57

For whatever reason when I published my server for the first time to Azure some really long password was generated for me that for whatever reason I didn't think would be an issue.

Apparently I need this to publish to my server.

https://i.stack.imgur.com/xal1D.png

It does not match my Azure server admin password which I can easily change from the management portal. Is there a way to see what this password is and/or change it?

astaykov
  • 30,768
  • 3
  • 70
  • 86
starlord7
  • 1,034
  • 2
  • 9
  • 14

4 Answers4

98

Is there a way to see what this password is and/or change it?

Click the link in Azure portal -> Your Website -> Dashboard -> Quick glance -> Download the publish profile.

See Azure deployment password

Download the file and your publishing password should be there in plain text in form userPWD="7vasdfa....".

If you want to reset that you can click the link Azure portal -> Your Website -> Dashboard -> Quick glance -> Reset your publish profile credentials.

Kaspars Ozols
  • 6,967
  • 1
  • 20
  • 33
  • 1
    just FYI, the password which is included in the Publish Profile which you download is **not** your Deployment Credentials password. It is auto generated one. This is well described in the Kudu WIki. – astaykov Feb 25 '15 at 17:35
  • With "deployment" I meant "publish". Changed text to be more clear about that. – Kaspars Ozols Feb 25 '15 at 17:48
  • 1
    My UI looks a little different. In case it helps anyone find it: https://www.dropbox.com/s/d810dpbynlxh26x/azureUI.PNG?dl=0 – Brian Davis Feb 08 '18 at 14:42
46

For the same solution as Kaspars Ozols presented but for the new Azure Portal you can go to App Services, open the App Service in question and click the "Get publishing profile"

enter image description here

Jorge Rodrigues dos Santos
  • 1,042
  • 10
  • 15
  • Does not work in Safari FYI. Works in other browsers. https://feedback.azure.com/forums/169385-web-apps/suggestions/15555174-downloading-publish-profile-in-new-portal-doesn-t – Dylan Musil Aug 02 '17 at 20:28
4

Updating thread since it is now 9/2018.

Goto Azure Portal -> Dashboard -> App Service (that you are deploying to) -> Get publish profile (in the top middle of browser)

Once you have the file downloaded, look for the userPWD arg.

Jeff Blumenthal
  • 442
  • 6
  • 8
-2

No it is not the same. Reason is pretty clear - security concern!

My "Azure Admin Password" is to manage all my Azure Resources. While when I publish a web site to Azure I would expect to have some other credentials, that do not have to all my azure services.

What you see there is a Deployment Credential. This is best explained in the Wiki Page for the Kudu Project. Note that Azure Web Sites run Kudu.

astaykov
  • 30,768
  • 3
  • 70
  • 86
  • I don't think this answer is exact because it talks about `Deployment Credentials` but OP uses `WebDeploy` and clearly states that this password was auto generated. So OP is talking about `Site-level credentials (aka Publish Profile Credentials)` not `User-level credentials (aka Deployment Credentials)`. – Kaspars Ozols Feb 25 '15 at 17:51