Override the player user password on a remote player

Overview

This article describes how to override the password the player workers use to play transactions.

Environment

All WPM versions

Steps

1. Stop the player service.
2. Go to C:\program files(x86)\SolarWinds\Orion\SEUM\Player and locate SolarWinds.SEUM.Agent.Service.exe.config
3. Edit the file and locate workerUserPasswordOverride="" and populate the password between the quotes.
4. Save.
5. In order for the player to leverage the new password, go to C:\ProgramData\SolarWinds\SEUM\Data
6. Rename AgentSetting.dat to AgentSettings.dat.bak. Once you restart the player service, a new .dat will be created and the players will leverage the new password.