Powershell - Problem with Start-transcript using remoting - powershell

Question

I have a file transcript-test.ps1 with below contents
$log="TestLog{0:yyyyMMdd-HHmm}" -f
(Get-Date) $logfile =
'C:\logs\'+$log+'.txt'
Start-transcript -path $logfile -force
Write-host "To test if this message gets logged"
Stop-transcript
I try to run the script from lets say "box1" and the log file contains the below contents
********** Windows PowerShell Transcript Start Start
time: 20110105114050 Username :
domain\user Machine : BOX1
(Microsoft Windows NT 5.2.3790 Service
Pack 2)
********** Transcript started, output file is
C:\logs\TestLog20110105-1140.txt
To test if this message gets logged
********** Windows PowerShell Transcript End End time:
20110105114050
When I run the same script from another machine using below script I don't see any messages in the log file
Invoke-command {powershell.exe
-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -NoProfile -File C:\in ll\transcript-test.ps1} -computername
box1 -credential $credential get-credential
Contents of log file :
********** Windows PowerShell Transcript Start Start
time: 20110105114201 Username :
DOMAIN\user Machine : BOX1
(Microsoft Windows NT 5.2.3790 Service
Pack 2)
********** Windows PowerShell Transcript End End time:
20110105114201
Is there anyway to log the messages from the script to log file when invoked remotely ?
Thanks!
Sanjeev

Answer 1

The following will capture your local and remote verbose messages in the transcript
$VerbosePreference = "continue"
Start-Transcript -path c:\temp\transcript.txt
Write-Verbose "here 1"
$job = Invoke-Command cbwfdev01 -ScriptBlock {
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop";
$VerbosePreference = "continue";
Write-Verbose "there 1";
Write-Verbose "there 2";
Write-Verbose "there 3";
} -AsJob
Wait-Job $job | Out-Null
$VerboseMessages = $job.ChildJobs[0].verbose.readall()
ForEach ($oneMessage In $VerboseMessages) {Write-Verbose $oneMessage}
Write-Verbose "here 2"
Stop-Transcript

Answer 2

Invoke-command execute your code into a job, which is as far as I understant a thread with no console, so no transcription. For me what you got is absolutly normal.