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How does synced accounts work

  • June 2, 2026
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Hello everyone,

We are running BeyondTrust Password Safe (On-Prem) and managing several network appliances configured as Managed Systems.

Our environment includes:

  • Network appliances onboarded as Managed Systems
  • Local managed accounts on each appliance
  • Application Sessions configured for access to the appliances’ web interfaces
  • Two managed accounts (One as Managed account for network appliance and the other for RDS credential injection) with the same username that must share and stay synchronized with a single password

Goal:
When a password is rotated or manually changed for one managed account, the password should be automatically updated on the corresponding account on the other appliance.

Questions specific to Password Safe On-Prem:

  1. What is the recommended approach to synchronize passwords between multiple managed accounts?
  2. Can this be achieved using:
    • Account dependencies (primary / dependent accounts)
    • Shared password objects
    • Password change policies applied to multiple managed systems
    • Smart rules or API-driven automation?
  3. Are there any best practices or known constraints when syncing local appliance accounts in an on-prem deployment?

We would appreciate any guidance or real-world examples from similar implementations.

Thank you in advance, 

Max.

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Hey Max.

To my knowledge the account for RDS application does not require a sync of password so it matches your account on the Web interface of your device.

Else what you want to achieve, I can only see it be done using the API.

Fetch account password from one account and set password on the other using the fetched password.

Jens

 

 


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  • Apprentice
  • June 2, 2026

Hi Jens, 

The customer wants a scheduled password rotation  managed account (Fortigate for example) used to access admin interface through RDS App.