Using PowerShell to verify that a specific service exists from a .txt list of server names

Question

I am trying to verify that a specific service exists from a .txt list of server names and then output to a file. In this case I need to also add credentials so I need to use the Invoke-Command. What am I doing wrong here?

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start-transcript -path .\Log.txt

$servers = Get-Content .\Resources\Lab.txt
$cred = get-credential domain\Username
$name = Read-Host -Prompt 'Input your service name'


function Getinfo() {foreach($server in $servers) 
    {    
         Get-Service | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $name}-and {$_.Status -eq "Running"}| Format-Table -AutoSize
    }
}

Invoke-Command -credential $cred -ComputerName $servers -ScriptBlock ${function:Getinfo} 

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score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 27 '20 at 20:57

I think you mean this?

$servers = Get-Content .\Resources\Lab.txt
$cred = Get-Credential domain\Username
$name = Read-Host -Prompt 'Input your service name'

Invoke-Command -Credential $cred -ComputerName $servers -ScriptBlock {
    param($name)
    Get-Service | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $name -and $_.Status -eq "Running"}
} -ArgumentList $name | Format-Table -AutoSize

Using PowerShell to verify that a specific service exists from a .txt list of server names

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