I was asked if there was a way to capture output of a specific program to a variable.
Basically, the person wanted to get a version number from the program.
Played around and had a way to accomplish this but I found a simpler approach.
$scriptOutput = & "c:\path\program.exe" -V 2&1
Obviously, the -V works with the program in question.
I am liking powershell
While scripting a report; I noticed a bogus error about a file version being wrong.
I examined the server in question and found the server service was not running.
I tried to start it but it stopped right away with the following message in the system event log.
The Server service terminated with the following error:
The account used is a computer account. Use your global user account or local user account to access this server.
Another server with the same problem would give this message:
Windows could not start the Server service on Local Computer Error: 1808: The account used is a computer account. Use your Global user account or local user account to access this server.
The service was configured correctly.
An odd problem and it’s cause was the fact a couple users placed URLs in the system Path variable (ie \\server\mount\dir).
Removing the entries and a reboot of the server corrected the issue.
I was trying to debug a problem on a remote server through remote desktop.
I wanted to run a Windows File Protection scan (sfc) but was rewarded with:
You must be an administrator running a console session in order to use the sfc utility.
I looked at Microsoft and found this technote.
The resolution was was to run it locally as this was by design!!!!
I thought “Come on! I have to drive over to the machine!”
Then, I noticed “Applied To” and saw only Server 2000 listed.
Hmmm? Administrator?…..
What would happen if I started a command window as a local administrator (right click the menu option and select run as administrator)?
Success!
Lesson of the Day: Read the whole technote!
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