I am having an issue trying to output a file with PowerShell, I can export the file to the computer's local drives however when I want to export it to a network location it will not let me.
I receive the following error:
Access to the path '\\fmadt-prod-web5\e$\ftproot\customer\temp\SiteLists\Classic\Hosted1.txt' is denied.
+ CategoryInfo : OpenError: (:) [Out-File], UnauthorizedAccessException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : FileOpenFailure,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.OutFileCommand
This is the code that I am using:
$list2 | Format-Table -a -Property "WebAppName", "Version", "State"| Out-File '\\fmadt-prod-web5\e$\ftproot\customer\temp\SiteLists\Classic\Hosted1.txt' -force
Is it possible to export to a network location? The user I am using has admin access to that location as well.
You can't use a UNC path, but you can map a PSDrive to that location and use that:
New-PSDrive -Name dest -Root \\fmadt-prod-web5\e$\ftproot\customer\temp\SiteLists\Classic -PSProvider FileSystem
Then:
| out-file dest:\Hosted1.txt
Use the -Credential parameter of New-PSDrive if you need to access the drive using alternate credentials.
you most certainly can output to unc paths, I regularly use those at work. This almost looks like you don't, or the account you are running the script as doesn't, have access to the directory.
E$ refers to the admin share on a server, try actually sharing that directory via windows shares or run the script using an account that is in the administrators group on the relevant server. Also, I always use double quotes for paths because then you can include variables -- force of habit :)
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I'm currently creating a PowerShell script that basically maps the network drive from a NAS which is outside of the domain, but I get the following error message:
New-PSDrive : The network path was not found
...
+ New-PSDrive -Name X -PSProvider "FileSystem" -Credential $credential ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (X:PSDriveInfo) [New-PSDrive], Win32Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CouldNotMapNetworkDrive,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewPSDriveCommand
This is the following code:
$nasipaddress = "192.168.0.110"
$nasusername = ".\nas-local"
$naspassword = cat "F:\Skript\password.txt" | ConvertTo-SecureString
$credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($nasusername, $naspassword)
robocopy F:\Admin$ \\$nasipaddress\robocopy /MIR /PURGE /e /log+:$filepath
Robocopy works just fine, but it needs authentication credentials and that's the reason why it doesn't run when the PC is inactive for a while, that's why I'm implementing it to map it first. It has to be mapped temporarily, not persistent.
I think it might be because it's not a domain device, but I might be wrong here. Did google a lot, like really a lot, but couldn't find anything that worked so here's my last resort. Not that experienced with PowerShell, but on my way to mastering it.
Best Regards and thank you very much
stillrigeway
You should map to a share, are you exposing a share from the NAS?
Can you provide the full "New-PSDrive" with your arguments?
Also, if this in a script, set the Scope parameter value to "Global" to ensure the drive persists outside the current scope.
source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/new-psdrive?view=powershell-7.2
I'm given the task to migrate all the printers installed on workstations via GPO to another server.
As for now all printers are installed in a local decentralized Distribution Point, we want to move on a centralized Distribution Point/Print Server.
On mine DC, via Group Policy Management Editor, I've a lot of printers in
Computer Configuration\Preferences\Control Panel Settings\Printers
All printers are mapped from \DP00x\Printer and given a local name.
What i want to change is the \DP00x to \CentralDP01\Printer in the GPO.
I've managed via powershell to create all printer ports, install all printers and publish/list in the directory all of them.
Given that they are more than 100, I wish to automate the process to edit the GPO editing, so that i don't need to open each policy and each printer to modify the destination.
I've tried the cmdlet Get-GPRegistryValue because I know (at least) that printers are installed on HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers
but i get this error every time:
Get-GPRegistryValue : The following Group Policy registry setting was not found: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers".
Parameter name: keyPath
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-GPRegistryValue -Guid 6b464ed9-66c8-47fa-8327-1fe9b074a0d7 -Key H...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (Microsoft.Group...tryValueCommand:GetGPRegistryValueCommand) [Get-GPRegistryValue], ArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnableToRetrievePolicyRegistryItem,Microsoft.GroupPolicy.Commands.GetGPRegistryValueCommand
I tried as well Get-GPPrefRegistryValue
Get-GPPrefRegistryValue -Context Computer -Guid 6b464ed9-66c8-47fa-8327-1fe9b074a0d7 -Key HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers
But error looks the same:
Get-GPPrefRegistryValue : The Preference registry setting "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers" was not found in the
"x-x-x-x-x-x" GPO in the x-x-x-x-x-x-x.com domain.
Parameter name: keyPath
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-GPPrefRegistryValue -Context Computer -Guid 6b464ed9-66c8-47fa-83 ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (Microsoft.Group...tryValueCommand:GetGPPrefRegistryValueCommand) [Get-GPPrefRegistryValue], ArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnableToRetrievePreferenceRegistryItem,Microsoft.GroupPolicy.Commands.GetGPPrefRegistryValueCommand
I found a workaround. Backup the GPO, manually edit the XML with the new value and import back the GPO.
I don't fancy the idea of manually editing because it can lead to errors and with over 100+ GPOs I can have alot of errors.
Can anyone help me?
Maybe i'm using the wrong commands, but so far documentations state to use GPO Module.
