Powershell export all detailed logging to csv file - powershell

I have inherited a script that is not working. I need to capture everything that would normally output to the console, including Success and Error entries from the script. This is only a small portion of the script, and it only captures errors. Any help would be appreciated on getting all output to the file instead of the console.
An example is the Write-Verbose "VERIFYING contact for $($User.WindowsEmailAddress)"
I know this is writing to the console, but I need it to write to the log that is defined at the very bottom of the script.
Catch
{Out-File -InputObject "$(Get-Date -Format MM.dd.yyyy-HH:mm:ss);$($WriteMode);ERROR;Target;$($targetUser.Split('#')[1]);$($User.WindowsEmailAddress);Update;;;Error updating user: $($Error[0])" -FilePath $LogFilePath -Append}
I hope this makes sense.
### UPDATES
ForEach ($User in $colUpdContact)
{
Write-Verbose "VERIFYING contact for $($User.WindowsEmailAddress)"
#Filter used to find the target contact object(s)
$strFilter = "WindowsEmailAddress -eq `"$($User.WindowsEmailAddress)`""
Try
{$colContacts2 = Invoke-Command -Session $targetSession -ScriptBlock {param ($strFilter) Get-Contact -Filter $strFilter} -ArgumentList $strFilter -ErrorAction Stop}
Catch
{Out-File -InputObject "$(Get-Date -Format MM.dd.yyyy-HH:mm:ss);$($WriteMode);ERROR;Target;$($targetUser.Split('#')[1]);$($User.WindowsEmailAddress);Find;;;Error getting contact: $($Error[0])" -FilePath $LogFilePath -Append}
ForEach ($Contact in $colContacts2)
{
#initialize update string and cmd string
$strUpdateContact = $null
$updateCmd = $null
$strWriteBack = $null
$writeBackCmd = $null
#Iterate through attributes and append to the strUpdateContact string if the attribute value has changed
ForEach ($Attrib in $arrAttribs)
{
If ($User.$Attrib -ne $Contact.$Attrib)
{
if($ReadOnly){
Add-Content -Path $readOnlyFilePath -Value " Changing $Attrib"
Add-Content -Path $readOnlyFilePath -Value " Before: $($Contact.$Attrib)"
Add-Content -Path $readOnlyFilePath -Value " After: $($User.$Attrib)"
}
$strUpdateContact += " -$($Attrib) `"$($User.$Attrib)`""
Out-File -InputObject "$(Get-Date -Format MM.dd.yyyy-HH:mm:ss);$($WriteMode);CHANGE;Target;$($targetUser.Split('#')[1]);$($User.WindowsEmailAddress);Update;$($Contact.$Attrib);$($User.$Attrib);" -FilePath $LogFilePath -Append
}
}
#Check if LegacyExchangeDN has been written back to User object
$mailContact = Invoke-Command -Session $targetSession -ScriptBlock {param ($contact) Get-MailContact $($contact.WindowsEmailAddress)} -ArgumentList $Contact -ErrorAction Stop
$x500 = "X500:$($mailContact.LegacyExchangeDN)"
$userRec = Invoke-Command -Session $sourceSession -ScriptBlock {param ($User) Get-Recipient $($User.WindowsEmailAddress)} -ArgumentList $User -ErrorAction Stop
if($UserRec.emailAddresses -notcontains $x500){
$userName = ($user.UserPrincipalName).Split('#')[0]
if($userName -eq "")
{
$userName = $user.SamAccountName
}
$strWriteBack = "Set-ADUser -Identity $userName -Add #{ProxyAddresses=`"$x500`"} -Server $sourceDC -Credential `$sourceDCCredential"
}
#If there is anything to update
If ($strUpdateContact.Length -gt 0)
{
Write-Verbose "Updating attributes for $($User.WindowsEmailAddress)"
#Prepend the command for the contact being modified
$strUpdateContact = "Set-Contact $($User.WindowsEmailAddress) " + $strUpdateContact
If ($ReadOnly)
{Add-Content -Path $readOnlyFilePath -Value $strUpdateContact}
Else
{
Try
{
#Create the complete command and invoke it
$updateCmd = "Invoke-Command -Session `$targetSession -ScriptBlock {$($strUpdateContact)}"
Invoke-Expression $updateCmd -ErrorAction Stop
}
Catch
{Out-File -InputObject "$(Get-Date -Format MM.dd.yyyy-HH:mm:ss);$($WriteMode);ERROR;Target;$($targetUser.Split('#')[1]);$($User.WindowsEmailAddress);Update;;;Error updating contact: $($Error[0])" -FilePath $LogFilePath -Append}
}
}
If ($strWriteBack){
Write-Verbose "Updating X500 for $($User.WindowsEmailAddress)"
Out-File -InputObject "$(Get-Date -Format MM.dd.yyyy-HH:mm:ss);$($WriteMode);CHANGE;Target;$($targetUser.Split('#')[1]);$($User.WindowsEmailAddress);Update;;$x500;" -FilePath $LogFilePath -Append
If($ReadOnly){
Add-Content -Path $readOnlyFilePath -Value $strWriteBack
}
else{
Try
{
Invoke-Expression $strWriteBack -ErrorAction Stop
}
Catch
{Out-File -InputObject "$(Get-Date -Format MM.dd.yyyy-HH:mm:ss);$($WriteMode);ERROR;Target;$($targetUser.Split('#')[1]);$($User.WindowsEmailAddress);Update;;;Error updating user: $($Error[0])" -FilePath $LogFilePath -Append}
}
}
}
}

