How to login to share file using power shell script ?

Question

Hi Team,

I am trying to login in share fileusing powershell. We are facing error "" New-PSDrive : Cannot bind parameter 'Client'. Cannot convert the "System.Net.NetworkCredential" value of type
"System.Net.NetworkCredential" to type "ShareFile.Api.Powershell.PSShareFileClient". "" .

My requirement is to use powershell and login in share file and download the files present in shared folder.

Answer 1

An example how to use New-PSDrive with credentials you can find here:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/new-psdrive?view=powershell-7#example-4--create-a-persistent-mapped-network-drive-using-credentials

$cred = Get-Credential -Credential Contoso\ServiceAccount  
New-PSDrive -Name "S" -Root "\\Server01\Scripts" -Persist -PSProvider "FileSystem" -Credential $cred  

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Regards
Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 2

Hi，

Please post your current powershell script and the full error message. It helps others understand your problem better.

Best Regards
Ian

Answer 3

Hi @Ian Xue (Shanghai Wicresoft Co., Ltd.) @Andreas Baumgarten ,

Sorry for incomplete information .

I am using below script to login in citrix share file to download a file via powershell. My expectation is it should login and give me the current directory of citrix share file path. But it is always giving me my local path.

I am new to powershell and my requirement is to download a file from citrix share file daily. I went through some scripts but its no success. https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2014/05/16/getting-started-with-the-powershell-sdk/?_ga=2.110452933.1986677958.1604056761-676705981.1603441233

Add-PSSnapin ShareFile
$Username = 'ServicesSupport@$$$$$.net'
$Password = '$$$$$$$'
$Url = "https://miller.sharefile.com/Authentication/Login" --url for login
$Path = "H:\Downloads\Ayush_work" --- Local path where I want to download the file
$WebClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
$WebClient.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.Networkcredential($Username, $Password)
$ay = Get-Location
Write-Host "filesizecounter:$ay"

Answer 4

Maybe this PowerShell script will help even it's from 2015:

https://github.com/citrix/ShareFile-PowerShell/blob/master/Samples/DownloadFiles.ps1

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(If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

Regards
Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 5

Hi,

“YourSubdomain.sfps” is the file where you save your credential. You should run the line commented out to create that file the first time you run the script .

$sfClient = New-SfClient -Name ((Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE "Documents") + "\YourSubdomain.sfps") -Account YourSubdomain  

Best Regards，
Ian

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