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Re: Get-WmiObject : Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))

ceesayb — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT

I've tried all of the above suggestions but I’m still getting access denied for a local user who is in the Administrator's group. I appreciate your suggestions in advance! The script below works for a domain user with admin privileges:

$computer = "ComputerName"
$userName = "UserName"
$password = "5k#V@Ee8f6"

function test-AccountLogin
{
[CmdletBinding()]
Param
(
[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$True, Position=0, Mandatory=$True)]
[string[]]$computer,
[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$True, Position=1, Mandatory=$True)]
[string[]]$userName
,[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$True, Position=2, Mandatory=$True)]
$password
)

BEGIN {}

Process {
$securepwd = ConvertTo-SecureString $password -asplaintext -force
#$account = "DOMAINNAME"+"\"+$($username)
$account = $($computer)+"\"+$($username)
$credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($account,$securepwd)

$colItems = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Process -Locale "MS_409" -Namespace "root\cimv2" -Credential $credential -ComputerName $computer

foreach ($ObjItem in $colItems)
{
write-host "Process Name:" $ObjItem.name
}
}

I have bitten off more than I can chew and can't see the forest for the trees...HELP!!!

Oseis — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMT

I have written the following script but each fix I do breaks 2 other things. For instance I am loading variable data to an .xlsx and it errored that the object was not a string. So I added .ToString method and it now says my passed variable ($computer) loaded using the Get-Content cmdlet is null!

Prior to using .ToString it went had no issues with the variable.

I am frustrated, stuck and out of time. Please help!

Oh yeah and the excel formulation broke as well.

$computers = Get-Content -Path H:\Computer.txt
$Ping = Test-Connection -ComputerName $computer -Count 1 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Foreach ($computer in $computers)
    {
        #Check if machine is online
        if ($Ping)
            {
                #begin Row count for Excel
                $Row=3
                #Start WinRM Services
                $service = Get-WmiObject -ComputerName $computer -Class Win32_Service -Filter "Name='WinRM'"
                $service
                $service.StartService()

                #If Online eq true Get Environment Variables
                $Build = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computer -ScriptBlock {$env:bldver}
                $Domain = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computer -ScriptBlock {$env:userdomain}
                $DNSDomain = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computer -ScriptBlock {$env:userdnsdomain}
                $LogonServer = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computer -ScriptBlock {$env:logonserver}
                $NLTest = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computer -ScriptBlock {([System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.Domain]::GetCurrentDomain()).FindDomainController()}
                $OnlineStatus = "Online"
                $OS = (Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem).Version
                $SID = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computer -ScriptBlock {$env:username}
                $UAT = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computer -ScriptBlock {$env:uatdata}


                #Determin if PC is logged onto Domain
                if ($Logonserver -eq $computer)
                    {
                        $Loggedin = "Locally"
                    }
                else
                    {
                        $Loggedin = "Domain"
                    }

                #Get IP and NIC Info
                $NICItems = gwmi -class "Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration" -name "root\CimV2" -comp $computer | Where-Object {$_.defaultIPGateway -ne $null}
                    ForEach ($NICItem in $NICItems)
                    {
                        $MAC = $NICItem.MacAddress | select-object -first 1
                        $IP = $NICItem.IpAddress | select-object -first 1
                        $Subnetmask = $NICItem.ipsubnet | select-object -first 1
                    }

                #Create Excel Spreadsheet
                $Excel = new-object -comobject Excel.Application
                $Workbooks = $Excel.Workbooks.Add()
                $Worksheets = $Workbooks.worksheets
                $Worksheet = $Worksheets.Item(1)
                $Worksheet.Name = “Clientside Commonality ”
                $Excel.Visible = $True
                $Cells = $Worksheet.Cells

                #Create Title and Column Headers
                $Cells.Item(1,1) = "Commonality Tracker"
                $Cells.Item(1,7) = Get-Date
                $Cells.Item(2,1) = "Computer Name"
                $Cells.Item(2,2) = "Online Status"
                $Cells.Item(2,3) = "Domain"
                $Cells.Item(2,4) = "DNSDomain"
                $Cells.Item(2,5) = "UAT"
                $Cells.Item(2,6) = "MAC Address"
                $Cells.Item(2,7) = "IP Address"
                $Cells.Item(2,8) = "Subnet Mask"
                $Cells.Item(2,9) = "Logged In User"
                $Cells.Item(2,10) = "Operating System"
                $Cells.Item(2,11) = "Build Version"
                $Cells.Item(2,12) = "Netsh results location"
                $Cells.Item(2,13) = "Authenticated"
                $Cells.Item(2,14) = "NLTest DC"

                #Format Cell Headers
                $Cells.Item(1,1).Font.Bold = $True
                $Cells.Item(1,1).Font.Size = 22
                $Cells.Item(1,7).Font.Bold = $True
                $Cells.Item(1,7).Font.Size = 20
                $range.ColumnWidth = 50
                $range.Font.Bold = $True
                $range.Font.Size = 14
                $range.HorizontalAlignment = 3
                $range = $excel.Range("A2",”L2")
                $range.ColumnWidth = 50
                $range.Font.Bold = $True
                $range.Font.Size = 14
                $range.HorizontalAlignment = 3

