DNS) domains in Azure.
517 questions
Azure
Azure
A cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications and services through a worldwide network of Microsoft-managed datacenters.
608 questions
asked 2023-10-25T14:05:58.5166667+00:00
TomW-5689 20 Reputation points
accepted 2023-11-02T18:55:31.1933333+00:00
TomW-5689 20 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Add-MailboxPermission -AccessRights Parameter specifics

Can anyone explain the differences for the different Values for -AccessRights parameter in the Add-MailboxPermission cmdlet in Exchange Powershell? FullAccess makes sense and I can assume some others but I am unclear on what exactly each one actually…

Windows Server PowerShell
Windows Server PowerShell
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.PowerShell: A family of Microsoft task automation and configuration management frameworks consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language.
5,130 questions
Exchange Server Management
Exchange Server Management
Exchange Server: A family of Microsoft client/server messaging and collaboration software.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
6,925 questions
asked 2022-08-19T18:29:44.137+00:00
Rainman50 21 Reputation points
edited a comment 2023-11-02T18:54:40.7966667+00:00
Jeremy Bradshaw 31 Reputation points
1 answer

Azure Server Space

How should i take azure server space and how to host my web application in that. and want to know about the pricing details too.

Azure Storage Accounts
Azure Storage Accounts
Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.
2,235 questions
asked 2023-11-02T09:10:01.5466667+00:00
MoUsMi P M 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-11-02T18:54:33.28+00:00
Vahid Ghafarpour 6,965 Reputation points
0 answers

How do I get different type of NS records in azure portal?

When creating a DNS zone I remember I was getting NS records like: ns4-05.azure-dns.info. etc but for some reason now in my account I only get NS records from ns4-{30-39}.azure-dns.info, and I want to know why this is happening. Does this depend on…

Azure DNS
Azure DNS
An Azure service that enables hosting Domain Name System (DNS) domains in Azure.
517 questions
asked 2023-11-02T18:53:42.3033333+00:00
tomi 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to open a profile using WebDriver in python selenium?

I want to open a specific profile using webdriver, but I am Geeting errors while opening it. raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace) InvalidArgumentException: invalid argument (Session info: MicrosoftEdge=118.0.2088.69)

Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge
A Microsoft cross-platform web browser that provides privacy, learning, and accessibility tools.
1,879 questions
asked 2023-10-28T12:21:18.5666667+00:00
sonu rajput 20 Reputation points
commented 2023-11-02T18:52:58.8933333+00:00
sonu rajput 20 Reputation points
4 answers

My windows search bar on windows 11 isn't working

It randomly stopped working and won't open at all, I can't find SearchHost.exe to check if it's enabled and I am seriously stressed because I can't open certain files or my driver installer without searching

Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
6,399 questions
asked 2023-02-22T22:22:51.4666667+00:00
Oliver Turk 25 Reputation points
edited an answer 2023-11-02T18:52:29.12+00:00
Nilo River 0 Reputation points