Password Variable
I have a SSH entry and a credential one linked to it. I've enabled "Allow password on a variable" on both of them and 'm trying to open PLSQL Developer using a command-line I've setup with the following arguments:
userid=$USERNAME$/$PASSWORD$@$PARENT_NAME$
The tool opens, but the authentication fails.
To debug what was going on, I created a bat file to echo the variables and, as you can see, the only one that is not working is the $PASSWORD$...
Do I have to enable something else?
OBS.: My user is Administrator.
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Hi Sam! As I told you over DM, this problem was solved after update RMD to 2026.2.18 version!
Thank you very much for your attention!
Regards,
Elaine
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Hello Elaine,
Thanks for reaching out!
PASSWORD in a Command Line tool depends on two settings, not just one. You've already enabled "Allow password in variable" on both the SSH entry and its linked credential, which covers the per-entry side. On an advanced workspace, it also requires the system-level toggles under Administration → System Settings → Password Settings: "Allow password variables for all entries" and "Allow password variable in macros" both need to be on. The walkthrough is here: Allow password in variable. Please confirm these are enabled and rerun the batch test.
If both toggles are already on and PASSWORDPASSWORD PASSWORD still comes through as the literal string, then please let us know.
Thank you in advance!
Best regards,