login

FreeSince 2.0.0

Description

Authenticates a user to a specified vault.

Syntax

login [-auto|-win -username -password|-external -username -password ] -vaultname

Parameters

Parameter	Alias	Required	Description
-auto	-a	No	Automatic authentication with current user. Displays login dialog box if not logged in.
-win	-w	No	Automatic Windows authentication with current user. Does not display login dialog box.
-username	-u	No	Username.
-password	-p	No	Password.
-external	-ex	No	Toggle ensures that a license is consumed.
-vaultName	-v	Yes	Vault Name.

Examples

login -username admin -password ******** -vaultName bluebyte #logs into the bluebyte vault with a username ans a password
login -auto -vaultName bluebyte #logs into the blue byte vault using the existing PDM session

Remarks

• You must have a local vault view before you can start using PDMShell.
• The external parameter allows an application that is not supplied and supported by SOLIDWORKS Corporation to:
  • Log into SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional
  • Log into a vault view

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