Vista - Launch a remote powershell process

I'm trying to use powershell to launch a remote powershell instance. It
works with cmd.exe, but I run into problems with powershell. It's something
with the formating with the ` and continued quotes. I'd like to use
powershell all the way around, but cmd.exe seemed to do the job.

'Works

$cmd="cmd /c C:\windows\system32\icacls.exe E:\Logs\w3svc1 /grant `"NT
Authority\LOCAL SERVICEOI)(CI)(M)`""

$server="server123"

#$user="domain\userName"

#$pass="p@xxxxxx"

$process = [WMIClass]"\\$server\ROOT\cimv2:Win32_Process"



#$process.psbase.Scope.Options.userName=$user

#$process.psbase.Scope.Options.Password=$pass

#$process.psbase.Scope.Options.Impersonation =
[System.Management.ImpersonationLevel]::Impersonate

#$process.psbase.Scope.Options.Authentication =
[System.Management.AuthenticationLevel]::PacketPrivacy

$process.Create($cmd)



# get process id and returnValue

$process.ProcessId

$process.ReturnValue



'Doesn't work

$cmd="powershell C:\windows\system32\icacls.exe E:\Logs\w3svc1 /grant `"NT
Authority\LOCAL SERVICEOI)(CI)(M)`""

$server="server123"

#$user="domain\userName"

#$pass="p@xxxxxx"

$process = [WMIClass]"\\$server\ROOT\cimv2:Win32_Process"



#$process.psbase.Scope.Options.userName=$user

#$process.psbase.Scope.Options.Password=$pass

#$process.psbase.Scope.Options.Impersonation =
[System.Management.ImpersonationLevel]::Impersonate

#$process.psbase.Scope.Options.Authentication =
[System.Management.AuthenticationLevel]::PacketPrivacy

$process.Create($cmd)



# get process id and returnValue

$process.ProcessId

$process.ReturnValue



Steve Schofield

Hello Steve,


This is working for me:

$cmd = "powershell -noprofile ""& icacls.exe c:\test /grant 'NT Authority\LOCAL
SERVICEOI)(CI)(M)'"""
$process = [WMIClass]"\\$server\ROOT\cimv2:Win32_Process"
$process.create($cmd)


BTW, you don't have to use powershell to invoke the command on the remote
computer. Further more, PowerShell may not be installed on the remote machine,
so you can
invoke icacls.exe directly. In v2 you can use the Invoke-WmiMethod cmdlet:


PS > $cmd = 'icacls.exe c:\test /grant "NT Authority\LOCAL SERVICEOI)(CI)(M)"'
PS > Invoke-WmiMethod win32_process -name create -ComputerName $server -ArgumentList
$cmd



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Shay Levy
Windows PowerShell MVP
http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic
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SS> I'm trying to use powershell to launch a remote powershell instance.
SS> It works with cmd.exe, but I run into problems with powershell.
SS> It's something with the formating with the ` and continued quotes.
SS> I'd like to use powershell all the way around, but cmd.exe seemed to
SS> do the job.
SS>
SS> 'Works
SS>
SS> $cmd="cmd /c C:\windows\system32\icacls.exe E:\Logs\w3svc1 /grant
SS> `"NT Authority\LOCAL SERVICEOI)(CI)(M)`""
SS>
SS> $server="server123"
SS>
SS> #$user="domain\userName"
SS>
SS> #$pass="p@xxxxxx"
SS>
SS> $process = [WMIClass]"\\$server\ROOT\cimv2:Win32_Process"
SS>
SS> #$process.psbase.Scope.Options.userName=$user
SS>
SS> #$process.psbase.Scope.Options.Password=$pass
SS>
SS> #$process.psbase.Scope.Options.Impersonation =
SS> [System.Management.ImpersonationLevel]::Impersonate
SS>
SS> #$process.psbase.Scope.Options.Authentication =
SS> [System.Management.AuthenticationLevel]::PacketPrivacy
SS>
SS> $process.Create($cmd)
SS>
SS> # get process id and returnValue
SS>
SS> $process.ProcessId
SS>
SS> $process.ReturnValue
SS>
SS> 'Doesn't work
SS>
SS> $cmd="powershell C:\windows\system32\icacls.exe E:\Logs\w3svc1
SS> /grant `"NT Authority\LOCAL SERVICEOI)(CI)(M)`""
SS>
SS> $server="server123"
SS>
SS> #$user="domain\userName"
SS>
SS> #$pass="p@xxxxxx"
SS>
SS> $process = [WMIClass]"\\$server\ROOT\cimv2:Win32_Process"
SS>
SS> #$process.psbase.Scope.Options.userName=$user
SS>
SS> #$process.psbase.Scope.Options.Password=$pass
SS>
SS> #$process.psbase.Scope.Options.Impersonation =
SS> [System.Management.ImpersonationLevel]::Impersonate
SS>
SS> #$process.psbase.Scope.Options.Authentication =
SS> [System.Management.AuthenticationLevel]::PacketPrivacy
SS>
SS> $process.Create($cmd)
SS>
SS> # get process id and returnValue
SS>
SS> $process.ProcessId
SS>
SS> $process.ReturnValue
SS>
SS> Steve Schofield
SS>