bitsadmin setcredentials

Adds credentials to a job.

Note

This command isn't supported by BITS 1.2 and earlier.

Syntax

bitsadmin /setcredentials <job> <target> <scheme> <username> <password>

Parameters

Parameter	Description
job	The job's display name or GUID.
target	Use either SERVER or PROXY.
scheme	Use one of the following: BASIC. Authentication scheme where the user name and password are sent in clear-text to the server or proxy. DIGEST. A challenge-response authentication scheme that uses a server-specified data string for the challenge. NTLM. A challenge-response authentication scheme that uses the credentials of the user for authentication in a Windows network environment. NEGOTIATE (also known as the Simple and Protected Negotiation protocol). A challenge-response authentication scheme that negotiates with the server or proxy to determine which scheme to use for authentication. Examples are the Kerberos protocol and NTLM. PASSPORT. A centralized authentication service provided by Microsoft that offers a single logon for member sites.
user_name	The name of the user.
password	The password associated with the provided Username.

Examples

To add credentials to the job named myDownloadJob:

bitsadmin /setcredentials myDownloadJob SERVER BASIC Edward password20

Related links

• Command-Line Syntax Key

• bitsadmin command