Power Bi file connector - on prem gateway

[ErikSierra7]

Hello! Does anyone know if the file connector in Power Bi service supports alternate credentials such as a service account instead of a user's windows account user & password? I keep getting an error saying credentials are invalid, even tho I verified they are correct and have access to the file path on the network drive. Thanks!

[tayloramy · Accepted solution]

Hi @ErikSierra7, 

The FIle connector needs to use Windows authentication, however if you have a Windows service account, that can be used. 

The trick that usually catches people is the need to add the domain to the username, for example if my domain was testdomain, I would need to enter it like this: 

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[ErikSierra7]

Thank you!