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entra authority
About this tag
The tag 'entra authority' appears in discussions about authentication issues when using Azure CLI tools from Linux virtual machines hosted on Hyper-V. In one thread, a user reports that 'az login' hangs on an Ubuntu server with the message 'Initializing with Entra authority', specifically referencing the Microsoft Entra ID authority URL for organizational accounts. The problem involves network connectivity from the Hyper-V guest to login.microsoftonline.com, which works from the Windows host but not from the Ubuntu VM. This tag is relevant for troubleshooting Azure authentication, Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), and network configuration in Hyper-V environments.
I have an Ubuntu server (192.168.1.81/24) hosted in Hyper-V on Windows 11 (192.168.1.168/24). I have Ansible installed that runs fine connecting to other Hyper-V Windows & Linux servers. But when I try and run Ansible on Azure Sql Databases, it hangs on this step: "Initializing with Entra...
ansible
client-server
cloud computing
command line
connection timeout
dns
domain controller
entraauthority
https connection
hyper-v
ip configuration
linux
microsoft azure
network issues
ping
sql server
troubleshooting
ubuntu
virtualization
windows 11