Psminitsessionexe Verified Site
In a standard CyberArk deployment, the executable is located at: C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberArk\PSM\Components\PSMInitSession.exe .
: It is the first file executed when a user logs in via the PSMConnect or PSMAdminConnect users. psminitsessionexe
Acting similarly to the Windows userinit.exe , this process bootstraps the secure environment required for privileged access. Its key responsibilities include: In a standard CyberArk deployment, the executable is
: It takes the connection information provided by the Privileged Session Name Web Access (PVWA) and establishes the secondary connection to the final target system. Its key responsibilities include: : It takes the
It is typically configured as the in the environment settings of the PSMConnect user. This ensures that the user cannot access a full desktop and is instead restricted only to the PSM connection interface. Common Troubleshooting Issues
Because it is the gateway to every PSM session, any failure in PSMInitSession.exe will prevent users from connecting to target systems. Common errors include: