PAM CLI error PAM-CM-1758: Connection type was not specified

Article Id: 125659

Status: Published

Updated On: 22-05-2019 20:37

Products:

CA Privileged Access Manager - Cloakware Password Authority (PA) , PAM SAFENET LUNA HSM , CA Privileged Access Manager (PAM) , CA Privileged Access Manager (PAM)

Issue/Introduction:

A PAM-CM-1758 error occurs while attempting to perform a 'dummy' update using the following PAM CLI syntax for an Oracle account:
capam_command -n jabdavc0005.it.statestr.com -u certadmin -p xxx cmdName=updateTargetAccount TargetAccount.ID=18953 TargetAccount.userName=Intrsys TargetAccount.accessType=Oracle Attribute.useOtherAccountToChangePassword=false

The full error is PAM-CM-1758: Connection type was not specified.

Similar syntax works fine for MSSQL.

Cause:

The command was missing a required attribute.

Environment:

Release:
Component: CAPAMX

Resolution:

Adding Attribute.useOid=false to the PAM CLI command solved the problem.
See also https://comm.support.ca.com/kb/how-to-create-an-oracle-target-application-and-target-account-using-cli/kb000105217