SFTP Changes for Membership Populator Service
Introduction
The Membership Populator Service is installed on a client’s internal server and is used to automate the creation of the User & Group CSV files and transfer these files to the hosted server via SFTP ready for import into the client’s PolicyHub system.
Updating SFTP Details
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Connect to the server where the Membership Populator Service is installed
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Stop the MembershipPopulatorService
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Browse to the install location of the Membership Populator Service
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Edit the HitecLabs.MembershipPopulator.Service.exe.config file
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Update the FtpUri setting with the new SFTP connection:
<setting name="FtpUri" serializeAs="String">
<value>ftp://localhost/PolicyHub/</value>
</setting>
- Update the FtpUserName setting with the new SFTP user name (if you have been provided with one):
<setting name="FtpUserName" serializeAs="String">
<value>anonymous</value>
</setting>
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Update the FtpPassword setting with the new SFTP password:
<setting name="FtpPassword" serializeAs="String">
<value>abcd1234!<value/>
</setting>
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Check the setting SynchroniseOnServiceStart to see if the synchronisation to the SFTP server will start once the service is restarted::
<setting name="SynchroniseOnServiceStart" serializeAs="String">
<value>True</value>
</setting>
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Save and close the config file.
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Start the MembershipPopulatorService.
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If the synchronisation is set to run on the service starting, check the trace text file for any errors.