Get-CimInstance repeats output multiple times

Question

I'm trying to get a last boot time report and my script keeps out repeating the same output 8 times, I'm sure its a syntax error. Here is what I have:

$ServerName = (Get-Content -Path 
D:\Users\Admin.sa\Desktop\Computerlist.txt)

##### Script Starts Here ######  

foreach ($Server in $ServerName) {Get-CimInstance -Cn $Servername -ClassName 
win32_operatingsystem | select csname,lastbootuptime}

Format-Table -AutoSize

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 07 '17 at 14:53

i believe the issue is inside your for loop. Try:

$ServerName = (Get-Content -Path "D:\Users\Admin.sa\Desktop\Computerlist.txt")

##### Script Starts Here ######  

foreach ($Server in $ServerName) {Get-CimInstance -Cn $Server -ClassName win32_operatingsystem | select csname,lastbootuptime}

Format-Table -AutoSize

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 07 '17 at 15:33

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So your issue is that when you do the for loop, you are using the wrong variable. Remember when you use the for-loop, you must use the $Server NOT the $ServerName

so:

$ServerName = (Get-Content -Path 
D:\Users\Admin.sa\Desktop\Computerlist.txt)

##### Script Starts Here ######  

foreach ($Server in $ServerName) {Get-CimInstance -Cn $Server -ClassName 
win32_operatingsystem | select csname,lastbootuptime}

Format-Table -AutoSize

answered Sep 07 '17 at 15:33

Alex

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this is the exact answer i wrote above an hour ago. – ShanayL Sep 07 '17 at 16:08
lol, we probably wrote it at the same time, but don't worry, I up-voted yours, once i saw it. – Alex Sep 08 '17 at 19:05

Get-CimInstance repeats output multiple times

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