Questions tagged [powershell-5.1]
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System.IO.StreamReader turns into unreadable Deserialized.System.IO.StreamReader when passed to a script block
I'm trying to process the output of a Process using a job because I need it to be parallel but the System.IO.StreamReader turns into a Deserialized.System.IO.StreamReader that doesn't have any way of reading from it and I can't find any…
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How to apply the GPO settings by using PowerShell scripts
We required your help to create the GPO settings via PowerShell script.
Example : I would like to apply the GPO settings to Disabled the option turn of the handwriting recognition error reporting via using from PowerShell.
I know the steps how to…
Vinodh Kumar
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Trouble validating file path in PowerShell script
I am having some trouble validating a file input in a script. Using the following function
Function pathtest {
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[ValidateScript({
if (-Not ($_ | Test-Path -PathType Leaf) ) {
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Getting "Can't find the drive. The drive called 'IIS' does not exist." on first request
Working on Windows Server 2019 Datacenter, $PSVersionTable.PSVersion 5.1.17763.2931
In a powershell script started as admin I have to check if an IIS AppPool exists. I used
Get-Item -Path ("IIS:\AppPools\$apppoolname") -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue…
Trix
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PowerShell Invoke Command, Script not returning some values from remote PC's
I'm new to scripting so please excuse me if my script is messy. This script pretty much does what I want it to do but for 2 fields it doesn't return the values.
If I run the commands without Invoke I get all the values I want but when I run this…
G Gonzalez
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Parsing SQL results for word "Error" using Powershell
What I am looking to accomplish is needing to parse sql results for the word error which will be sent to a logmessage in ELsastic with a -loglevel of "error" when the word error is present.
What I have already implemented is
LogMessge -messagetolog…
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Impossible to catch exe output in PowerShell
I have been trying to write a script to automate software installation (IBM Spectrum Protect) for several days but I have a problem getting the output of an exe command.
This command aims to verify that the client is able to reach and is registered…
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How can I get the size of a mail (and attachments) in ExchangeOnline using Powershell
The wider context of this is that I am trying to write some powershell code to extract a listing of the contents of my Office 365 mailbox in CSV form including the size of each item to help me to do some subsequent analysis of where the storage in…
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How to setup up Proxy Credentials for Powershell to prevent "Unable to connect to the remote server" Error
I am getting the following error when trying to install Chocolatey through powershell on Windows:
Exception calling "DownloadString" with "1" argument(s): "Unable to connect to the remote server"
Using the equivalent command for the command line…
LuGa
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AccessViolationException when calling Marshal.PtrToStructure method within PowerShell
I have implemented and used the code snippet from the post:
Add proper p/invoke signature to PowerShell script
However, the script only works consistently if run from PowerShell ISE or if embedded as a function in a module and then call it…
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In a file content - find a line and column from the offset
I have a file called C:\FindPos.txt
with this content:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do
eiusmod tempor incididunt ut.
I have an Offset and want to find the Line and Column
The word incididunt ends on Offset…
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Get-ADUser output manipulation
I run the following against my client's AD... It produces what appears to be CSV.
$members=Get-ADGroupMember -Identity "my ad group" -Recursive | % {Get-ADUser -Identity $_.distinguishedName -Properties * | ? {$_.enabled -eq $true} | select-object…
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Powershell | Select-String multiple lines regex pattern filters nothing
The situation
I have a string like this:
some-text some-other-text
From which I want to get only what's commented, so like this:
What I've tried
I read similar…
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Why is not "Run this program as an administrator" option checked?
I can add "Run this program as an administrator" option to any shortcut like this with Powershell:
$Shortcut = "C:\Users\DR. ÇAĞATAY KAYA\Desktop\chrome - Kısayol.lnk"
$Bytes = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($Shortcut)
$Bytes[21] =…
user10825637
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Looping through PSObject from JSON response
I am running Invoke-RestMethod to get a response from an API. That response is in JSON format and I am trying to figure out how to get access to the individual properties in my Powershell code.
Given these two lines:
$response = Invoke-RestMethod…
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