                #Begin populating Excel
                $Cells.Item($Row,1) = $computer.ToString()
                $Cells.Item($Row,2) = $OnlineStatus.ToString()
                $Cells.Item($Row,3) = $Domain.ToString()
                $Cells.Item($Row,4) = $DNSDomain.ToString()
                $Cells.Item($Row,5) = $UAT.ToString()
                $Cells.Item($Row,6) = $MAC.ToString()
                $Cells.Item($Row,7) = $IP.ToString()
                $Cells.Item($Row,8) = $Subnet.ToString()
                $Cells.Item($Row,9) = $User.ToString()
                $Cells.Item($Row,10) = $OS.ToString()
                $Cells.Item($Row,11) = $Build.ToString()
                $Cells.Item($Row,13) = $Loggedin.ToString()
                $Cells.Item($Row,14) = $NLTest.Name



                #Check OS version and Run boot trace if Windows 7
                $Acct = "System"
                $Netsh = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computer -scriptblock {$Trace}
                $Reboot = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computer -scriptblock {"Shutdown /r /c "+"This computerwill restart in 10 Minutes to capture essential data to troubleshoot your issues. Please save your work and pardon the interruption."+" /t:600"}
                $Schedule = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computer -scriptblock {$Task}
                $Task = "schtasks.exe /create /s $computer /ru $Acct /tn $TaskName /tr $TaskRun /sc $Schedule /F"
                $TaskName = "Stop netsh"
                $TaskRun = "netsh trace stop"
                $Trace = "netsh trace start capture=yes persistent=yes report=yes tracefile=C:\bootcap.etl"



                If ($OS -eq "6.1.7601")
                    {
                        $OSType = "Windows 7"
                 #       $Netsh
                 #       $Schedule
                 #       $Cells.Item($Row,12) = "C:\bootcap.etl"
                 #       $reboot
                    }
                else
                    {
                        $OSType = "Windows XP"
                    }
                #Increment Row
                $Row += 1
            }
        else
            {
                $OnlineStatus = "Offline"
            }

        #Populate Excel for offline machines

        $Cells.Item($Row,1) = $computer
        $Cells.Item($Row,2) = $OnlineStatus

        #Increment Row
        $Row += 1



     }

#Stop WinRM Services
$service.StopService()

#Autosize Columns
$Worksheets.UsedRange.EntireColumn.AutoFit() |out-null

#Save your work
$Workbooks.SaveAs("H:\Troubleshooting.xlsx")
$Excel.quit()

#EOF

Powershell- Associate Mount Point to Physical Disk

dbisseg — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:00:00 GMT

I need to be able to associate mount points (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_MountPoint) with the physical drive on which it resides.

Scenario: I have physical disks (SAN LUNs) mounted as folders on an E: drive (also a SAN LUN) of a server. I need to be able to, via a PowerShell script, associate the "folder" name to the physical disk (i.e., Harddisk4 or PhysicalDrive4).

I can get Mount Point associated with the Volume, etc., but can't make the link to the physical disk.

Any help is appreciated.

Monitor & Log Mapped drive/Network shares

justaguy — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT

We’ve been asked to monitor if a network/mapped drive is available. I did find I can see drive data using the gwmi & filter for the “DriveType”

Gwmi Win32_LogicalDisk -filter "DriveType = 4"

The output is:

DeviceID : T:

DriveType : 4

ProviderName : \\%host%\%sharename%

FreeSpace : 64022515712

Size : 116502863872

VolumeName : Enterprise

That’s great, but integrating it with either of our monitoring tools is another challenge. So I thought if I could get the output to write to an application/event log I could use the log to capture the output, and schedule the script to run say every 5 minutes. I have this:

$NetDisk = Gwmi Win32_LogicalDisk -filter "DriveType = 4"

Write-Eventlog -computername LocalHost -logname 'Windows PowerShell' `

-Category 3 -source PowerShell -eventID 600 -EntryType Information `

-message "$NetDisk is ONLINE."

If it's disconnected it should be an error. The output is readable but I’d like to make it more readable.

Event Type: Information

Event Source: PowerShell

Event Category: Engine Health

Event ID: 600

Date: 6/5/2012

Time: 11:17:57 AM

User: N/A

Computer: %HOST%

Description:

Provider "\\%host%\root\cimv2:Win32_LogicalDisk.DeviceID="T:" is ONLINE." is %2.

(from the event viewer on the %host%

Provider "\\%HOST%\root\cimv2:Win32_LogicalDisk.DeviceID="T:" is ONLINE." is %2.

Details:

What I would really like is to be able to filter before I write the log entry based on DeviceID & /or ProviderName (without the roo\cimv2\etc), for example:

Provider "\\%HOST%.DeviceID="T:" is ONLINE." is %2.

