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Sign in around Organisational Account
Hi, I have a similar issue to this one, however my understanding of the solution is it wont apply for me:
http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Testing-Security-using-PowerBI/m-p/92489
(Basically trying to log into an account on web which differs from organisation log in, but we are forced into the PC account)
The above solution is based on the log in still happening in the same organisation on a local on-premises data source.
For my issue, it's not a case that I with admin permissions need to log into another account, but that our client needs to log into an account we have provided for them to demo powerBI, but they cannot get around their own company's log in.
Is there a way for them to log into the account we have provided for them through the online services while logged in to their own organisation PC which is also a Microsoft account?
They can easily log into it on their personal PC's, but it's not great for us to ask them to not use their work computers!
Kind Regards,
Tiara
Anonymous Ok. So here is what I found. There is no issue with either incognito or a different profile provided you are using a different domain. The pain is when you have multiple accounts using the same domain.
The only way around this, that is currently broken for me due to network configurations, was to set up a virtual machine that I could spin up on my desktop to log into, then connect using the other set of credentials. I think this VM was stood up outside the domain somehow (I forget) - which is why this worked. The only other bit I've found was this post about trying to bypass the behavior, but I don't want to muck around with this on my machine atm.
13 Replies
- GilbertQ
Super User
Hi Anonymous
When you speak about logging in, do you mean logging into Power BI using their Internet Browser?
If that is the case and they are using Internet Explorer they could open an InPrivate Browsing Window, or Incognito Mode in Google Chrome.
This will allow them to then sign in as if they were outside their existing company.
Hi GilbertQ,
Thanks for replying.
Thats correct, just through an internet browser to view the dashboards.
In order to replicate the issue I am attempting to sign into my colleagues web PowerBI which I assume is a good equivalent of the problem. I have tried both InPrivate Browsing in IE and Incognito in Chrome, but it still defaults to my own account when it actually signs in.
- GilbertQ
Hi Anonymous
Ok that is interesting, have you tried to click on Manage People in Chrome and Add a new person?
I have not had any issues doing that in the past.
Another option would be is once you have logged into Power BI, on the far right hand side you should see your account (with a possible picture), if you click on that you can select to Sign Out.
What happens if you try that?
