Suddenly Powershell remoting is throwing username and password incorrect.

Question

We are using powershell remoting which is integrated in our .net application.
At midnight when we start doing ps remoting it works fine for 15-20 minutes, then it starting throwing username and password incorrect error.
We are trying to connect to more than 100 machines one by one.

The same works fine in day.

Answer 1

Hello Sankar,

This does not seem to be a PowerShell issue to me. Please check if there are network issues or maintenance activities happening at midnight that could be causing the interruptions. Check with your network team to see if there are any scheduled activities during that time.

Also, connecting to more than 100 machines one by one might be causing resource limitations. Consider staggering the connections or using a different approach to manage the connections and see if the issue persists.