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What are Azure VM username specs?

a. Usernames must be at least 8 characters long.
b. Usernames are case-sensitive.
c. Usernames cannot contain special characters.
d. All of the above.

User Tousif Ali
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Final answer:

Azure usernames have specific requirements, including a 20-character limit, case insensitivity, and restrictions on special characters and system reserved names.

Step-by-step explanation:

When setting up a virtual machine in Azure, it's important to configure your username according to specs defined by Azure. None of the options provided (a, b, c) are fully correct. Azure has specific requirements for usernames:

  • Usernames can be a maximum of 20 characters long.
  • Usernames are case-insensitive.
  • Usernames cannot contain special characters (except for underscores '_', periods '.', and hyphens '-').
  • Usernames must not end in a period '.'.
  • Usernames should not be built-in system user names like 'admin', 'administrator', or 'root' to avoid conflicts with system reserved names.

Those rules ensure security and compatibility within the Azure infrastructure.

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