rasdial vpn entry with credentials leads to remote access error 69

I am attempting to use rasdial to initiate a VPN connection with a profile
that has saved username/password credentials so that I do not have to pass
that information in plaintext through the command line (as I would like to
call rasdial through a script).

The problem is when I call rasdial "Connection Name" the connection fails
with a remote access error 691. Of course when I call rasdial "Connection
Name" "Username" "Password" all is fine.

Why can rasdial not initiate the connection when a VPN profile has a saved
username and password?

If not, then is there another way to script the initiation of a VPN
connection without passing the password in plain text?

Carl

hi,
when do you saved credentials do you checked for all users or only just me?
--
Dragos CAMARA
MCSA Windows 2003 server


"Carl Hoyer" wrote:

> I am attempting to use rasdial to initiate a VPN connection with a profile
> that has saved username/password credentials so that I do not have to pass
> that information in plaintext through the command line (as I would like to
> call rasdial through a script).
>
> The problem is when I call rasdial "Connection Name" the connection fails
> with a remote access error 691. Of course when I call rasdial "Connection
> Name" "Username" "Password" all is fine.
>
> Why can rasdial not initiate the connection when a VPN profile has a saved
> username and password?
>
> If not, then is there another way to script the initiation of a VPN
> connection without passing the password in plain text?
>
> Carl
>

I've checked "only just me", but I am logged in using that user who the
password is saved for and it will not authenticate automatically.

I did dig up this circa. 1999 Kbase article that may answer my problem ...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/130023

Does any have any more recent articles that refer to this issue?

Carl

"Dragos CAMARA" wrote:

> hi,
> when do you saved credentials do you checked for all users or only just me?
> --
> Dragos CAMARA
> MCSA Windows 2003 server