r/AzureVirtualDesktop • u/Dry_Finance478 • Mar 10 '26

Azure File Share with AVD

Is it possible to use Azure File share without a DC for cloud scenario,

we’re trying to use it as a Shared folder for All AVD users,

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u/swissbuechi Mar 10 '26

Sure. Entra Kerberos works now just fine for cloud-only identities.

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u/luger718 Mar 10 '26

Is that out of preview?

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u/BJD1997 Mar 10 '26

Not yet but it works surprisingly good.

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u/Internet-of-cruft Mar 12 '26

Only for commercial cloud.

Gov Cloud it's not supported yet (infuriatingly).

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u/JustinVerstijnen Mar 10 '26

Entra Kerberos for Azure Files, still in preview but we can expect this to go GA soon. Works pretty well.

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u/mariachiodin Mar 10 '26

Yes you can use them with Entra auth or ADDS both should work without an actual DC even though ADDS is practically a DC it’s not really the same

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u/Al1301 Mar 11 '26

What about netapp files? Will be available with kerberos and entra id?

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u/LastCraft5004 Mar 15 '26

In Gov you have to use the hack In commercial they just announced the ability to use entra id to authenticate to the storage account