How to remotely access a resource and open a window program

Question

Hello,

I have a script that executes a task from the attached schematic. Everything works fine on the local machine.
After placing the script in Invoke-Command -ComputerName $ ComputerName -Credential $ Credential -ScriptBlock {MyScript}
I have two problems:

1. Access to resource is denied: "\FS\C$\IT\Folder" (The user specified in the credentials has rights to the resource)
2. And the window application does not start. $path = Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object Name -eq $AppName | Select Caption,InstallLocation
   if($path.InstallLocation -ne $null){
   if((Test-Path $path.InstallLocation) -and (Test-Path "\FS\C$\IT\Folder")){
   for($Counter = 0; $Counter -lt 3; $Counter++){
   Get-Process -Name $ProcessName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Stop-Process -Force
   Remove-Item $path.InstallLocation -Recurse -Force
   sleep 10
   if(!(Test-Path $path.InstallLocation)){
   Copy-Item -Path "\FS\C$\IT\Folder" -Destination $path.InstallLocation.Replace("\Folder",'') -Recurse
   Sleep 10
   Start-Process $PathProgramLNK
   Break
   }
   }
   }
   }

Answer 1

Have you checked the permissions on the C$ share? How about the C: disk? Are you using a domain account or a local user account in the credential? Have you tried using the -RunAsAdministrator switch on the Invoke-Command?

Answer 2

The following variables are not defined/initialized: $AppName, $ProcessName, $PathProgramLNK. Any statement that references them will not work properly. To reference variables that are set in the main part of the script by statements within the -ScriptBlock you will have to use "$using:". Search the net for "powershell invoke-command $using variables"

1. Access to resource is denied: "\FS\C$\IT\Folder" (The user specified in the credentials has rights to the resource)

For starters, I would not recommend using the C$ (administrative) share. Use a "normal" share and see if you still have the problem. If you do it's most likely the double hop problem. Search the internet for "powershell double hop" and implement the solution that works best for your environment.

2. And the window application does not start.

Assuming that you correctly set the $PathProgramLNK variable somewhere, the program will in fact start. It "works on the local machine" probably because you are running the script in an interactive session. Invoke-Command is non-interactive. There is no user's desktop. You are not running in a user's session. If you were expecting a GUI window to popup somewhere, that's not going to happen. Using the task scheduler you can create and start a task that is set to run as INTERACTIVE. If someone is logged on to the desktop, then they should see the GUI window.

I do not understand what the FOR loop that references $Counter is supposed to do. I also don't understand why you are overwriting the folder where the app has been installed to. That is the function of the Windows Installer.