Run Powershell script from Scheduled Task as "NT Authority \ SYSTEM"

Hello, dear Colleagues.
Cannot make Powershell script from Scheduled Task as "NT Authority \ System"
Action: Start a program -
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -command "C:\script.ps1"
The matter is that script is working, moreover if to run Task with Domain Account it works too.
Checked Run with highest privileges, changed "Configure for" field, tried different arguments (-noprofile, -noexit, -executionpolicy bypass, -command, -file,") - no luck.
Didn't you try to make it work with SYSTEM account?
Thanks.

Hi fapq,
Try this link task schedulers
Note
To identify tasks that run with system permissions, use a verbose query (/query/v). In a verbose query display of a system-run task, the Run As User field has a value of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM and
the Logon Mode field has a value of Background only.
Naveen Basati

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I used all those switches because that's what was "in place" as a standard where I am. I already had "run with highest privileges" checked, but switching to just -file + file location seems to have it running as intended now? I'm
at least getting log files in the specified directory.
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Run Powershell Script task sequence

Hi,
Anyone have good documentation on how to use the Run PowerShell Script task sequence ?
Thanks

If you are just interested in running a powershell command without creating a package, you can do this with the the Command line step by using this format in the command line:
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy bypass -Command "& {your powershell commands}"
Here is an example of a multiline command to increase the agents cache size. Notice the ";"'s which are used to delineate a new line.
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy bypass -Command "& {$UIResourceM gr = New-Object -ComObject UIResource.UIResourceMgr;$Cache = $UIResourceMgr.GetC acheInfo();$Cache.TotalSize = "20480"}"

Need to run powershell script in a bat file

I have a ps1 file with the following:
Get-ADUser -Filter * -SearchBase "ou=<HOSPOU>,ou=Domain Users and Groups,dc=<hospdomain>,dc=local" -Properties Description,EmailAddress| Select-Object -Property Name,SamAccountName,Description,EmailAddress|Export-Csv "\\<server>\home2$\information
services\IS STAFF\Documentation\AD Info\smcusers.csv";
I have a bat file:
@ECHO OFF
SET ThisScriptsDirectory=%~dp0
SET PowerShellScriptPath=%ThisScriptsDirectory%smcusers.ps1
%windir%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit -command import-module ActiveDirectory "%PowerShellScriptPath%";
But while it launches powershell with the AD module, It apparently cannot read the ps1 file.
I get:
H:\>C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit -command i
mport-module ActiveDirectory "H:\smcusers.ps1";
Import-Module : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'H
:\smcusers.ps1'.
At line:1 char:14
+ import-module <<<< ActiveDirectory H:\smcusers.ps1;
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Import-Module], ParameterB
indingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell
.Commands.ImportModuleCommand
I have tried to modify the parameters
%windir%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit -command import-module ActiveDirectory -File "%PowerShellScriptPath%";
Still no luck.
I need to be able to run this as a scheduled task.
Karon W

Apparently I don't know where to put everything.
I have a single line:
%windir%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit import-module ActiveDirectory; -Command {Get-ADUser -Filter * -SearchBase "ou=Shannon Memorial,ou=Domain Users and Groups,dc=shannonhealth,dc=local" -Properties Description,EmailAddress|Select-Object
-Property Name,SamAccountName,Description,EmailAddress|Export-Csv "\\svr-resource2\home2$\information services\IS STAFF\Documentation\AD Info\smcusers.csv"}
This is the response:
H:\>C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit import-mod
ule ActiveDirectory; -Command {Get-ADUser -Filter * -SearchBase "ou=Shannon Memo
rial,ou=Domain Users and Groups,dc=shannonhealth,dc=local" -Properties Descripti
on,EmailAddress | Select-Object -Property Name,SamAccountName,Description,Email
Address | Export-Csv "\\svr-resource2\home2$\information services\IS STAFF\Docu
mentation\AD Info\smcusers.csv"}
'Select-Object' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
I modified to 2 lines:
%windir%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit import-module ActiveDirectory;
Get-ADUser -Filter * -SearchBase "ou=Shannon Memorial,ou=Domain Users and Groups,dc=shannonhealth,dc=local" -Properties Description,EmailAddress|Select-Object -Property Name,SamAccountName,Description,EmailAddress|Export-Csv "\\svr-resource2\home2$\information
services\IS STAFF\Documentation\AD Info\smcusers.csv"
This is the response:
H:\>C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit import-mod
ule ActiveDirectory;
PS H:\> exit ************I had to type*****************
H:\>Get-ADUser -Filter * -SearchBase "ou=Shannon Memorial,ou=Domain Users and Gr
oups,dc=shannonhealth,dc=local" -Properties Description,EmailAddress | Select-O
bject -Property Name,SamAccountName,Description,EmailAddress | Export-Csv "\\sv
r-resource2\home2$\information services\IS STAFF\Documentation\AD Info\smcusers.
csv"
'Get-ADUser' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
If I paste the command in before I type exit, it works.
If I paste:
%windir%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit import-module ActiveDirectory;
I am put in the ad powereshell
Then I paste:
Get-ADUser -Filter * -SearchBase "ou=Shannon Memorial,ou=Domain Users and Groups,dc=shannonhealth,dc=local" -Properties Description,EmailAddress|Select-Object -Property Name,SamAccountName,Description,EmailAddress|Export-Csv "\\svr-resource2\home2$\information
services\IS STAFF\Documentation\AD Info\smcusers.csv"
and I get the expected output.
What do I need to have in the bat file so the 2nd line of the script will run? and where does it go?
Karon W

Execute powershell script from ssis?

Hi,
I was trying to use the execute process task to kick off a powershell script. However, nothing happens when I run in debug (the component turns yellow and stays yellow). Any idea if what I am trying to do is possible and the proper way to configure
it?
btw, I am using powershell for the remoting capabilites. I need to execute a bat file on a remote server which runs a process in a legacy program.
Update: When I name the ps1 script file in the executable window, it opens it in notepad. This would be like the default if you double clicked the file.
Mark

To run a PowerShell Script from SSIS package. Add a "Execute Process Task" in SSIS and use the following command text.
This works just great, plus the "-ExecutionPolicy ByPass" switch will take care of any server script policies.
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell.exe
-ExecutionPolicy ByPass -command ". 'L:\Powershell_Script\Script1.ps1' 'param1' 'param2'"
Regards
Deepak

Can we execute a Powershell script from the Javascript?

Hi,
I have a certain requirement to add a Custom ribbon button in document library and there was a powershell script to be run for the selected item in the library.
I have struck with executing a Powershell script from the javascript function.
Can anyone please suggest me if this was achievable
Thanks, Swaroop Vuppala

Hi Swaroop,
To execute server side code in a custom ribbon button script, using application page is a common way to do this, besides, you can also use a page dialog, which is similar with application page but display as model dialog, another way is javascript
_dopostback and delegate control, the following article contains detailed information about this, please refer to it for more information:
Invoke server side code on SharePoint ribbon click:
http://sharepointnadeem.blogspot.in/2012/07/invoke-server-side-code-on-sharepoint.html
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