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## Open the serial console
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serial console for virtual machines is only accessible via [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). Below are the steps to access serial console for virtual machines via portal
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Serial console for virtual machines is only accessible via [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). Below are the steps to access serial console for virtual machines via portal
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1. Open the Azure portal
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2. In the left menu, select virtual machines.
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> [!NOTE]
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> Serial console requires a local user with a password configured. At this time, VMs only configured with SSH public key will not have access to the serial console. To create a local user with password, follow [VM Access Extension](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/using-vmaccess-extension) and create local user with password.
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## Disabling the serial console
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## Disable Serial Console
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By default, all subscriptions have serial console access enabled for all VMs. You may disable serial console at either the subscription level or VM level.
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### Subscription-level disable
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Alternatively, you may use the set of commands below in Cloud Shell (bash commands shown) to disable, enable, and view the disbled status of serial console for a subscription.
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* To get the disabled status of a subscription:
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Network lock down system| Access serial console via portal to manage system. | Linux/Windows
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Interacting with bootloader | Access GRUB/BCD via the serial console. Go to [Using Serial Console to access GRUB and Single User Mode](serial-console-grub-single-user-mode.md) to get started. | Linux/Windows
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## Accessing Serial Console for Linux
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## Access Serial Console for Linux
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In order for serial console to function properly, the guest operating system must be configured to read and write console messages to the serial port. Most [Endorsed Azure Linux Distributions](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/endorsed-distros) have the serial console configured by default. Simply clicking the Serial Console section in the Azure portal will provide access to the console.
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* The account using the serial console must have [Contributor role](../../role-based-access-control/built-in-roles.md) for VM and the [boot diagnostics](boot-diagnostics.md) storage account.
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## Open the serial console
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This means that the user who gets disconnected will not be logged out! The ability to enforce a logout upon disconnect (via SIGHUP or similar mechanism) is still in the roadmap. For Windows, there is an automatic timeout enabled in SAC, however for Linux you can configure terminal timeout setting.
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## Accessing serial console for Windows
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## Access Serial Console for Windows
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Newer Windows Server images on Azure will have [Special Administrative Console](https://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc787940(v=ws.10).aspx) (SAC) enabled by default. SAC is supported on server versions of Windows but is not available on client versions (for example, Windows 10, Windows 8, or Windows 7).
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To enable Serial console for Windows virtual machines created with using Feb2018 or lower images please use the following steps:
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A. This preview feature is covered via Azure Preview Terms. Support for this is best handled via channels mentioned above.
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## Next steps
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* For an in-deth guide to CMD and PowerShell commands you can use in the Windows SAC, click [here](serial-console-cmd-ps-commands.md).
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* The serial console is also available for [Linux](../linux/serial-console.md) VMs.
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* For an in-depth guide to CMD and PowerShell commands you can use in the Windows SAC, click [here](serial-console-cmd-ps-commands.md).
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* The Serial Console is also available for [Linux](../linux/serial-console.md) VMs.
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* Learn more about [boot diagnostics](boot-diagnostics.md).
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