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Sign in around Organisational Account
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.
Hi GilbertQ,
I had not tried Manage People in Chrome, however I did just have a go and while that appears to add a new chrome profile, it does not stop the powerbi site from forcing me to my PC log in.
Yes I have tried actively signing out, which prompts me to sign in again. But when I sign in, I only need to type any email address (regardless of my colleagues or mine) and it will automatically log me into my PC account. I don't have to enter a password or anything.
If I could stop it from retreiving my computer log in details automatically, then I assume it will let me log in as normal from any other PC.
Super UserHi Anonymous
If you are able to go into your Internet Explorer options.
Then click on the Security Tab.
Depending on what zone PowerBI is set to, click on Custom level.
Then scroll down to the last section called "User Authentication"
In here the setting might currently be set to "Automatic logon with current username and password"
Change the above to "Prompt for username and password"
Then click Ok, it will ask you are you sure, click Yes, and then Ok again.
Now try again and see after you sign out, if it prompts you?
Hi GilbertQ,
Thats a new idea! I don't have the admin rights to adjust this myself, however it looks promising as mine is set to "Automatic logon only in intranet zone" and I beleive all microsoft services come under this group for us.
I'll talk to my IT department and let you know if it works! *fingers crossed*
- GilbertQ
Hi Anonymous
I think that might be it.
Anonymous This sounds like your organization has "single sign on" enabled. I have this same scenario and as a consultant it is infuriating working with multiple accounts for clients. The options given above, especially the second profile should work, but you can't be logged in to any other service that has already authenticated you. From my understanding of things this "cookie" will just auto sign you in.
Hi GilbertQ,
IT just came by and even with their full administration rights, they are unable to change the security settings to manual log in. :(
Hi Anonymous,
Good to know someone else has the issue and it's not me doing something silly.
Since you have gotten around the problem before and you mentioned it's one of the solution's guavaq mentioned which I thought I tried, can I please confirm that I've understood it and this is the setting in chrome?
I logged out of PowerBI and the PowerBi forums, added/changed to Person 2 then attempted to log back into powerbi.
Appreciate the confirmation from someone who's gotten around it before that I'm doing it right.