Can't publish to Azure from VS 2013 RC (403 Forbidden)

Question

I'm running VS 2013 Preview with Azure 2.1 SDK installed.

I have an MVC project, right clicked on it, and created a cloud project for it. The publish wizard asks me to "sign in and download credentials"... cool, no problem. I do that and then import the file that's downloaded. The wizard then shows my list of subscriptions. I pick the one I want and enter a name for my new service. But then when it then goes to publish, the output/activity windows says "Warning: The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden." and that line is repeated every 15 seconds).

I've tried nuking everything (certificates on the Azure portal, the cloud project in visual studio) and redownloading/importing the publish settings, but get the same result.

Probably related is that when I try looking at the storage service in the Server Explorer window, it pops up a window prompting me to enter the account key... that form comes pre-populated with the same key I see on the portal and copy/pasting it into the form doesn't resolve the problem nor does regenerating the key and copy/pasting that.

I also tried using a different subscription to see if that is somehow the problem but got the same result.

No idea what to try next but this inability to publish is a major blocker for me. Any ideas?

Answer 1

OMG I finally figured it out. My dev PC was unplugged for a while as I upgraded the hard drive and I guess the clock lost time. Apparently if you system time is not in sync with real-world-time, Azure returns authorization errors. Discovered after many many many hours of googling and eventually finding VS2012 Server Explorer - Cannot Access Windows Azure Storage which solved the problem with 3 clicks