IDE: PowerShell ISE
I have a script which installs the chrome to a remote machine
#Script : Test01.ps1
Start-Process D:\Chrome\Chrome.exe -wait -verb runas
write-host "Chrome is installed"
and I am executing the above script using :
Invoke-Command -ComputerName MySystem18 -FilePath D:\Test01.ps1 -ArgumentList Process
The above script is working on local system (MySystem03) and remote machine (MySystem18).
But when I am executing this in MySystem18 it is not showing up the acknowledgement or cursor after the installation of chrome, even after successful installation of chrome on MySystem18.
Can you tell me how to fix it.
D:\Chrome\Chrome.exe is a path on your remote computer ? If not, try to share a dir with Chrome.exe named yourdirshared on your mysystem03 and replace by \\mysystem03\yourdirshared\Chrome.exe into your ps1
if always doesnt work, you can try to remove -wait my be...
if always doesnt work, are you try to specify credentil parameter?
$Username = 'username'
$Password = 'yourpassword
$pass = ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText $Password -Force
$Cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $Username,$pass
Invoke-Command -ComputerName "MySystem18" -Credential $Cred -ScriptBlock {Start-Process D:\Chrome\Chrome.exe -wait -verb runas; write-host "Chrome is installed" }
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I try to execute my simple vbscript on the remote session using PowerShell. The script does not have any error and run successfully, but I notified the code not executed in remote session. is there any way how to solve this?
$session=New-PSSession -ComputerName "192.XXX.XX.XX" -Credential (New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential("UserName",(ConvertTo-SecureString "Password" -AsPlainText -Force)))
$status= Invoke-Command -Session $session -ScriptBlock{
& cscript "C:\Data\test.vbs"
}
Use Start-Process to execute cscript from PowerShell using cscript with the C:\Data\test.vbs parameter as in the answer example below. You can optionally use the -wait parameter of Start-Process in case it helps in your particular case.
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$session = New-PSSession -ComputerName "192.XXX.XX.XX" -Credential (New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential("UserName",(ConvertTo-SecureString "Password" -AsPlainText -Force)))
$status = Invoke-Command -Session $session -ScriptBlock {
Start-Process C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe "C:\Data\test.vbs" -Wait;
};
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Start-Process
Meanwhile I've read and tried so many options and none of them worked for me.
I need to run a command on a remote machine that will install an application.
The setup.exe is an Oracle installer and is able to accept silent parameters.
"\\SVR1\Share\remote application Install\install\Setup.exe" -silent -force -nowait -waitforcompletion PACKAGE_NAME=abcde INSTALL_MODE=Typical ORACLE_HOME=C:\some_dir ORACLE_HOME_NAME=some_dir_Client1 APP_USER=itsmeagain APP_PASSWORD=surexxx
When I paste this command in a cmd it works as expected
When I put this in a ps1 script and run it, it works too:
cmd /c "\\SVR1\Share\remote application Install\install\Setup.exe" -silent -force -nowait -waitforcompletion PACKAGE_NAME=abcde INSTALL_MODE=Typical ORACLE_HOME=C:\some_dir ORACLE_HOME_NAME=some_dir_Client1 APP_USER=itsmeagain APP_PASSWORD=surexxx
However trying to run this 1 line script from a remote computer, it fails with: [Start-Process], InvalidOperationException
$svr="mach1"
$cmdFile="install.ps1"
$RemDir = "\\${svr}\C$\All_files\Scripts\"
$fn = "${RemDir}\${cmdFile}"
$password = ConvertTo-SecureString "${pazwd}" -AsPlainText -Force
# can't change the remote dir without spaces
"cmd /c `"\\SVR1\Share\remote application Install\install\Setup.exe`" -silent -force -nowait -waitforcompletion PACKAGE_NAME=abcde INSTALL_MODE=Typical ORACLE_HOME=C:\some_dir ORACLE_HOME_NAME=some_dir_Client1 APP_USER=itsmeagain APP_PASSWORD=surexxx " | Out-File -FilePath $fn
$cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($user,$password)
$sb = { Start-Process -FilePath "${LocalDir}\${cmdFile}" }
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $svr -Credential $cred -ScriptBlock $sb
Suggestions? what Am I doing wrong here?
