Vista - stopping remote service from VM

05-21-2009

i am tring to set up an automation script using powershell v1.0. part of the
script involves shutting down and restarting a database service on a remote
computer. i accomplish this using the get-wmiobject cmdlet. the database
service resides on a computer that is on our company domain. i tested the
script from my own computer which is on the same domain. my problem is that
i need the script to work in a VM that is not part of the domain. i see that
the get-wmiobject can take a credential object (using get-credentials) as one
of its parameters, but i don't see a way to supply a password without getting
prompted for it. is there a way to do this?

thanks,

glenn

05-25-2009

You could use Export-Clixml / Import-Clixml to save credentials.
BTW. Export-Clixml - store username & password as plane text

"gacaccia" wrote:

Quote:

> i am tring to set up an automation script using powershell v1.0. part of the
> script involves shutting down and restarting a database service on a remote
> computer. i accomplish this using the get-wmiobject cmdlet. the database
> service resides on a computer that is on our company domain. i tested the
> script from my own computer which is on the same domain. my problem is that
> i need the script to work in a VM that is not part of the domain. i see that
> the get-wmiobject can take a credential object (using get-credentials) as one
> of its parameters, but i don't see a way to supply a password without getting
> prompted for it. is there a way to do this?
>
> thanks,
>
> glenn

05-21-2009	#1 (permalink)
gacaccia n/a posts	stopping remote service from VM i am tring to set up an automation script using powershell v1.0. part of the script involves shutting down and restarting a database service on a remote computer. i accomplish this using the get-wmiobject cmdlet. the database service resides on a computer that is on our company domain. i tested the script from my own computer which is on the same domain. my problem is that i need the script to work in a VM that is not part of the domain. i see that the get-wmiobject can take a credential object (using get-credentials) as one of its parameters, but i don't see a way to supply a password without getting prompted for it. is there a way to do this? thanks, glenn
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05-25-2009	#2 (permalink)
Phoenix n/a posts	RE: stopping remote service from VM You could use Export-Clixml / Import-Clixml to save credentials. BTW. Export-Clixml - store username & password as plane text "gacaccia" wrote: Quote: > i am tring to set up an automation script using powershell v1.0. part of the > script involves shutting down and restarting a database service on a remote > computer. i accomplish this using the get-wmiobject cmdlet. the database > service resides on a computer that is on our company domain. i tested the > script from my own computer which is on the same domain. my problem is that > i need the script to work in a VM that is not part of the domain. i see that > the get-wmiobject can take a credential object (using get-credentials) as one > of its parameters, but i don't see a way to supply a password without getting > prompted for it. is there a way to do this? > > thanks, > > glenn
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