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cbarnes
Here To Stay

USA
225 Posts
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Posted - 07/24/2012 : 4:59:12 PM

I'm trying to create script to run between two workgroup servers. I've tried to pass credentials through the administrator account (each admin account on different machines has a unique password). The script needs to execute from one server and stop the W3Svc, then restart the service on the other server. How do I do this? I am a PowerShell Moron...

Thanks! -cindy

glenn_faustino
Old Timer

Philippines
435 Posts
Status: offline

Posted - 07/25/2012 : 12:11:15 AM

Hi Cindy,

I've created an advanced function for this, please try it on test system first. For querying non-domain machine pass the credential like this: Stop-RemoteService -ServiceName wuauserv -ComputerName server1 -Credential localhost\Administrator -Verbose

function Stop-RemoteService {
[cmdletbinding()]
Param(
[parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeLine=$true,ValueFromPipeLineByPropertyName=$true)]
[string[]]$ComputerName,

[parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string]$Servicename,

[parameter()]
[System.Management.Automation.Credential()]
$Credential = [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty
)
Begin {
$wmiparam = @{
NameSpace = 'root\cimv2'
Class = 'win32_service'
Filter = "name=`'$ServiceName`'"
ErrorAction = 'Stop'
}
if ($PSBoundParameters['Credential']) {
$wmiparam.Credential = $Credential
}
}
Process {
foreach ($computer in $ComputerName) {
$computer = $computer.ToUpper().Trim()
Write-Verbose ("Sending ping packet to {0} to determine if it's online." -f $computer)
if (Test-Connection -ComputerName $computer -Count 1 -Quiet) {
Write-Verbose ("{0} is up, querying server using WMI." -f $computer)
$wmiparam.computername = $computer
try {
$ok = $true
$service = Get-WmiObject @wmiparam
}
catch {
$ok = $false
Write-Warning ("{0} : {1}`n" -f $computer,$($_.Exception.Message))
}
if ($ok) {
if ($service) {
Write-Verbose ("Stopping $servicename on $computer")
$service.StopService() | Out-Null
}
}
}
else {
Write-Warning ("{0} does not respond to ping!" -f $computer)
}
}
}
End {
Write-Host "`n>>> Script completed! <<<`n" -ForegroundColor Cyan
}
}

Hope this helps.

Glenn

BubbaG1
Welcome Newcomer

USA
2 Posts
Status: offline

Posted - 07/25/2012 : 08:09:45 AM

I work with Cindy and asked her to post this while I was waiting on my authorization email...
Copied your code into the ISE and executed -- worked great, thanks!

Scott

glenn_faustino
Old Timer

Philippines
435 Posts
Status: offline

Posted - 07/25/2012 : 08:16:39 AM

No worries Scott.

Btw, welcome to the forum