Why you not use the Start-Transcript to output all the information into a log file, and then you can manually copy anything you want?
An example for the command:
Start-Transcript -Path $TranscriptOutputFile -Append -Force
#Your script; write-output 'something update';
Stop-Transcript
Everything output by write-output command will be appended into the log file.

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New-PSDrive "The network path was not found"

i have trouble with "New-PSDrive -Root"
When i try to map a New-PSDrive -Root $patch with a $path using an array, the cmd does not map the drive but give me an error : "The network Path was not found".
The path is working if i use an explorer in my windows.
How can i fix that ?
Thanks a lot
exemple :
foreach ($s in $serverlist)
{
$path = "\\$s\e$\Updates\file\
New-PSDrive -Name "S" -Root $path -Persist -PSProvider "FileSystem" -Credential $cred
}
Problem
This is the entire script :
Get-Date -Format "dddd MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm K">> "C:\file\results.txt"
$cred = Get-Credential -Credential domain\name
$serverlist = #(get-content -Path "C:\file\serverlist.txt")
foreach ($s in $serverlist)
{
$path = "\\$s\e$\Updates\file\"
New-PSDrive -Name "S" -Root $path -Persist -PSProvider "FileSystem" -Credential $cred
$path2 = "\\$s\e$\Updates\file\errors.txt"
$file = Get-Content $path2
$containsWord = $file | %{$_ -match "0"}
if ($containsWord -contains $true) {
Out-File -FilePath "C:\file\results.txt" -Append -InputObject "$s : ok"
} else {
Out-File -FilePath "C:\file\results.txt" -Append -InputObject "$s : nok"
}
Remove-PSDrive -Name "S"
}
EDIT 1 : If i try to access to the file directly by an windows explorer with the same credential and I, after that, run the script, it works
As commented, the user in $cred may have permissions to access the file in the path on the server, but you as it seems do not.
Try using Invoke-Command where you can execute a scriptblock using different credentials than your own:
$cred = Get-Credential -Credential domain\name
$serverlist = Get-Content -Path "C:\file\serverlist.txt"
# loop through the list of servers and have these perform the action in the scriptblock
$result = foreach ($s in $serverlist) {
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $s -Credential $cred -ScriptBlock {
# you're running this on the server itself, so now use the LOCAL path
$msg = if ((Get-Content 'E:\Updates\file\errors.txt' -Raw) -match '0') { 'ok' } else { 'nok' }
# output 'ok' or 'nok'
'{0} : {1}' -f $env:COMPUTERNAME, $msg
}
}
# write to the results.txt file
# change 'Add-Content' in the next line to 'Set-Content' if you want to create a new, blank file
Get-Date -Format "dddd MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm K" | Add-Content -Path 'C:\file\results.txt'
$result | Add-Content -Path 'C:\file\results.txt'
In fact, you don't even need a foreach loop because parameter -ComputerName can receive an array of server names:
$result = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $serverlist -Credential $cred -ScriptBlock {
# you're running this on the server itself, so now use the LOCAL path
$msg = if ((Get-Content 'E:\Updates\file\errors.txt' -Raw) -match '0') { 'ok' } else { 'nok' }
# output 'ok' or 'nok'
'{0} : {1}' -f $env:COMPUTERNAME, $msg
}

