Manage credentials

Multiple credential sets can be created, typically for groups of hosts with common credentials and/or hosts grouped by operating system (Linux/Windows). These credential sets are then selected and applied to specific Host Discovery policies. In fact, multiple credential sets can be listed, allowing the Data Collector to attempt authentication in a specific order until it is successful.

At the very least, you should have one credential set for Linux hosts and another for Windows hosts. Each defined set of credentials will have a name, to enable relevant selection when configuring Host Discovery policies.

For additional prerequisite details:

See Host access requirements.

See Host Inventory configuration steps.

To Manage Host Credentials, select:

Admin > Data Collection > Host Inventory

In the Host Inventory toolbar at the top of the browser window, click Manage Credentials.
Add, Edit, or Delete credentials using the buttons at the bottom of the window.

Example of credentials for Windows hosts

Table: Windows credentials field descriptions.

Field	Description	Sample Values
Domain*	Select the IT Analytics Domain from the list; for most environments, only one Domain is displayed. Multiple domains facilitate management for Managed Services Providers (MSPs).
Name*	Assign a name to identify this set of credentials that you are defining.
Account*	Enter the login account name used to log in to the hosts. If the policy includes a group of Windows hosts, use the Windows domain user id. This user id must have administrative privileges. For Linux hosts, super user root privileges are required. You also could use an access control command, such as sudo, sesudo, or pbrun. If using any of these access commands, ensure that the user ID has sudo, sesudo, or pbrun privileges. Some enterprises prefer to create a new user and provide access to commands via an access control command. See Manage access control. and See Host Access Privileges, Sudo Commands, Ports, and WMI Proxy Requirements.	`root`
Description	Enter a note to help identify this type of credential	`Linux logins for Corporate`
Password	Enter the password for the account	`Password1`
OS type*	Select either Linux, Windows, or NAS.
Windows Domain	For Windows hosts only: If any of the hosts specified in the Host address field are Windows hosts, you need to specify the Windows domain name. If the host is not a member of a domain, or to specify a local user account, use a period (.) to substitute the local host SSID for the domain.	`win2kdomain`
Private Key File	For Linux hosts only: If you have configured Public Key/Private Key between your Data Collector Server and the Hosts you intend to monitor, use this field to specify the location of the Private Key file on the Data Collector Server.	`/root/.ssh/id_rsa or C:\Program Files\Aptare\mbs\conf\id_rsa`
Known Hosts File	For Linux hosts only: If you have configured Public Key/Private Key between your Data Collector Server and the Hosts you intend to monitor, use this field to specify the location of the Known Hosts file on the Data Collector Server.	`/root/.ssh/known_hosts or C:\Program Files\ Aptare\mbs\conf \known_hosts`

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