Google cloud shell disabled after logging into a new device

Google Cloud Cloud Foundations & Onboarding
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Hi,

My google cloud shell is disabled after I logged-in in another laptop. How can I enable it back?

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Good day and welcome to the community!

You may try to reset the cloud shell by following these steps on how to restore your Cloud Shell home directory to a clean state:

  1. Check for personal files in the home directory and note that the next step deletes these files:
    ls -a $HOME

  2. Remove all files from your home directory (note: this will permanently delete all files in your home directory so make sure you have a backup)
    sudo rm -rf $HOME

  3. In the Cloud Shell menu, click more_vert More and then click power_settings_new Restart. If prompted, click Restart in the confirmation dialog.

This provisions a new VM and restores the home directory to its default state. Here is the document for this as a reference.[1]

[1] https://cloud.google.com/shell/docs/resetting-cloud-shell#reset

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To enable Google Cloud Shell after logging into a new device, you can follow these steps:

  1. Go to the Cloud Shell page in the Google Cloud console.
  2. Click Activate Cloud Shell.
  3. If you are prompted to select a region, select the region where you want your Cloud Shell session to be created.
  4. Click Activate.

Cloud Shell will be enabled and a new session will be created. You can now use Cloud Shell as usual.

If you are still having problems enabling Cloud Shell, you can try the following:

  • Make sure that you are logged in to the Google Cloud account that owns the Cloud Shell session.
  • Make sure that you have enabled billing for your Google Cloud account.
  • Try restarting your browser.
  • Try clearing your browser’s cache and cookies.
  • If you are using a corporate network, make sure that you have the necessary permissions to access Cloud Shell.

If you are still having problems, you can contact Google Cloud support for assistance.

Here are some additional tips for using Cloud Shell:

  • Cloud Shell sessions are automatically terminated after one hour of inactivity. To keep your session alive, you can run the following command:
gcloud config set compute/region your-region

Replace your-region with the region where your Cloud Shell session is located.

  • You can create custom Cloud Shell environments to meet your specific needs. For example, you can create an environment with specific tools or libraries installed. To learn more about custom Cloud Shell environments, see the official documentation: https://cloud.google.com/shell/docs/configuring-cloud-shell.