Inherited credential
Session unable to retrieve credentials inherited from folder/group above. In my case, Password Vault Manager was used. PVM opened ok when session started but failed to use the configured credential. However when the same credential was selected explicitly, credential was retrieved successfully and logged in without problem.
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Hello,
As I understand, you have stored your credentials in PVM and link your PVM to RDM. Am I right?
What version of RDM are you running?
What version of PVM are you running?
What type of data source are you using in RDM and in PVM?
Best regards,
Jeff Dagenais
That's correct. I was using PVM as the password manager linking to RDM for authentication.
I'm using RDM 11.1.6 beta zip installation running on Windows 10, PVM free version 2.1.0 zip installation. I'm using local data source with separate databases at the moment. Only started experimenting PVM recently.
BTW, I had to rename PVM executable to PasswordVaultManager.exe in order for RDM to be able to open it dynamically.
BTW, I forgot to mention that inherited credential works flawlessly if PVM is already started. The problem I'm reporting is to do with launching and retrieving of the credential when PVM hasn't already started. If the session's credentials setting is changed to Credential Repository, it launches PVM and retrieves credential without issues.
Hello,
All features of PVM are include in PVM, so you can save all your credentials directly in PVM instead of having 2 data source to manage if you like.
Yes, PVM need to be open so that RDM can retrieve the credential to use to launch the session.
What is the issue exactly? I 'm not sure to understand.
Best regards,
Jeff Dagenais
It may not be an issue. However, my observation was that when launching a session with credentials set to inherited, it tried to open PVM, I was expecting it to be able to retrieve the credential and continue to logon to the session as it did with Credential Repository setting. It failed to logon and I was left with the logon screen instead. If it hadn't opened the PVM in this scenario, I wouldn't have the expectation that it would work in the same manner as Credential Repository.
Hello,
When you configure your session to be Inherited, this mean that the credential resolver will simple go up a level and use the credentials set on the parent entry.
At the folder level, is there a credential configure?
I just test your scenario by setting my folder with the credential repository that is link to PVM free and put my RDP session to Inherited and it's working perfectly.
Best regards,
Jeff Dagenais
The Guest reply came from me. I took too long to compose the previous reply. My session got timed out.
The problem sent away if PVM shares the same data source database with RDM. RDM didn't even need to launch PVM to retrieve the credentials. The only issue I noticed was with the custom variables. I don't understand why they were saved in the cfg file rather than in the database. Not a major issue for me.