CmdID

CmdID / Commands / bitsadmin

bitsadmin setcredentials

Adds credentials to a job. Windows commands reference

On Windows

Opens CmdID with your command. It is read in your browser and sent nowhere.

Windows

from the Windows commands reference, CC BY 4.0

Adds credentials to a job. NOTE: This command isn't supported by BITS 1.2 and earlier.

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

To add credentials to the job named myDownloadJob

bitsadmin /setcredentials myDownloadJob SERVER BASIC Edward password20Identify
jobThe job's display name or GUID.
targetUse either SERVER or PROXY.
schemeUse 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_nameThe name of the user.
passwordThe password associated with the provided Username.