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Credentials issue

david_ovenden — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:28:45 GMT

Hi All,

I am having trouble in scripts using the -controller switch on commands. I keep getting an incorrect credentials message.

I have added the credentials (Add-NcCredential) and using the Connect-NcController command works fine and I get connected to the cluster or SVM. I was expecting these saved credentials to be used when I run a command and add the -controller switch, as it is not working I assume that is not the case?

Is there a different way to save credentials for this switch to work?

I can work around the problem by keep changing the cluster of SVM I am connected to, but that makes the scripts inefficient and clumsy, especially when creating a loop that needs to check information on a source and a destination system.

Re: Credentials issue

billyd — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:27:34 GMT

Here's what I use to cycle through several controllers in a script. The takeaway is to have a variable that actually connects to the controller be used for the -controller switch.

$cred = get-credential admin01 # Retrieves the credentials for a user

foreach ($controller in get-content C:\list_of_controllers.txt){

$login = connect-nccontroller $controller -credential $cred

get-ncvol -controller $login

}

Re: Credentials issue

JGPSHNTAP — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:48:40 GMT

Billy -

Just a quick comment.. You are doing this - $login = connect-nccontroller $controller -credential $cred, so you don't need to do this -controller $login

you should be able to just type get-ncvol

you have already established a connected to the controller with your $login credentials.

Re: Credentials issue

billyd — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:32:01 GMT

Thanks for the help - I tried it out and it did supress the actual login to the controller.