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anengelsen
anengelsen

Reputation: 93

Cannot SSH into Azure Windows Server VM

I created a new Virtual Machine in Azure. (Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Server Core)

The VM creation process allowed me to enable SSH access (and I did): Image of VM Creation Wizard

However I find myself unable to establish a SSH connection to the Windows Server.

I learned that in situations like this, it is sometimes necessary to reset the "configuration password": "Reset Password" for VM

This action allowed me to successfully use the "troubleshoot the connection" tool (built into Azure) to "stage" a SSH connection (from my IP to the Azure VM). However I still find myself unable to establish a SSH connection. (The connection continues to "time out".)

Image of Inbound Network Rules

Image of Azure "Connection troubleshooter"

Any ideas?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 943

Answers (1)

anengelsen
anengelsen

Reputation: 93

I had to follow these instructions to manually install the sshd service: https://365adviser.com/powershell/install-use-openssh-windows-powershell-core-remoting-via-ssh/

It's worth noting that Step #2 refers to a depreciated GitHub project. As such I needed to tweak the URI. I also needed to append the the -UseBasicParsing option. Here is the final result:

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri http://mengelsen.000webhostapp.com/shared-items/OpenSSH-Win64.zip -UseBasicParsing -OutFile openssh.zip

Upvotes: 1

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