Topic "How to define custom session variables?" a message from Neiro

Hi.
Want to lift the topic. When I define custom field in session and it contains symbols (i.e. @ . &) RDM throws an error:

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InvalidOperationException - There is an error in XML document (57, 25).


at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(XmlReader xmlReader, String encodingStyle, XmlDeserializationEvents events)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(Stream stream)
at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Managers.SerializationManager.LoadObjectFromString[T](String str, Boolean createAnInstanceIfNotExists)
at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Managers.ConnectionManager.Prepare(Connection connection, Boolean applyCredentials, Boolean applyAlternate, Boolean applyVPN)
at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Managers.ConnectionManager.OpenConnection(Connection connection, OpenConnectionMode openConnectionMode)
at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Managers.ConnectionManager.OpenConnections(Connection[] connectionList, OpenConnectionMode openConnectionMode)
at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Managers.ActionManager.DoOpenConnection(Connection[] currentConnections, OpenConnectionMode openConnectionMode, IConnectionSource source)
at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Managers.ActionManager.OpenConnections(OpenConnectionMode openConnectionMode, IConnectionSource source)
at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Managers.SessionMenuManager.MnuOpenConnection_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.PerformClick()
at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Business.ActionLinkLoaderHelper.LinkLabel_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Label.WndProc(Message& m)
at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Controls.ActionLinkLabel.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


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XmlException - An error occurred while parsing EntityName. Line 57, position 25.


at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String arg)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseEntityName()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseEntityReference()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlReader.ReadString()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.ReadString()
at System.Xml.XmlReader.ReadElementString()
at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationReader1.Read176_PuttyConnection(Boolean isNullable, Boolean checkType)
at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationReader1.Read225_Connection(Boolean isNullable, Boolean checkType)
at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationReader1.Read298_Connection()

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Mainly I need this kind of thing for SSH access. First, RDM connects with Putty to host and login with specified credentials (account "master"). Then it types command "su" and need to get password for the superuser account from somewhere. I use Custom_Field1 for this. All this is needed because I can't just SSH with superuser account for security reasons. Sounds a little bit tricky but that's the only way I managed to figure out to make things work.
edited by Neiro on 11/13/2012