Sad Tux - Windows bias detected
This page contains Windows bias

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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.

Bias Analysis

Detected Bias Types
windows_first
powershell_heavy
missing_linux_example
windows_tools
Summary
The documentation demonstrates a clear Windows bias in the testing and validation steps. While the Azure CLI commands are cross-platform, all VM creation examples use Windows images, and all instructions for testing DNS resolution are written for Windows (PowerShell commands, Windows firewall configuration, and Windows command prompt outputs). There are no Linux VM creation examples, nor are there instructions for configuring or testing from a Linux environment.
Recommendations
  • Add parallel Linux VM creation examples using a common Linux image (e.g., Ubuntu) alongside the Windows examples.
  • Provide instructions for configuring the firewall on Linux VMs to allow ICMP (e.g., using ufw or firewalld).
  • Include Linux command-line examples for testing DNS resolution (e.g., using ping, dig, or nslookup from a bash shell).
  • Show sample output from Linux terminals in addition to Windows PowerShell.
  • Explicitly state that the Azure CLI commands work on all supported platforms, and ensure parity in validation steps for both Windows and Linux users.
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Scan History

Date Scan Status Result
2026-01-14 00:00 #250 in_progress Biased Biased
2026-01-13 00:00 #246 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-11 00:00 #240 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-10 00:00 #237 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-09 00:34 #234 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-08 00:53 #231 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-06 18:15 #225 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-08-17 00:01 #83 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-07-13 21:37 #48 completed Biased Biased
2025-07-09 13:09 #3 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-07-08 04:23 #2 cancelled Biased Biased

Flagged Code Snippets

az vm create \
 -n myVM01 \
 --admin-username AzureAdmin \
 -g MyAzureResourceGroup \
 -l eastus \
 --subnet backendSubnet \
 --vnet-name myAzureVnet \
 --nsg NSG01 \
 --nsg-rule RDP \
 --image win2016datacenter
   PS C:\> ping db.private.contoso.com

   Pinging db.private.contoso.com [10.2.0.4] with 32 bytes of data:
   Reply from 10.2.0.4: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
   Reply from 10.2.0.4: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
   Reply from 10.2.0.4: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
   Reply from 10.2.0.4: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

   Ping statistics for 10.2.0.4:
       Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
   Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
       Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
   PS C:\>