Troubleshooting
Problem
Receiving Invalid Credentials error when using a Secret in the fn_utilities section of the app.config
333, in _send_message_request raise InvalidCredentialsError("the specified credentials were rejected by the server") winrm.exceptions.InvalidCredentialsError: the specified credentials were rejected by the server
Cause
Using an incorrect format in the app.config.
Secret Name= Windows_logon
app.config in the [fn_utilities] section
remote_computer_windows = (domain\user:$Windows_logon@server)
Resolving The Problem
If an app contains account credentials, such as a user name and password, the credentials are stored in the app.config file by default. Optionally, you can store all passwords in secrets for additional security. A secret contains the password but is stored in the container environment where it is not easily accessible. The secret name is entered in the app.config file instead of the password.
When you define a secret (let’s call it Windows_logon), you can embed the entire line with the password . Then in app.config, just refer to that secret:
remote_computer_windows = $Windows_logon
App.config in the app section [fn_utilities] - see line 11
remote_computer_windows = $Windows_logon
Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
31 May 2024
UID
ibm16441419