switching a user from windows authentication to project authentica

[Russ]

We use windows integrated authentication in project. We have to run some
tests and need to pretend to be other people. I'd like to not have to ask
users for their password so I can emulate them while I run my project
testing. Can I 'switch' these users to project authentication mode and them
switch them back to integrated authenticaiton when I'm done testing? I've
tried doing this and setting the user's project password but when I then try
to login using that user's project credentials it says invalid username and
password.

Any thoughts?

TIA

 

[James Fraser]

...I've
tried doing this and setting the user's project password but when I then try
to login using that user's project credentials it says invalid username and
password.

Any thoughts?

There is an issue in Project Server 2003 that might be causing this.
Try thie work around:

1. Set the user to Project Server Authentication.
2. Save the user, returning back to the user list.
3. Go back into the user details a second time.
4. Set the password.
5. Save the user a second time.

This should work. The set password function only seems to work if the
user is already set to use project server authentication, and does not
work if used before you've saved that change in settings.


Jamie Fraser