diff --git a/app/jobs/file_inventory_job.rb b/app/jobs/file_inventory_job.rb
index d3106ec5..3db8bb2d 100644
--- a/app/jobs/file_inventory_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/file_inventory_job.rb
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ def perform(user_id:, project_id:, mediaflux_session:)
 
     # Queries Mediaflux for the file list and saves it to a CSV file.
     filename = filename_for_export
-    Rails.logger.info "Exporting file list to #{filename} for project #{project_id}"
+    Rails.logger.info "Exporting file list to #{filename} for project #{project_id} (session: #{mediaflux_session})"
     project.file_list_to_file(session_id: mediaflux_session, filename: filename)
-    Rails.logger.info "Export file generated #{filename} for project #{project_id}"
+    Rails.logger.info "Export file generated #{filename} for project #{project_id} (session: #{mediaflux_session})"
 
     # Update the job record as completed
     update_inventory_request(user_id: user.id, project: project, job_id: @job_id, filename: filename)
diff --git a/app/models/mediaflux/request.rb b/app/models/mediaflux/request.rb
index f78ae708..826b3325 100644
--- a/app/models/mediaflux/request.rb
+++ b/app/models/mediaflux/request.rb
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def build_http_request_body(name:)
         def build_http_request(name:, form_file: nil)
           request = self.class.build_post_request
 
-          Rails.logger.debug(xml_payload)
+          log_xml_request(xml_payload)
           set_authentication_headers(request)
 
           if form_file.nil?
@@ -172,6 +172,16 @@ def build_http_request(name:, form_file: nil)
         end
       # rubocop:enable Metrics/MethodLength
 
+      def log_xml_request(xml_payload)
+        password_element = xml_payload.match(/\<password\>.*\<\/password\>/)
+        if password_element.nil?
+          Rails.logger.debug(xml_payload)
+        else
+          # Don't log the password
+          Rails.logger.debug(xml_payload.gsub(password_element.to_s, "<password>***</password>"))
+        end
+      end
+
       # Authentication code to push a few custom HTTP headers to Mediaflux
       # Eventually the `session_user` will need to be an object that provides the timeout value.
       def set_authentication_headers(request)
diff --git a/lib/tasks/file_inventory.rake b/lib/tasks/file_inventory.rake
index e889c116..63822a80 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/file_inventory.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/file_inventory.rake
@@ -16,4 +16,36 @@ namespace :file_inventory do
     request.request_details = { file_size: File.size(filename), output_file: filename, project_title: request.project.title }
     request.save!
   end
+
+  desc "Runs a file inventory job (asks for the MediaFlux credentials to use)"
+  task :run, [:project_id, :netid] => [:environment] do |_, args|
+    project_id = args[:project_id]
+    netid = args[:netid]
+    project = Project.find(project_id)
+    user = User.where(uid: netid).first
+
+    # Lets the user enter the credentials to use (domain, username, password)
+    # notice that the password is not displayed
+    puts "Enter the credentials to connect to MediaFlux"
+    puts "domain: "
+    mf_domain = STDIN.gets.chomp
+
+    puts "user: "
+    mf_user = STDIN.gets.chomp
+
+    puts "password: "
+    mf_password = STDIN.getpass.chomp
+
+    # Get a MediaFlux session for the credentials entered by the user
+    logon_request = Mediaflux::LogonRequest.new(domain: mf_domain, user: mf_user, password: mf_password, identity_token: nil, token_type: nil)
+    mediaflux_session = logon_request.session_token
+    if logon_request.error?
+      raise logon_request.response_error[:message]
+    end
+
+    # Schedule the file inventory job using the MediaFlux session we just adquired
+    puts "Scheduling file inventory using credentials for: #{mf_domain}:#{mf_user}, session: #{mediaflux_session}"
+    job_request = FileInventoryJob.perform_later(user_id: user.id, project_id: project.id, mediaflux_session: mediaflux_session)
+    puts "Scheduled file inventory #{job_request.job_id} for project #{project.title} (#{project.id}) user: #{user.uid} (#{user.id}), session: #{mediaflux_session}"
+  end
 end