Type 'InvokeDeployment' of Role 'DeploymentService' raised an exception: The password for this account has expired.

Rasitha Mudugama Hewage 200 Reputation points
2025-10-09T12:16:32.04+00:00

Hi,

I receive following error while resume azure local deployment

please advice,

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  2. Alex Burlachenko 26,135 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2025-10-09T12:53:22.7066667+00:00

    hi Rasitha Mudugama Hewage

    the service account that Azure uses to manage resources in your local environment has an expired password. this is a common issue with the local development fabric.

    the error is clear: the 'DeploymentService' role can't do its job because the password for the associated account has expired due to your organization's security policy.

    you need to reset the password for the account that runs the azure compute emulator. this is typically a local user account on your machine.

    first, open the local security policy editor. you can do this by pressing windows key + r, typing secpol.msc, and hitting enter.

    navigate to security settings -> account policies -> password policy. check the 'maximum password age' setting. if it's set to a low number like 90 days, this will keep happening.

    to fix the immediate problem, you need to reset the password for the specific service account. you can find which account this is by looking at the properties of the 'deployment service' in the services console (services.msc).

    once you find the account, you can reset its password. if it's a local account, you can do this through the computer management console.

    for a more permanent solution, you might need to work with your it admin to either exempt this service account from the password expiration policy or set up a scheduled task to automatically update the password before it expires.

    find the service account for the azure compute emulator in your services console and reset its expired password.

    regards,

    Alex

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