Invoke-Command: Null-value and positional parameter errors

I wanted to start a new thread for this, since I am using a different method in my code now. I have written a script that pings hundreds of devices and logs their online or offline status. It was taking an extremely long time to run, so I am now looking into using Invoke-Command to run the commands remotely on servers for each site (instead of all from the same server). I am receiving the following errors: "A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'Of'", "You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression", and this is happening for each server as it is iterating through them. Any ideas as to why this is happening? Thank you very much, here is my current code:
<#
.NOTES
===========================================================================
Created on: 11/17/2016 8:06 AM
Created by:
Organization:
Filename: Get-MPOSOfflinePrinters.ps1
===========================================================================
.DESCRIPTION
#>
#Define log file variables and remove any existing logs
$logfile = "D:\Logs\MPOSPrinterPingLog.txt"
$offlineprinters = "D:\Reports\MPOS\MPOSOfflinePrinters.txt"
If (Test-Path $logfile) {Remove-Item $logfile}
If (Test-Path $offlineprinters) {Remove-Item $offlineprinters}
Add-Content $logfile "Gathering server list"
#Compiling list of all MPOS Print Servers
$serverList = (Get-ADComputer -Filter "Name -like 'Q0*P30' -or Name -like 'Q0*P32'" -SearchBase "OU=Print,OU=Prod,OU=POS,DC=COMPANY,DC=NET").name | Sort-Object | Out-File C:\Temp\MPOS\MPOSPrintServers.txt
$serverListPath = "C:\Temp\MPOS\MPOSPrintServers.txt"
Add-Content $logfile "Compiling text file"
#Retrieve a list of MPOS Print servers from text file and set to variable $serverNames
$serverNames = Get-Content -Path $serverListPath
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $serverNames -ScriptBlock {
#Define log file variables and remove any existing logs
$logfile = "C:\Temp\MPOSPrinterPingLog.txt"
$offlineprinters = "C:\Temp\MPOSOfflinePrinters.txt"
$masteroffline = "\\a0345p689\d$\Reports\MPOS\MPOSOfflinePrinters.txt"
If (Test-Path $logfile) {Remove-Item $logfile}
If (Test-Path $offlineprinters) {Remove-Item $offlineprinters}
#process xml file to parse IP addresses for ping
$timestamp2 = (Get-Date -Format g)
Add-Content $logfile "$timestamp2 - Processing xml file from $serverName to parse data to csv"
$xml = [xml](Get-Content C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Point Of Service\Configuration\Configuration.xml)
$PrinterNames = $xml.selectNodes('//PointOfServiceConfig/ServiceObject/Device') | foreach {New-Object -TypeName psobject -Property #{LogicalName=$_.LogicalName.Name}}
$PrinterIPs = $xml.selectNodes('//PointOfServiceConfig/ServiceObject/Device') | foreach {New-Object -TypeName psobject -Property #{HardwarePath=$_.HardwarePath}}
foreach ($PrinterIP in $PrinterIPs) {
$pingableIP = $PrinterIP.HardwarePath
If (Test-Connection $pingableIP -Quiet -Count 1) {
$timestamp3 = (Get-Date -Format g)
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}
Else {
$timestamp3 = (Get-Date -Format g)
Add-Content $offlineprinters "$timestamp3 - $serverName, $pingableIP is offline!"
}
Get-Content $offlineprinters | Out-File -FilePath $masteroffline -Append -NoClobber
} #foreach ($PrinterIP in $PrinterIPs) {
} #Invoke-Command -ComputerName $serverNames -ScriptBlock {

Powershell Workflow: Using if/else statement?