I am trying to write a Powershell script which will deploy software on a collection of WS2016 servers. I am a local administrator on all these servers. Here's what I have so far:
$Cred = Get-Credential
$Computer = 'myserver.contoso.com'
$SplunkMSI = '\\mylocalbox\C$\Splunk.msi'
$InstallDir = 'C:\Apps\Splunk\'
$sb = {
param($installer, $dir)
Start-Process -FilePath 'c:\windows\system32\msiexec.exe' -ArgumentList "$installer INSTALLDIR=$dir AGREETOLICENSE=Yes /qn /norestart /L*v C:\temp\splunkInstall.log" -Wait -NoNewWindow
}
Write-Host "Deploying Splunk to host $Computer"
Invoke-Command -Computer $Computer -Credential $Cred -ScriptBlock $sb -ArgumentList $SplunkMSI, $InstallDir -ErrorAction Stop
When I run this script, I get prompted for credentials, and then I see the output of the Write-Host, but then... nothing. I have to manually terminate the script.
I logged onto the remote host, but see no evidence that the MSI was executed or failed to execute.
Anyone see a smoking gun?
ya, it looks like it's looking for $installer and $dir in the script block but they're not specified
what I'm trying to do is add a user to the local admin group then launch a program with those credentials. I have the first part working:
$env:COMPUTERNAME
$srvgroup = [ADSI]("WinNT://"+$env:COMPUTERNAME+"/Administrators, Group")
$srvgroup.name
$srvgroup.add("WinNT://userID,user")
$srvgroup.Invoke("Members") | foreach {$_.GetType().InvokeMember("Name", 'GetProperty', $null, $_, $null)}
The second part is what I can't seem to get working correctly.
Start-Process runas.exe -Credential DOMAIN\user -ArgumentList '-noprofile -command & "C:\Program Files (x86)\Misc\SecureClient" -verb runas}'
I don't get an error message but the program does not start. I should get a popup window for the application but nothing happens when I try it this way.
Any ideas?
DOMAIN\user is not a full credential. You need to do something like this:
$passwd = ConvertTo-SecureString "opensesame" -Force -AsPlainText
$cred = new-object pscredential 'Domain\user',$passwd
Start-Process -Credential $cred ...
I ended up doing it like, don't really like it but it works:
start-process "cmd.exe" "/c D:\Scripts\client_connect.cmd"
that .cmd file is:
C:\Windows\System32\runas.exe /savecred /user:domain\username"C:\Program Files (x86)\xxx\xxx\sclient.cmd"
I am trying to install software (.exe) with PowerShell remotely on another computer. I have now:
Invoke-Command -Authentication Credssp -Credential $cred -ComputerName "TargetComputer01" -ScriptBlock {Start-Process -FilePath $args[0] -ArgumentList ('/log "{0}" /quiet /norestart' -f $args[1]) -Wait -PassThru -Verb RunAs} -ArgumentList #($Installer, $LogPath)
This does not work, no errors, no log file, no installed software. So I have no idea why it is not working. I use Credssp because the installer is located on a share. When I place the installer somewhere on the TargetComputer01, it is working with a session, see:
Invoke-Command -Session $session -ScriptBlock {Start-Process -FilePath $args[0] -ArgumentList ('/log "{0}" /quiet /norestart' -f $args[1]) -Wait -PassThru -Verb RunAs} -ArgumentList #($Installer, $LogPath)
Any idea why the first command with Credssp is not working??
Yes I also have enabled Credssp with those commands. It seems that my script does run succesfully on TargetComputer01 (Windows Server 2012) but did not run succesfully on TargetComputer02 (Windows Server 2008 R2). The PowerShell versions are the same, and all other configuration is also the same (e.g. firewall settings).
I found however a way to get it working with a PSSession, see the following code:
$cred = Get-Credential -UserName "domain\username" -Message "Enter your credentials"
$session = New-PSSession -ComputerName "TargetComputer02" -Credential $cred -Authentication Credssp
Invoke-Command -Session $session -ScriptBlock {
param
(
$Installer, $LogPath
)
Start-Process -FilePath $Installer -ArgumentList ('/log "{0}" /quiet /norestart' -f $LogPath) -Wait -PassThru -Verb RunAs
} -ArgumentList #($Installer, $LogPath)
I am not sure why the other Invoke-Command without the session but with Credssp does not work on Windows Server 2008 R2, but the above code works on both Operating Systems! :)
Have you actually enabled CredSSP on the two computers? See the Enable-WSManCredSSP command.
On the client computer, or the computer you're running the script on, you need to set it to delegate credentials to the target computer:
Enable-WSManCredSSP -role Client -DelegateComputer "TargetComputer01"
You should verify this was set up properly by going into gpedit.msc -> Computer Configuration -> System -> Credentials Delegation. “Delegating fresh credentials” should now be enabled, and when you open up the details for it, TargetComputer01 should show up like “WSMAN/TargetComputer01”
And now on the receiving computer:
Enable-WSManCredSSP -role Server
Also make sure you run Enable-PSRemoting on TargetComputer01.
Let me know if this works for you!