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# PAM Launch Command

Launch a CLI-based KeeperPAM privileged session. This allows developers to use their preferred native terminal for connecting to a target. When "pam launch" is used, the session activity is recorded

### Launch command

Runs PAM launch preflight: resolves the resource, protocol, PAM configuration, launch credential, target host/port, and gateway (including online/offline status), then prints a summary.

<details>

<summary>DotNet CLI</summary>

**Command**: `pam-launch`

**Alias**: `pam-l`

**Parameters**:

<table><thead><tr><th width="296">Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>&#x3C;record></code> (positional)</td><td>PAM resource UID or title</td></tr><tr><td><code>--credential</code> / <code>--cr</code></td><td>Launch credential (<code>pamUser</code>) UID or title (requires allow-supply flags on the record)</td></tr><tr><td><code>--gateway</code>, <code>-g</code></td><td>Gateway UID or name override</td></tr><tr><td><code>--host</code>, <code>-H</code></td><td>Custom host override as <code>host:port</code> (mutually exclusive with <code>--host-record</code>; requires <code>allowSupplyHost</code>)</td></tr><tr><td><code>--host-record</code> / <code>--hr</code></td><td>Record UID/title whose <code>host</code> / <code>pamHostname</code> field supplies the target host</td></tr><tr><td><code>--debug</code></td><td>Print resolve diagnostics</td></tr></tbody></table>

\*Note\***:** Fully not implemented yet.

**Examples**:

{% code expandable="true" %}

```csharp
My Vault> pam-launch <RESOURCE_UID>

PAM launch
----------
Record UID: <UID>
Record type: pamMachine
Protocol: ssh
Configuration UID: <CONFIG_UID>
Target host: 10.0.0.12:22 (record)
Launch credential: <UID> (<title>)
Gateway: <GATEWAY_UID> (<name>)
Gateway status: Online

Interactive terminal session is not available yet in this Commander build.
```

{% endcode %}

</details>

<details>

<summary>DotNet SDK</summary>

**Function:**

```csharp
using KeeperSecurity.Plugins.PAM;

var prepare = await LaunchUtils.PrepareAsync(vault, new PamLaunchOptions
{
    Record = "<RESOURCE_UID>",
    Credential = "<PAM_USER_UID>",   // optional
    Gateway = "<GATEWAY_UID>",       // optional
    Host = null,                     // or "host:port" (not with HostRecord)
    HostRecord = null,               // optional host source record
    Debug = false
    // AvailableControllers: optional list when resolving gateway by name
});

Console.WriteLine($"Record: {prepare.Record?.Uid} ({prepare.Record?.TypeName})");
Console.WriteLine($"Protocol: {prepare.Protocol}");
Console.WriteLine($"Config: {prepare.ConfigUid}");
Console.WriteLine($"Host: {prepare.Host}:{prepare.Port} ({prepare.HostSource})");
Console.WriteLine($"Credential: {prepare.LaunchCredential?.Uid}");
Console.WriteLine($"Gateway: {prepare.GatewayUid} online={prepare.GatewayOnline}");
```

</details>

<details>

<summary>Power Commander</summary>

**Command**: `Invoke-KeeperPamLaunch`

**Alias**: `pam-launch`

**Parameters**:

<table><thead><tr><th width="296">Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>-Record / -r</code></td><td>PAM resource UID or title (positional)</td></tr><tr><td><code>-Credential / -cr</code></td><td>Launch credential (pamUser) UID or title(requires allow-supply flags on the record)</td></tr><tr><td><code>-Gateway / -g</code></td><td>Gateway UID or name override</td></tr><tr><td><code>-Host / -H</code></td><td>Custom host override as <code>host:port</code> (mutually exclusive with <code>--host-record</code>; requires <code>allowSupplyHost</code>)</td></tr><tr><td><code>-HostRecord / -hr</code></td><td>Record UID/title whose <code>host</code> / <code>pamHostname</code> field supplies the target host</td></tr><tr><td><code>-Debug</code></td><td>Print pam-launch resolve diagnostics</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Note:** Fully not implemented yet.

**Examples**:

```powershell
PS > Invoke-KeeperPamLaunch -Record "<pamMachine-uid-or-title>"
PS > pam-launch -r "<uid>" -Credential "<pamUser>" -Gateway "<gateway-uid>"
PS > pam-launch -r "<uid>" -Host "10.0.0.5:22"
PS > pam-launch -r "<uid>" -HostRecord "<host-record-uid>" -Debug

```

</details>

<details>

<summary>Python CLI</summary>

**Command: Coming Soon**

</details>

<details>

<summary>Python SDK</summary>

**Command: Coming Soon**

</details>


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