I am trying to use a workflow in order to make a script run faster by running a ping on several machines in parallel. Where I am getting stuck is trying to use my if/else statement within the workflow and adding log entries based on the results of the ping. Right now, it is not writing anything to the logs based on the ping results. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I am open to suggestions for different methods to do this, as long as they do not involve using a module. I want to stick with just Powershell code (I do not have permissions to install modules on the server where this would be running). Thank you! Here is my current code:
<#
.NOTES
===========================================================================
Created on: 10/6/2016 8:06 AM
Created by:
Organization:
Filename: Get-MPOSOfflinePrinters.ps1
===========================================================================
.DESCRIPTION
#>
$logfile = "D:\Logs\MPOSPrinterPingLog.txt"
$offlineprinters = "D:\Reports\MPOS\MPOSOfflinePrinters.txt"
If (Test-Path $logfile) {Remove-Item $logfile}
If (Test-Path $offlineprinters) {Remove-Item $offlineprinters}
Add-Content $logfile "Setting local path"
$localPath = "C:\Temp\MPOS"
Add-Content $logfile "Gathering server list"
$serverList = (Get-ADComputer -Filter "Name -like 'Q0*P30' -or Name -like 'Q0*P32'" -SearchBase "OU=Print,OU=Prod,OU=POS,DC=COMPANY,DC=NET").name | Sort-Object | Out-File C:\Temp\MPOS\MPOSPrintServers.txt
$serverListPath = "C:\Temp\MPOS\MPOSPrintServers.txt"
#Retrieve a list of MPOS Print servers from text file and set to $serverNames
Add-Content $logfile "Compiling text file"
$serverNames = Get-Content -Path $serverListPath
#Iterate through each of the server names
foreach ($serverName in $serverNames) {
Add-Content $logfile "Processing $serverName"
#Check if the server is online before doing the remote command
If (Test-Connection -ComputerName $serverName -Quiet -count 1) {
Add-Content $logfile "$serverName is online"
#copy config file from MPOS print to local server for processing
$timestamp1 = (Get-Date -Format g)
Add-Content $logfile "$timestamp1 - Copying xml file from server to local path"
$configPath = "\\$($serverName)\C$\ProgramData\Microsoft\Point Of Service\Configuration\Configuration.xml"
Copy-Item $configPath $localPath
#process xml file to parse IP addresses for ping
$timestamp2 = (Get-Date -Format g)
Add-Content $logfile "$timestamp2 - Processing xml file from $serverName to parse data to csv"
$xml = [xml](Get-Content C:\Temp\MPOS\Configuration.xml)
$PrinterNames = $xml.selectNodes('//PointOfServiceConfig/ServiceObject/Device') | foreach {New-Object -TypeName psobject -Property #{LogicalName=$_.LogicalName.Name}}
$PrinterIPs = $xml.selectNodes('//PointOfServiceConfig/ServiceObject/Device') | foreach {New-Object -TypeName psobject -Property #{HardwarePath=$_.HardwarePath}}
workflow Test-WFConnection {
param(
[string[]]$PrinterIPs
)
foreach -parallel ($PrinterIP in $PrinterIPs) {
$pingableIP = $PrinterIP.HardwarePath
If (Test-Connection -ComputerName $pingableIP -Quiet -Count 1 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
$timestamp3 = (Get-Date -Format g)
Add-Content -Path $logfile -Value ("$timestamp3 - $serverName, $pingableIP is online and pingable")
} #If (Test-Connection $pingableIP -Quiet -Count 1 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
Else {
$timestamp3 = (Get-Date -Format g)
Add-Content -Path $offlineprinters -Value ("$timestamp3 - $serverName, $pingableIP is offline!")
} #Else
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} #workflow Test-WFConnection {
Test-WFConnection -PSComputerName $PrinterIPs
} #If (Test-Connection -ComputerName $serverName -Quiet -count 1) {
Else {
Add-Content $logfile "$serverName is offline!"
} #Else
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How to Remote Select-String several servers with Powershell