Details:

Not sure that is even possible. Any ideas are appreciated.

Modifying Active directory through Powershell

sachin.gangarde — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Hi Expert,

I am Sachin, new to powershell and Active directory. I am creating a web based application(asp.net, C#) which should create a new user/group in Active Directory. I want to run that application on my laptop which is not part of any domain. But, the server machine whose active directory i want to call is a domain server. Can i update Active directory content from any machine (Public) if I have required credentials ?

Please share some code snippet. It's urgent!!!

How to call Powershell Command through outside domain machine

sachin.gangarde — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

HI everyone,

I am new to Powershell. I am trying to call the powershell command of server machine through other machine which is not a part of any domain. So is it possible ?

If yes, can anybody give some code snippet of how to call powershell through outside domain machine. Pleaseeeeeeeeeee it's urgent.

how to establish and enter an implicit remote session using runspace in powershell

manishjha — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to establish an implicit session with a remote host from my machine from a C# code. I am using runspace API for that. the code snippet is provided below

Runspace runspace = RunspaceFactory.CreateRunspace();
                runspace.Open();

                //constructing the vmname parameter here
                vmname = useralias + DateTime.Now.ToString();

                Pipeline pipeline = runspace.CreatePipeline();
                string scripttext = "$secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString '222_bbbb' -AsPlainText –Force";
                string scripttext1 = "$mycreds = New-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential('TS-TEST-09\\Administrator',$secpasswd)";
                string scripttext2 = "$s = New-PSSession -ComputerName TS-TEST-09 -Credential $mycreds";
                //not accepting session string here, only computername acceptable
                string scripttext3 = "Enter-PSSession -Session $s";

                //put invoke command here instead of directly calling out the file execution
                //Command cmd = new Command(@"C:\mypath\helper.ps1", true);
                //cmd.Parameters.Add("local_useralias", useralias);
                //cmd.Parameters.Add("local_vmname", vmname);
                //cmd.Parameters.Add("local_datastore", datastoredropdown.Text.ToString());
                //cmd.Parameters.Add("local_architecture", architecturedropdown.Text.ToString());

                pipeline.Commands.AddScript(scripttext);
                pipeline.Commands.AddScript(scripttext1);
                pipeline.Commands.AddScript(scripttext2);
                pipeline.Commands.AddScript(scripttext3);
                //pipeline.Commands.Add(cmd);

                Collection<PSObject> results = pipeline.Invoke();


                runspace.Close();

this code is expected to enter into an implicit session with machine TS-TEST-09 and invoke the script helper.ps1 existing on that machine(that part is commented out in the code currently).

now the problem is that i can't enter into the session $s using -Session parameter(highlighted) however i can enter into it using -Computername parameter.

In later case, however, the code tries to access helper.ps1 from the local host and not on the remote server.

Is there a method to accomplish this task?

any help will be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Manish

Re: how to establish and enter an implicit remote session using runspace in powershell

manishjha — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Hi Don,

Thanks a lot for the prompt response!

Yes, I stand corrected on this usage of 'implicit' remoting. Thanks for pointing that out.

$s is treated as a PSSession object in the script as 'enter-PSSession' expects this object and not the string as the parameter.

As for your last scenario, here's what i intend to do. I am on host A and I remote to host B. now I want host B to execute a script file that is on host B along with few parameters that i have passed from my session in host A.

whatever is inside scripttexts has been sequentially and successfully executed many times on a powershell console so lets put aside the validity of these command at least from purely powershell perspective. Also, i have gained some more insight into the exact nature of error and i will explain it to you below.

I think the PSHost i am running my application on doesnt support 'Enter-PSSession $s' command as is apparent from the following exception mesage:

invokedSystem.Management.Automation.CmdletInvokationException :
the method or operation is not implemented.

at invokedSystem.Management.Automation.Internal.Host.InteralHost.GetIHostSupportsInteractiveSession()

at invokedSystem.Management.Automation. Internal.Host.InteralHost.PushRunspace(Runspace runspace)

at Microsoft.Powershel.Commands.EnterPSSessionCommand.ProcessRecord()

at System.Management.Automation.Cmdlet.DoProcessRecord()

at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.ProcessRecord()

end of inner exception stack trace

-----------------------------------------------

so i think the solution here should be adding a custom PSHost and providing support for this cmdlet.

However, I don't trust my reasoning fully here and so I need some insights from you.

Thanks again for taking your time out and responding to my query,

Manish

how to establish and enter an implicit session using runspace

manishjha — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to establish an implicit session with a remote host from my machine from a C# code. I am using runspace API for that. the code snippet is provided below

this code is expected to enter into an implicit session with machine TS-TEST-09 and invoke the script helper.ps1 existing on that machine(that part is commented out in the code currently).

now the problem is that i can't enter into the session $s using -Session parameter(highlighted) however i can enter into it using -Computername parameter.

In later case, however, the code tries to access helper.ps1 from the local host and not on the remote server.

Is there a method to accomplish this task?

any help will be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Manish