I only very rarely use Azure DevOps, but that seems tame.
If you have multiple accounts open in the same browser session, regular Azure portal won't remember which one you chose when opening in a new tab. If you got to a new tab by clicking a link, it will send you to select which account you want, then helpfully send you to the portal homepage, forgetting the initial URL.
Well, that was before. Since a few days, they seem to have improved the experience, since they no longer ask which account I want to use, but helpfully pick the first on the list. No, they still don't remember which account was already being used when clicking the link. And no, switching accounts from the top-right icon doesn't keep you on your current page but sends you back to the portal homepage.
Then there are other webapps which seem to implement their own login flow: they figure your session is expired, but don't allow you to switch accounts. The only way to use a different account from this flow is to sign out of the current one, which, of course, signs you out from everywhere. The solution is going to a different site, say myaccount, login with the second one, go back to the first site which now allows you to choose.
> Then there are other webapps which seem to implement their own login flow: they figure your session is expired, but don't allow you to switch accounts. The only way to use a different account from this flow is to sign out of the current one, which, of course, signs you out from everywhere.
Container tabs[1] are great for these. My work browser has a separate container for each of my frequently used Azure logins. When I need to use one of those pesky apps, I just open it in the respective container.
I used to use those, too, but I’ve started using a yubikey and azure doesn’t support those on Firefox on Linux. So now I’ve begrudgingly switched to chromium for my azure-related needs, with separate profiles, which is a PITA compared to containers.
If you have multiple accounts open in the same browser session, regular Azure portal won't remember which one you chose when opening in a new tab. If you got to a new tab by clicking a link, it will send you to select which account you want, then helpfully send you to the portal homepage, forgetting the initial URL.
Well, that was before. Since a few days, they seem to have improved the experience, since they no longer ask which account I want to use, but helpfully pick the first on the list. No, they still don't remember which account was already being used when clicking the link. And no, switching accounts from the top-right icon doesn't keep you on your current page but sends you back to the portal homepage.
Then there are other webapps which seem to implement their own login flow: they figure your session is expired, but don't allow you to switch accounts. The only way to use a different account from this flow is to sign out of the current one, which, of course, signs you out from everywhere. The solution is going to a different site, say myaccount, login with the second one, go back to the first site which now allows you to choose.