Used on Windows VMs to reset the built-in administrator's password or the Remote Desktop configuration. It requires write access to the VM or extension, which VM login roles do not have.
Also called VMAccess.
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Terms in this definition
- Virtual machines
Infrastructure-as-a-service compute giving complete control of the operating system, making it a fit for lift-and-shift moves and for software relying on OS-level pieces like COM.
- Login
A server-wide security principal used for connecting to SQL Server or an Azure SQL logical server; users inside each database are linked to it. EXECUTE AS LOGIN can't be used in Azure SQL Database.