PS script deployed via GPO not installing

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PS script deployed via GPO not installing

Eric Ma 0

Hello experts,

I could use some help determining why a PS script deployed via Group Policy is not applying. I suspect it is due to the ExecutionPolicy restriction however I have attempted to bypass in the script parameters as well as adding the bypass to the script itself (Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Confirm:$false -Force).

2024-05-31 09_28_36-AWS-KVDC-01 - aws-kvdc-01.kv.local - Remote Desktop Connection GPResult shows the server is applying the policy, but the script does not run. 2024-05-31 09_23_00-SS-UTILITY-1 - ss-utility-1.kv.local - Remote Desktop Connection Included in the script is a log output, but no log is saved so I am suspecting the GPO is applying but the script never runs. The servers are 2019. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Eric

Seekell, Roger 66 Reputation points

2024-09-10T17:21:00.89+00:00

A few thoughts (I'm a little rusty on PowerShell scripts run via Group Policy):

Have you tried running the script on a system directly to see if it runs and logs correctly?

I can't tell; is this a startup / shutdown / logon or logoff script? Did you make sure the script file is in the correct folder?

Adding -ExecutionPolicy Bypass to the script parameters and to the script itself is not going to work.

Another option would be to a regular script / batch file that calls PowerShell. so install.bat would say something like:

powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -file solarwindsSEM.ps1

Please consider these thoughts and let me know!