Questions tagged [remoting]
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Cannot get CredSSP authentication to work in PowerShell
In attempting to create a PowerShell script using remoting I ran into what I believe is the double-hop problem. In that article, Perriman gives a succinct description of the problem as well as the specific steps to resolve the issue (almost trivial…

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psexec: "Access is Denied"?
Inspired by my previous question here, I've been experimenting with PSExec.
The goal is to trip off some fairly simple scripts / programs on one WindowsXP machine from another, and as PowerShell 2 doesn't yet do remoting on XP, PSexec seems like…

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How to allow access to winrs for non-admin user?
I have Windows Server 2012 (and Server 2008, but it is next priority) to monitor it using txwinrm. txwinrm library internally is using WinRS protocol. I have to monitor it using least privileged user, but don't know how to configure access for him.…

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Enter-PSSession on localhost is failing
I am attempting to execute the following Powershell command:
Enter-PSSession -ComputerName localhost
The server in use is running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit. The server is on a domain. I am logged in under my domain administrator account.…

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Powershell remoting suddenly stops working
I'm having trouble executing a remote powershell script which is supposed to update the installation
of an application for automated testing in a taskmanager task running once a day.
The rather simple script (details below) used to run successfully…

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Is there a way to get PowerShell 2's remoting features to work between Windows XP machines?
PowerShell 2.0 has some super-snazzy remoting features. However, I'm unclear if they can be made to work with / between Windows XP machines, or if you need Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Here's what I have:
A pair of Windows XP MCE machines with SP3…

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Enable-PSRemoting or Set-WSManQuickConfig?
I'm getting pumped up for DSC and I want to cover my bases. I see that Enable-PSRemoting actually runs Set-WSManQuickConfig according to help documentation, I guess my main question is, what is the difference between the two? Looks like newer…

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Set-NetFirewallRule alternative in Windows Server 2008
I am trying to Enable Powershell Remoting on a Windows Server 2008, but from what I understand, the default firewall exception is that PSRemoting is only allowed if the computer (both client and server) resides in the same local subnet.
How to…

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WinRM remoting server with local Adminnistrator account not working?
I have a server Windows 2012R2 in the domain. This server has no domain user access, only local admin user. I can RDC into this machine using admin account, but cannot have a PSSession, so Enter-PSSession or Invoke-Command or New-PSSession does not…

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PowerShell remoting doesn't work if computer name contains dot
I have one system where I cannot connect to remote computer (or to itself remotely) using PowerShell when computer name contains dot.
For example, this works:
Enter-PSSession HostA -Credential user1
But this doesn't:
Enter-PSSession…

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How can I use shared functions in a remote Powershell session?
I have some Powershell scripts for setting up IIS web applications, message queues, etc.
They use a set of shared function libraries we've created - so each script starts with the line
. .\common.ps1
to reference the shared library. The shared…

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Powershell remote sessions and access to network resources
It seems I cannot access network resources in a remote Powershell session. This is using Powershell v2. Both the local and remote computers are on the same domain.
As an example, if I am on MachineA and connect to MachineB via Enter-PSSession…

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Run command remotely on Windows computer
I have a Windows Server 2008 instance on Amazon EC2 (Amazon's cloud compute platform, which provides VMs in the cloud). It has an external IP, and I have an admin account on the box. I would like to 'bootstrap' this instance remotely i.e. I want to…

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Why does a scheduled task access the database as anonymous (vs configured acct)?
**Update: I added a much shortened script which generates the same issue. See the bottom of this port:
I have a PowerShell script that runs a SQL query against a MSSQL server (different server). The script runs as expected when run interactively.…

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Powershell Implicit Remoting using JEA issue with MaxConcurrentUsers
Summary:
I am running an implicit remoting server to centralize scripts which is accessible to 200 users. I am utilizing PowerShell 5 on the remote server and utilizing JEA. Modules and scripts are set up in the C:\Program Files directory.
Issue:
I…

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