I am working on a remote machine from my desktop and I have the following script :
Invoke-Command -computername $name -authentification default
-credential $creds1
-scriptblock {net use \share $password2 /user:otherdomain\otheruser}
Then I get A specified logon session does not exist. It may have already been terminated. This thing is frustrating because if I run net use \\share $password2 /user:otherdomain\otheruser directly on the remote machine it works perfectly. Is there a workaround or did I miss something ?
You need to pass the variable $password2 into the script block, otherwise its value will be empty:
Invoke-Command -Computer $name ... -ScriptBlock {
net use \\host\share $args[0] /user:otherdomain\otheruser
} -ArgumentList $password2
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I have a centralized server from which i can run the following PowerShell command to get the clustergroup of cluster servers.
Enter-pssession -computername (ip-address) -credential (domain user)
And it prompts me to enter password then i get the session and execute
get-clustergroup
Okay till this it is fine.
Now i wanted to make this fully automated by converting in to a PowerShell script
The following commands works well when i run it in Powershell ISE and gets me the output of get-clustergroup
$password = ConvertTo-SecureString "password" -AsPlainText -Force
$user = "domain\user"
$cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($user,$password)
Enter-PSSession -ComputerName IP.Add.RE.SS -Credential $cred
get-clustergroup
but when i save the about script and run with PowerShell i get the following error.
get-clustergroup: the cluster service is not running
I want to automate the process by writing script to get get-clustergroup output of four cluster servers.
i am new to PowerShell scripting. how can i save the output?
Instead of creating a session to the other server, you can run the following which will run the command on the remote computer and return the output to your console:
Invoke-Command -ComputerName <IPAddress> -ScriptBlock { Get-ClusterGroup } -Credential $cred
You can store that output into a variable if you wish for future retrieval.
Since -ComputerName can accept an array object, you can modify your command to include all four of your servers. Below shows how to use all of your computer names and store the output in the variable $Output:
$Output = Invoke-Command -ComputerName "Server1","Server2","Server3","Server4" `
-ScriptBlock {Get-ClusterGroup} -Credential $cred
$Output
Your computer names could also be stored in a variable as an array. Then that variable can be used in your -ComputerName parameter:
$Computers = "Server1","Server2","Server3","Server4"
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $Computers -ScriptBlock { Get-ClusterGroup } -Credential $cred
See Invoke-Command for more information.
Is it possible to use Invoke-Command in PowerShell to run a script on a remote machine?
I have tried :
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $MyPC -Credential $mycreds -ScriptBlock {
& "C:\Users\MyPC\Desktop\scripts\Script1.ps1"
}
which returns
script1.ps1 is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet
The scenario here is, I have some scripts on a remote folder, and I need to use Invoke-Command or some other ways to run the script on a remote machine.
Also, how to write if I want to pass some parameters for script1.ps1? Thanks in advance!
Instead of this:
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $MyPC -Credential $mycreds -ScriptBlock {& "C:\Users\MyPC\Desktop\scripts\Script1.ps1"}
Try this:
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $MyPC -Credential $mycreds -FilePath C:\Users\MyPC\Desktop\scripts\Script1.ps1
to avoid confusion with filepaths on local machines/remote machines; i always run stuff from smb-shares; you can enter UNC as filepath... eg:
-FilePath \server\Netscripts\script.ps1
I m trying to run powershell script from my machine to get the Services status from a remote machine.
The command I am using in my script is given below
"Get-Service –ComputerName myserver".
My remote machine is a virtual Machine.
I have solved this problem.
However, I don't know why this command not working directly from source to Remote server but I found an alternative. Use given function on source machine and pass server name as param value and it will return all services with their status.
function GetAllservices {
param(
$ComputerName
)
$sess = New-PSSession -ComputerName $ComputerName
Invoke-Command -Session $sess -ScriptBlock {get-service}
Remove-PSSession -Session $sess}
I am trying to call a batch file located in local machine executing the below PowerShell command from remote computer.
Invoke-Command -ComputerName XXXXXX -ScriptBlock {
Start-Process "c:\installagent.bat"
} -Credential abc\XXX
It's not giving any error but nothing happened on the remote computer.
If I run the batch file from local machine, it's working fine.
You can't run a local file on a remote host like that. If the account abc\XXX has admin privileges on your local computer (and access to the administrative shares is enabled) you could try this:
Invoke-Command -ComputerName XXXXXX -ScriptBlock {
param($myhost)
Start-Process "\\$myhost\c$\installagent.bat"
} -ArgumentList $env:COMPUTERNAME -Credential abc\XXX
Otherwise you'll have to copy the script to the remote host first:
Copy-Item 'C:\installagent.bat' '\\XXXXXX\C$'
Invoke-Command -ComputerName XXXXXX -ScriptBlock {
Start-Process "c:\installagent.bat"
} -Credential abc\XXX
Also, I'd recommend using the call operator (&) instead of Start-Process for running the batch file:
Invoke-Command -ComputerName XXXXXX -ScriptBlock {
& "c:\installagent.bat"
} -Credential abc\XXX
That way Invoke-Command should return the output of the batch file, giving you a better idea of what's going on.
Or, you could simply use psexec:
C:\> psexec \\XXXXXX -u abc\XXX -c installagent.bat
When I run the lines below from a script the file ends up being created on my local machine.
$cred = Get-Credential domain\DanTest
Enter-PSSession -computerName xsappb01 -credential $cred
New-Item -type file c:\temp\blahxsappk02.txt
exit-pssession
When I run each line individually from the powershell console the remote session is created correctly and the file is created on the remote machine. Any thoughts on why? Is it a timing issue is the script perhaps?
Not sure if it is a timing issue. I suspect it's more like Enter-PSSession is invoking something like a nested prompt and your subsequent commands are not executing within it. Anyway, I believe Enter/Exit-PSSession is meant for interactive use - not scripting use. For scripts use New-PSSession and pass that session instance into Invoke-Command e.g.:
$cred = Get-Credential domain\DanTest
$s = New-PSSession -computerName xsappb01 -credential $cred
Invoke-Command -Session $s -Scriptblock {New-Item -type file c:\temp\blah.txt}
Remove-PSSession $s