RS Scripting utility does not work with Forms Authentication

We have successfully implemented Forms Authentication using Custom Security
Extension. It works fine except the RS Script Utility unable to deploy
reports either locally on the report server itself or remotely from
workstation.
I could not connect to the report server. The command I used:
rs -s http://reportservername/reportserver -i PublishReports.rss -u username
-p password
The error message: Could not connect to server:
http://reportservername/ReportServer/ReportService2005.asmx
This occurs under SSRS 2005 & VS 2005.
Tried Solution: Is to cache and retrieve the cookie and pass it manually
with each
request just like WinForm applications. However, once the RS utility logs
in, it will be too late for any script to catch the authentication cookie,
even by calling rs.LogonUser API.
Question: It looks like RS utility does not support Forms Authentication or
it is a bug.
Would there be a fix by Reporting Service team to make RS Scripting utility
work with Forms Authentication?
Thanks for your help,
Dawit T.Unfortunately, it's a limitation of the RS utility, which has been the case
since SQL 2000.
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Cheers,
'(' Jeff A. Stucker
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Senior Consultant
www.rapidigm.com
"Dawit T." <DawitT@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We have successfully implemented Forms Authentication using Custom
> Security
> Extension. It works fine except the RS Script Utility unable to deploy
> reports either locally on the report server itself or remotely from
> workstation.
> I could not connect to the report server. The command I used:
> rs -s http://reportservername/reportserver -i PublishReports.rss -u
> username
> -p password
> The error message: Could not connect to server:
> http://reportservername/ReportServer/ReportService2005.asmx
> This occurs under SSRS 2005 & VS 2005.
> Tried Solution: Is to cache and retrieve the cookie and pass it manually
> with each
> request just like WinForm applications. However, once the RS utility logs
> in, it will be too late for any script to catch the authentication cookie,
> even by calling rs.LogonUser API.
> Question: It looks like RS utility does not support Forms Authentication
> or
> it is a bug.
> Would there be a fix by Reporting Service team to make RS Scripting
> utility
> work with Forms Authentication?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Dawit T.