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Use Azure Automation Powershell runbook configured to run on Hybrid worker to copy files from On-prem server to On prem file share
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Rohit Rai
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I'm using Invoke-command on a server and if I do a test-path //server/share$ , it shows as false(fails) , the same test-path runs correctly(true) when running from On prem server through powershell console.
Any hints what might be issue?
I have setup Hybrid worker and Run as Account
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tbgangav-MSFT 10,431 Reputation points Moderator2021-12-20T16:40:52.083+00:00 Hi @Rohit Rai ,
Looks like its an access permission related issue. To troubleshoot in that regards, I recommend to check if you have configured runbook permissions as instructed here.
On the other hand, I have accomplished similar scenario in a different method i.e., by having a script in the server itself and having a runbook just to call the script thats in the server which actually copies the files to file share.
Script in the server:
copy-item -Path "D:\test2\*.txt" -Destination "\\mm-vm10\test1"Runbook:
$ServicePrincipalConnection = Get-AutomationConnection -Name 'AzureRunAsConnection' Add-AzAccount -ServicePrincipal -TenantId $ServicePrincipalConnection.TenantId -ApplicationId $ServicePrincipalConnection.ApplicationId -CertificateThumbprint $ServicePrincipalConnection.CertificateThumbprint $rgname ="rrrrrrr" $vmname ="vvvvvvv" $ScriptToRun = "xxxxxxx" Out-File -InputObject $ScriptToRun -FilePath ScriptToRun.ps1 Invoke-AzVMRunCommand -ResourceGroupName $rgname -Name $vmname -CommandId 'RunPowerShellScript' -ScriptPath ScriptToRun.ps1 Remove-Item -Path ScriptToRun.ps1
Source of the above information:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/526820/index.html -
Rohit Rai 1 Reputation point
2021-12-22T14:54:59.923+00:00 Hi @tbgangav-MSFT ,
Thank you for the suggestion, However I do not understand what I need to specify as the RG and VM
$rgname ="rrrrrrr"
$vmname ="vvvvvvv"I have created a script locally on my server and now I just need to trigger that?
any suggestions how? -
tbgangav-MSFT 10,431 Reputation points Moderator
2021-12-22T15:03:56.14+00:00 Hi @Rohit Rai ,
My bad! The above approach is for Azure VM but not for on premise server. That's the reason the above approach expects Azure VM name and it's resource group name.
Let me try to tweak the above provided approach that works for on premise server and get back to you after I test it in my test environment.
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