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| - | ===== Preconfigured Site ===== | + | ===== [[preconfigured_site]] Preconfigured Site ===== |
| You may have the installer pre-configure [[session_configuration#site|sites]], to make it easier for your users to connect to your server. | You may have the installer pre-configure [[session_configuration#site|sites]], to make it easier for your users to connect to your server. | ||
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| - | ===== Using INI File as Configuration Storage ===== | + | ===== [[ini]] Using INI File as Configuration Storage ===== |
| Instead of modifying the registry from install script you can make the installer create [[config|configuration INI file]]. | Instead of modifying the registry from install script you can make the installer create [[config|configuration INI file]]. | ||
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| - | ===== Distributing Passwords ===== | + | ===== [[distributing_passwords]] Distributing Passwords ===== |
| While not recommended, you can distribute even session passwords. By default the password needs to be stored in encrypted form to option ''Password''. You can store the password from GUI to get the correct encrypted form (note that key for encryption is hostname and username, so the encrypted password cannot be misused for other session). | While not recommended, you can distribute even session passwords. By default the password needs to be stored in encrypted form to option ''Password''. You can store the password from GUI to get the correct encrypted form (note that key for encryption is hostname and username, so the encrypted password cannot be misused for other session). | ||
| If you need to store the password in plain-text, use session option ''PasswordPlain'', instead of ''Password''. Note that WinSCP will, if possible, replace the ''PasswordPlain'' with equivalent ''Password'' option on the first start-up. The same way, you can use ''TunnelPasswordPlain'' instead of ''TunnelPassword'' and ''ProxyPassword'' instead of ''ProxyPasswordEnc''. | If you need to store the password in plain-text, use session option ''PasswordPlain'', instead of ''Password''. Note that WinSCP will, if possible, replace the ''PasswordPlain'' with equivalent ''Password'' option on the first start-up. The same way, you can use ''TunnelPasswordPlain'' instead of ''TunnelPassword'' and ''ProxyPassword'' instead of ''ProxyPasswordEnc''. | ||
| - | ===== Embedded Settings ===== | + | ===== [[embedded_settings]] Embedded Settings ===== |
| As alternative to own installer you can directly embed site settings to WinSCP executable. | As alternative to own installer you can directly embed site settings to WinSCP executable. | ||
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| You can also embed [[public_key#private|private key]] to be used for authentication to ''RCData'' resource named "WINSCP_KEY". WinSCP will automatically try to use it for authentication unless session has its own key configured. | You can also embed [[public_key#private|private key]] to be used for authentication to ''RCData'' resource named "WINSCP_KEY". WinSCP will automatically try to use it for authentication unless session has its own key configured. | ||
| - | To embed ''RCData'' resource you can use any resource editor, for example [[http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/|Resource Hacker]]. | + | ==== Using Resource Hacker ==== |
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| + | To embed the ''RCData'' resource you can use any resource editor, for example [[http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/|Resource Hacker]]. | ||
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| + | Using a command-line interface of the Resource Hacker, you add the "WINSCP_SESSION" resource like: | ||
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| + | <code batch> | ||
| + | ResourceHacker.exe -addoverwrite WinSCP.exe, WinSCP.exe, session.ini, RCDATA, WINSCP_SESSION, 0 | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | where the ''session.ini'' is the INI file with your session. | ||
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| + | Check the generated ''ResourceHacker.log'' for results of the operation. | ||
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| + | You can of course also use a GUI interface | ||
| ===== Administration Tasks ===== | ===== Administration Tasks ===== | ||