Unfortunately the GroupPolicy commands are limited to registry key settings only, and printer-preferences fall outside that. You can safely edit the live GPO xml files themselves though (or use Backup-GPO/Restore-GPO).
If you're only replacing the server name, this should work fine. Try it on a test GPO, updating the path as needed:
$guid = (Get-GPO -Name 'Test GPO')
# Check the GPO version before changes:
Get-GPO -guid $guid
$domain = 'domain.com'
$path = "\\$domain\SYSVOL\$domain\Policies\{$guid}\User\Preferences\Printers\Printers.xml"
# Update the path in the GPO xml:
(Get-Content $path -Raw) -replace 'DP00x','CentralDP01' | Set-Content $path
# Validate the GPO version/change date have updated - might take a while if xml is on a different DC:
Get-GPO -guid $guid
Is it possible to mount a SMB share (or any other network share) to a local folder with powershell - apart from using "net use"?
I tried New-SmbMapping and New-PSDrive. But I get errors for both.
This is what I tried with New-SmbMapping
New-SmbMapping -LocalPath E:\MOUNT\pro\ -RemotePath \\host.example\projects
I get the specified device name is invalid and:
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (MSFT_SmbMapping:ROOT/Microsoft/...MSFT_SmbMapping) [New-SmbMapping], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Windows System Error 1200,New-SmbMapping
And for New-PSDrive, it seems not possible at all.
Thanks for any help!
You cannot use New-SMBMapping to create a mapping to a local folder - only to a drive letter. The "device name is invalid" error refers to the fact that E:\MOUNT\pro is not a valid device letter (it expects a single English letter).
To mount an SMB path into a local folder, you need to create a "junction point" - what Powershell calls SymbolicLink. For example:
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path mytest -Target '\\computer\share'
The local path (./mytest in the above example) must not exist as New-Item needs to create it (this is unlike file system mapping in other operating systems).
Your current user must have access to the remote share, otherwise you'd get a non-helpful error message such as New-Item : Cannot find path '\\computer\share' because it does not exist. You can access shares for which you need to provide a user name and password by first loading the credential with net use before running New-Item (I don't know of Powershell way to do net use).
I am using Get-ChildItem with a path to navigate to a common file share.
I was able to navigate to common file share from my local machine without any issues but when I deploy this code into the PROD server, there I am running into Cannot find path issue.
Power Shell Command:
Get-ChildItem "\\servername.net\abcd\"
Error:
Get-ChildItem : Cannot find path '\\servername.net\abcd\' because it does not exist.
At line:2 char:1
+ Get-ChildItem '\\servername.net\abcd\'
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (\\servername.net\abcd\:String) [Get-ChildItem], ItemNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetChildItemCommand
Not sure if anyone experienced this issue and how to resolve these environmental issues.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Power shell error
Based on your screenshot, I believe this to be a limitation of Get-ChildItem accessing UNC Paths while the current location is a SqlServer provider. I see a few options:
Map a PSDrive to the UNC path so that Get-ChildItem has a FileSystem provider to work with directly.
New-PSDrive -Name Z -Root "\\servername.net\abcd" -PSProvider FileSystem
Get-ChildItem Z:
Use a different method to retrieve files and directories.
[System.IO.Directory]::EnumerateFileSystemEntries("\\servername.net\abcd")
Use the location stack to go into a FileSystem. Then return to your previous PSDrive.
Push-Location C:
Get-ChildItem "\\servername.net\abcd"
Pop-Location
After evaluating the environments found that these UNC path issues are happening because of Domain differences.
My laptop and archive file share are residing in the same domain, and that's how archiving script was working without any issues.
Whereas the PROD server where I have deployed the script is residing in a different domain.
Resolved the issue by identifying another PROD server with the same domain name as the archive file share and deployed the script using task schedular.
Hi I've just resently started to use powershell on my server. Though when I run the script I get the error:
New-ADUser : Unable to find a default server with Active Directory Web Services running.
At C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Powerwhell Script, H1 case.ps1:6 char:1
+ New-ADUser -name $_."fornavn"
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (:) [New-ADUser], ADServerDownException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ActiveDirectoryServer:1355,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.NewADUser
I have attached the script and my .csv file. Hope any of you can help me figuring it out.
(Don't worry about the information, it's for a school assignment)
Script
.csv file
It looks like your script can not find the domain control on your domain. Simply use the -Server parameter and give it the Full Qualified Domain Name or IP of the domain control.
New-ADUser -Server "ServerName.Domain.com"
If this doesn't work you might not have Active Directory Management Gateway Service installed on your domain control (Download Here). With Windows server 2012 R2 make sure you have the following feature installed.
The headers warning you are seeing is because Import-Csv is unable to get the headings from your CSV file for some reason, and replaces the header name with H1,H2 ... Hx. For example:
fornavn efternavn H1 beskrivelse, ...
------- --------- ----- -----------
Keld Bruun KB Adm.Ledergruppe, ...
You can get round this you can giving Import-Csv the names of your columns via the -Header parameter. Note that these do not have to be the same as the ones in the CSV, as the new column headers will overwrite the CSV.
Import-Csv "C:\H1, Powershell.csv" -Header 'fornavn','efternavn','forkortelse','beskrivelse','email','brugernavn','kode','kontor','fuldnavn'