SSH prompt to remember username and password

[slouw]

Greetings!
Forever I had experienced SecureCRT prompt me to
(a) Remember username; and
(b) Remember password

For SSH connections.
For some reason this is not happening now.
I can manually set the parameters in question and thereafter username and password are duly remembered:
Options > Session Options > SSH2 > Username > (Populate and it is remembered)
Options > Session Options > SSH2 > Password > Properties > (Check Store Password, populate password fields and it is remembered)

Do the above and you log in automatically.
I dont want to do this manually for every session however.
I want to be prompted like the good old days.
I cannot fins any button in the Global Option area.
Any ideas...?

With thanks for any reply...

[cboyack]

Hi slouw,

I'm not sure that I understand exactly what is going on in your situation. In order that we might have a better idea for our troubleshooting, could you please share with me:

• What version of SecureCRT are you using?
• What is your OS version?
• Is Display logon prompts in terminal window enabled under the Connection > Logon Actions category of Session Options?
• Is this an issue with all of your saved sessions or just when you're creating new sessions?
• What is the full process you go through to get the username/password issue that you're seeing? Screenshots of the behavior may be of assistance here, if you can share them.

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[slouw]

Thank you aoplogies for delay will respond in detail when i can

[slouw]

Greetings
Apologies for delay.
Basically I want to turn on the ability to have the following popups appear when necessary for example when my password is changed.
I cannot find where to turn this feature on

Thanking you for any reply....

[cboyack]

Hi slouw,

I'd really like to assist you, but I do need answers to the questions I previously asked. I understand what you want to see, but I don't know what your current behavior is, and I need to know where you're coming from in order to know what direction to take.

Could you please answer the questions that I previously asked so we get a good baseline?

Please especially check that Display logon prompts in terminal window option that I mentioned in my previous post.

[slouw]

What version of SecureCRT are you using? - 8.5.4 (x64 build 1942)
What is your OS version? - Windows 10 Enterprise Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363
Is Display logon prompts in terminal window enabled under the Connection > Logon Actions category of Session Options? - YES
Is this an issue with all of your saved sessions or just when you're creating new sessions? - With all saved sessions. I was only able to obtain the screenshots I posted below by creating a fresh emptry secureCRT configuration by changing:

Options > Global Options > Configuration Paths > Configuration Folder

setting the Configuration Folder to an empty location.
Then I manually created a fresh session to a known host.
When I connected to this known host via the newly created session then I could see the behaviour that i am used to and that I am after. Illustrated by the screenshots.
What is the full process you go through to get the username/password issue that you're seeing? Screenshots of the behavior may be of assistance here, if you can share them.
There is no process. I just log on to existing sessions and the behaviour I want to see is absent so I cannot screenshot them.
My existing sessions are broken.
I cant find a setting to restore the behaviour I am after.

Apologies for lack of clarity earlier.
Let me know if you need any further clarification

[slouw]

Interesting....
I DISABLED this switch:

Session Options > Connection > Logon Actions > SSH1/SSH2 Area > Display logon prompts in terminal window > UNCHECK

Now SecureCRT is working in the way that I want.
If this field is empty:
Session Options > Connection > SSH2 > Username
Then I am prompted to enter a username (With a "Save Username checkbox - see screenshot label 1 below)

If the SSH cached password here
Session Options > Connection > SSH2 > Authentication Area > Password > Properties > (Password old, Store Password checked)
is old now I am prompted to enter a new password (With a "Save Password" checkbox - see screenshot label 2 below)

So that seems to be the fix.
It is sort of inverted logic to turn OFF Display logon prompts in terminal window I am turning on 2 other discrete (albeit related) features.

Nevermind all fixed!
Thanks if I had only read your post propertly I would have worked it out!!!!
Happy Friday!!!

[cboyack]

Hi slouw,

You're very welcome. I'm glad that changing that Display logon prompts in terminal window option brought you back to the desired functionality!

FYI, SecureCRT defaults to having that option disabled, which is why you saw the desired functionality when you created a new Config folder by setting your Config to an empty location.

If you desire to make a change to many (or all) sessions (so you don't have to go into each Session's settings to make the change back), see these tips on our website:

https://www.vandyke.com/support/tips/defaultset.html

https://www.vandyke.com/support/tips/multisessions.html