Users.ini file update

[Manreet]

I added a user under the user manager in TestStand , however my users.ini does not update ? how/when does it update ? Also when I open the file the users.ini file it comes as encrypted  so I really can't tell if it is updated

I want to verify if this file is getting updated or not?

Please suggest

[~jiggawax~]

Not quite sure I understand your issue here.  How do you know the users.ini file didn't update?  Is it because the timestamp and file size is the same?  Do you see the new user in the user manager in TestStand?  If so then your file is being updated.

Also, where is your users.ini file located?  Configure>>Station Options>>User Manager and look at the Current User Manager file path.

[Manreet]

Hi , I can see the user under user manager and correct C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\TestStand 2017 (32-bit)\Cfg\Users.ini 

is the path of the users.ini file , but when I open the users.ini file it is encrypted , why is it so ? I could not attach with the .ini extension hence I have i it attached as a PDF 

 Shouldn't this be english?

[~jiggawax~]

The .ini extension, I agree, is a bit misleading.  They made it binary a few years back so that people couldn't hack TestStand and give themselves eleveated privileges when they weren't supposed to.  If you notice in the new versions of TestStand they've changed most configuration file extensions to .cfg.  However, users.ini has remained the same.  My guess is due to backwards compatibility, but I could be wrong on that.

Viewing the file in the User Manager is just as good as viewing it in ASCII form.  If it exists in the User Manager then it is safe to assume it exists in the file.  Is there a reason you need to see the "raw" contents?

[Manreet · Accepted solution]

No , there is no real reason for me to see it . I am using teststand 2017 . As long as I know it is getting updated as I am adding users to the user manager I am good, just had no come across a .ini file that was coded like that hence wanted to ask .

Thank you for your help !