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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, please check: Azure Cloud Shell (quickstart) If not, you can always install it locally on your workstation or also using docker, for details, please follow the steps described here: Install the Azure CLI For the steps to work properly, please, make sure you are logged into the Azure CLI: <tt>az login</tt> NOTE: You will […]

/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 customers modify key sshd configuration files and upon restarting sshd or rebooting the VM connectivity is lost. symptoms/errors experienced The serial or console log may exhibt errors such as this: SuSE /var/empty must be owned by root and not group or world-writable. startproc: exit status of parent of /usr/sbin/sshd: 255 Failed CentOS Starting sshd: /var/empty/sshd must be owned […]

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