The idea is to search for a pattern on several servers with Select-String and Invoke-Command.
I am not able to get the $results back to the local server correctly and print it either in a file and/or also in the console (this is not so important).
What I need is to be able to see the results of the search (filename, line, match)
Set Execution-Policy RemoteSigned
$servidores = Get-Content "C:\ServerList.txt"
(Get-Date).ToString()
Write-Output "----------------Running script------------------"
Write-Output "---------------Servers in scope :---------------"
Write-Output $servidores
Write-Output "-----------------Starting Loop-----------------"
$ToExecute = {
Select-String -SimpleMatch "password" -Path C:\*.* -Exclude C:\Users\Public\resultados.txt
}
foreach ($server in $servidores){
$result = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $server -ScriptBlock $ToExecute
Write-Output "----------Executing Search on Server:-----------"
(Get-Date).ToString();$server;
Write-Output "------------------------------------------------"
Write-Output $result
Out-File $result C:\Users\Public\resultados.txt
}
For Out-File if you are not piping, you will need to use the -inputobject flag. Because Out-File does not take the inputobject by position.
Out-File -InputObject $result -path C:\Users\Public\resultados.txt
Otherwise you could use Tee-Object to replace the write-output/outfile.
$result | Tee -filepath C:\Users\Public\resultados.txt
Set Execution-Policy RemoteSigned
$servidores = Get-Content "C:\ServerList.txt"
Write-Output ("----------------Running script-----"+(Get-Date).ToString()+"-- -----------")
Write-Output "--------------------------Servers in scope----------------------------"
Write-Output $servidores
foreach ($server in $servidores){
Write-Output ("---Executing Search on Server:---"+$server+"----at:"+(Get- Date).ToString()+"-------------")
$result= Invoke-Command -ComputerName $server -ScriptBlock {Select-String - Pattern "password" -Path C:\*.txt -AllMatches}
if ($result -ne $null){
Write-Output $result.ToString()
}
}Read-Host -Prompt "Press Enter to exit"

How to update variables in script?

Script should restart service and save current data and time in file after memory usage reach the limit. But it doesn't save current time and in second if when service is stopped it doesn't do else. It always show the same values in $data and $stat. I am not sure where I made mistake.
$proc = 'process name'
$serv = 'service name*'
$ram = 10MB
$inter = 1
$data = Get-Date -format "yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss"
$log = "c:\log.txt"
$stat = Get-Process $proc -EA SilentlyContinue
while ($true) {
if ((Get-Process $proc -EA SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -Exp ws) -gt $ram) {
Restart-Service $serv
Add-Content -path $log -value ($data + "`t" + "Restarting")
Start-Sleep -m 10000
if ($stat -ne $null) {
Add-Content -path $log -value "Working"
} else {
Start-Service $serv
Add-Content -path $log -value ($data + "`t" + "Starting")
}
}
Start-Sleep -s $inter
}
The statements in your variable assignments are evaluated at the time of assignment, not when the variable is used. To get the latter you could define the statements as scriptblocks:
$data = { Get-Date -format 'yyyy\/MM\/dd HH:mm:ss' }
$stat = { Get-Process mysqld -ea SilentlyContinue }
Use the call operator (&) in an expression (()) or subexpression ($()) to evaluate the scriptblocks at a later point in your script:
if ((&$stat) -ne $null) {
Add-Content -Path $log -Value "Working"
} else {
Start-Service $serv
Add-Content -Path $log -Value "$(&$data)`tStarting"
}
Probably a more convenient way is to define the operations as functions:
function Get-Timestamp { Get-Date -format 'yyyy\/MM\/dd HH:mm:ss' }
function Test-MySQLProcess { [bool](Get-Process mysqld -EA SilentlyContinue) }
and use them like this:
if (Test-MySQLProcess) {
Add-Content -Path $log -Value "Working"
} else {
Start-Service $serv
Add-Content -Path $log -Value "$(Get-Timestamp)`tStarting"
}
As a side note, you should escape forward slashes in date format strings, otherwise Windows substitutes them with whatever date separator character is configured in your system's regional settings.