Archive for December, 2017

Changing the maxLogFileSizeKB on an Azure App Service

Azure Benjamin Perkins

I wrote this article “Making changes to the applicationHost.config on Azure App Service” here which explains the details about creating an XDT file that supports the configuration of some properties found in the applicationHost.config file.  Keep in mind that not all of the attributes in the applicationHost.config file can be altered, you might be able […]

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Using CLI 2.0 with Azure

Azure Benjamin Perkins

I wrote these articles about the Azure CLI but that was at version 0.10.8 and things have progressed since then.  #Azure #AzureGermanCloud #GermanCloud #CLI Using Azure Xplat-CLI with Azure App Services in the German Cloud Azure CLI ‘config’ is not an azure command CLI articles by Benjamin Here is some good CLI 2.0 information. It […]

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Critical error: Could not connect to server when FTP to an Azure App Service

Azure App Service Benjamin Perkins

I was trying to connect to my Azure App Service Web App using FTP and I got this error: Status:   Connection established, waiting for welcome message… Status:   Initializing TLS… Status:  Verifying certificate… Status: TLS connection established. Command: USER $ID Response:   331 Password required Command:   PASS ************************************************************ Response:  530 User cannot log in. Error:   Critical error: […]

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Resetting FTP password, using Publish Profile credentials, Azure App Service

Azure App Service Benjamin Perkins

If you have ever tried to reset your deployment credentials for your Azure App Service then you would likely experience this:  “User name is not available”, as seen in Figure 1. #GermanCloud Figure 1, user name is not available when changing FTP password azure app service To workaround that, use a different username, I.e. temporarily […]

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How (I) configured an App Service Certificate for my Azure App Service

Azure App Service Benjamin Perkins

Here is some good information about the App Service Certificates.  Like custom domain names, you can also purchase SSL certificates from within the Azure portal here.  I was working with a customer who was having some problems with the configuration and decided to walk through the configuration myself, and like always, will document and share […]

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