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SachinJuneja
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Sep 16, 2022

Not able to start Azure Cloud Shell

When I am trying to open Azure Cloud Shell, getting below error:

I tried waiting for some time, restarted Azure portal but still same.

 

Thanks

Sachin Juneja

 

  • AyoubKochbati's avatar
    AyoubKochbati
    Iron Contributor
    Sep 16, 2022
    Hello,

    To use Cloud Shell, you need to create a Storage Account or use an existing one.
    You can check your permission in your RG and if you have the right to create a Storage Account.

    Regards,
    Ayoub
  • rastok's avatar
    rastok
    Brass Contributor
    Sep 16, 2022
    Prerequisite for launching a Cloud Shell is a Storage account and File Share that would be mounted to your session. Is this the first time you encountered the error? It appears as if you were once successful then there was no activity causing the the timeout. By design, the cloud shell session is reset after 20 min of no activity. What happens if you select quit or reconnect? when you were connecting to the shell, you must have been prompted to use existing storage account and File share or create a new one.
    Also look at storage accounts in your subscription and try to identify the one that is associated with the cloud shell.

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