get-credential in VScode - Can't change username when prompted for password

[alexaymonier]

System Details

• Operating system name and version:
• VS Code version:
• PowerShell extension version:
• Output from $PSVersionTable:

Copy / paste the following commands into the PowerShell Integrated Console, and paste the output here:

PS C:\> code -v
1.19.0
816be6780ca8bd0ab80314e11478c48c70d09383
x64
PS C:\> $pseditor.EditorServicesVersion

Major  Minor  Build  Revision
-----  -----  -----  --------
1      5      1      0


PS C:\> code --list-extensions --show-versions
ms-vscode.PowerShell@1.5.1
PS C:\> $PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.15063.674
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.15063.674
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

Issue Description

I am experiencing a problem with get-credential in VScode
Hey guys, I'm creating some PowerShell tooling for our vCloud environment. Inside the tools i have some helper functions that test for connectivity to vCloud and if not connected the helper function will prompt for credentials using get-credential with the -UserName $env:USERNAME and connect in. My test machine has a different user name to our jump hosts. I am unable to change my username in VSCode when the function prompts for credentials like i can in the PowerShell console and ISE.

Thanks,
Alex

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[TylerLeonhardt]

Thanks for this! There is an enhancement here for sure. Right now, Get-Credential in PowerShell 5.x is being handled the same way as it is in PowerShell Core 6:

in PowerShell Core 6:

get-credential -UserName me

PowerShell credential request
Enter your credentials.
Password for user me:

In Windows PowerShell.exe and the ISE it pops up that dialog we all know too well.

Perhaps as a work around (so you're not blocked on this and can still use vscode over the ISE 😄 ) you could do something like this
in your script:

if ($env:VCLOUD_USERNAME) {
    $username = $env:VCLOUD_USERNAME
} else {
    $username = $env:USERNAME
}

Get-Credential -Username $username

and then just be sure to set the $env:VCLOUD_USERNAME in your session on your test machine.