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Hands-On Linux Administration on Azure

You're reading from   Hands-On Linux Administration on Azure Develop, maintain, and automate applications on the Azure cloud platform

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781839215520
Length 508 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Rithin Skaria Rithin Skaria
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Preface 1. Chapter 1: Exploring the Microsoft Azure Cloud 2. Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Azure Cloud FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Basic Linux Administration 4. Chapter 4: Managing Azure 5. Chapter 5: Advanced Linux Administration 6. Chapter 6: Managing Linux Security and Identities 7. Chapter 7: Deploying Your Virtual Machines 8. Chapter 8: Exploring Continuous Configuration Automation 9. Chapter 9: Container Virtualization in Azure 10. Chapter 10: Working with Azure Kubernetes Service 11. Chapter 11: Troubleshooting and Monitoring Your Workloads 12. Chapter 12: Appendix 13. Index

Connecting to Linux

The virtual machine is running, ready for you to log in remotely using the credentials (username and password) you provided during the deployment of your first virtual machine. Another, more secure method to connect to your Linux virtual machine is by using SSH key pairs. SSH keys are more secure due to their complexity and length. On top of this, Linux on Azure supports sign-in using Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), where users will be able to authenticate using their AD credentials.

Logging into Your Linux virtual machine Using Password Authentication

In the Virtual Machine Networking section, the public IP address of a virtual machine was queried. We will be using this public IP to connect to the virtual machine via SSH using an SSH client installed locally.

SSH, or Secure Shell, is an encrypted network protocol used to manage and communicate with servers. Linux, macOS, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), and the recent update of Windows 10 come with...

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Hands-On Linux Administration on Azure - Second Edition
Published in: Feb 2020
Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781839215520
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