remove-item network location using invoke-command on remote computer fails

Question

Running the following powershell command

invoke-computer -computer computer -scriptblock{remove-item -force \\otherpc\backup_dump\TEST\*}

I receive the error

An object at the specified path \otherpc\backup_dump\TEST\ does not exist.

But when I run it locally it works, I suspect there is something to do with scope here but I'm not sure of that, any help would be great.

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 20 '11 at 14:47

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This is the classic CredSSP issue. Check this: Mutli-Hop authentication using CredSSP

answered Jan 20 '11 at 14:47

ravikanth

Your article is great, but is there a way to avoid typing a password each time you issue a remote command? (similar as ssh-agent on ssh) – static_rtti Jul 16 '13 at 11:49
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you can create a credential object using Get-Credential and use the -Credential parameter. – ravikanth Jul 16 '13 at 14:46

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 25 '10 at 17:42

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Could you use the local path (C:\otherpc\backup_dump\TEST*) instead of the UNC path?

answered Aug 25 '10 at 17:42

Scott Lawrence

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 28 '17 at 19:53

Prepend filesystem:: to the UNC path.

invoke-computer -computer computer -scriptblock{remove-item -force filesystem::\\otherpc\backup_dump\TEST\*}

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 20 '11 at 13:16

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A long shot but maybe your (unquoted) path \otherpc... is interpreted as a local path? Have you tried quoting the path, like so:

... remove-item -force "\\otherpc\backup_dump..."

answered Jan 20 '11 at 13:16

Emil G

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