Connect-SrmServer Cannot complete login due to an incorrect user name or password

[ganapa2000]

Hi,

I am getting the above mentioned error, I am able to connect to vCenter and I get this error

Script

Connect-VIServer 172.24.255.176

$srm = Connect-SrmServer

$srmApi = $srm.ExtensionData

$protectionGroups = $srmApi.Protection.ListProtectionGroups()

$protectionGroups | % {

    $protectionGroup = $_

    $protectionGroupInfo = $protectionGroup.GetInfo()

    # The following command lists the virtual machines associated with a protection group

    $protectedVms = $protectionGroup.ListProtectedVms()

    # The result of the above call is an array of references to the virtual machines at the vSphere API

    # To populate the data from the vSphere connection, call the UpdateViewData method on each virtual machine view object

    $protectedVms | % { $_.Vm.UpdateViewData() }

    # After the data is populated, use it to generate a report

    $protectedVms | %{

            $output = "" | select VmName, PgName

            $output.VmName = $_.Vm.Name

            $output.PgName = $protectionGroupInfo.Name

            $output

    }

} | Format-Table -auto @{N="VM Name";E={$_.VmName}}, @{N="Protection Group Name";E={$_.PgName}}

disconnect-viserver -server * -force -confirm:$false

Error :

Connect-SrmServer : 07/17/2019 7:02:35 AM

Connect-SrmServer

Cannot complete login due to an incorrect user name or password.

At D:\DS\SG1.ps1:2 char:8

+ $srm = Connect-SrmServer

+	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	+ CategoryInfo	: NotSpecified: (:) [Connect-SrmServer], VimException
	+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ConnectServer_UnhandledException,VMware.VimAutomation.Srm.Commands.Commands.ConnectSrmServer

[LucD]

Could the 2nd paragraph in section Site Recovery Manager and the vCenter Server Administrator Role (page 11) in the SRM Administration Guide be applicable?

[ganapa2000]

LucD,

Thanks for your reply.

I am able to connect to SRM, If I pass the credentials as below

connect-viserver 10.10.10.10 -username $vcuser -password $vcpass|out-null

Connect-SrmServer

But If I use as below, I am getting error, here I have saved my credentials using New-VICredentialStoreItem for storing credentials for vCenter

connect-viserver 10.10.10.10 |out-null

Connect-SrmServer

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Could it be that entry in the CredentialStore for the vCenter specifies different credentials (another user) than the one in $vcuser?
Do a Get-VICrendtialStoreItem ​and check the user

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[ganapa2000]

Thanks a lot LucD,

I removed all the entries in VICrendtialStoreItem and re-added back, after which I am able to connect.