SOLIDWORKS PDM Login
While helping a Javelin customer, I was explaining how to log off (out) of SOLIDWORKS PDM. This is a simple process, that I have explained several times and I had always meant to write an article about it. I looked to see if any of…
Note: this article only applies to SOLIDWORKS Manage 2019 or earlier. When you login to SOLIDWORKS Manage 2019, by default, you will be also be logging into your SOLIDWORKS PDM Vault, if your Manage environment is connected to PDM. Note in the screenshot below that…
In SOLIDWORKS PDM the Administrative Permissions “Refuse login” can be used to prevent a user or members of a group from logging into the vault. The user and its permissions settings are still active in the vault, but the user will not be able to…
New in SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional 2019 we now have the ability to use mixed login types between Windows Login (Active Directory) and SOLIDWORKS PDM login (Archive server managed). Previously for a vault; when Windows Login was selected all users (outside of the default ‘admin’ account) had to…
How to kill an SQL connection to force a SOLIDWORKS PDM Client Logout
Currently there is no functionality to force a SOLIDWORKS PDM logout, but the connection between the client and SQL can be temporarily killed. You should only kill SOLIDWORKS PDM if a user cannot be logged out normally. If you need to prevent access to a vault,…
Whether it is for maintenance, troubleshooting, or preventing unauthorized access, occasionally there is the need to block SOLIDWORKS PDM login. To block users access the SOLIDWORKS PDM Administration tool and right-click on a Vault and select Properties. Next click on Block Log-ins. Anyone attempting to log into the…