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scheduled tasks + credentials not passed to script posted: Feb 4, 2009 9:05 AM

RobMokkink

679 posts since
Jun 7, 2005

I opened another thread, because if accidentaly set the other thread to solved.

I am still having issues with scheduled tasks and credentials. I created a new lab (on my laptop) to test the issue.
But still i am having issues, i keep on getting this error:

Connect-VIServer : C:\WINDOWS\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\%APPDATA%\VMware\
credstore

When i installed the previous version everything works oke. When i hard code the username and password in the script, it works oke

Who has the answer to my problem, i can't seem to find the problem.

Re: scheduled tasks + credentials not passed to script

1. Feb 4, 2009 9:38 AM

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CITITECHS

37 posts since
Feb 4, 2008

As stated in the last thread. Am also having the same issue. Am replying so that I get alerts when post are made to this thread.

Re: scheduled tasks + credentials not passed to script

2. Feb 4, 2009 9:43 AM

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RobMokkink

679 posts since
Jun 7, 2005

Thanks CITITECHS for the update. I will not close this thread until the problem is resolved.

As a workaround i create a encrypted password file the same way i use it in my updatelocalusers script to login as root to the individual esx hosts.

Re: scheduled tasks + credentials not passed to script

3. Feb 4, 2009 10:00 AM

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RobMokkink

679 posts since
Jun 7, 2005

I have done some extra error handling %APPDATA%, the users profile folder is not loaded during a scheduled taks:

write-ouput $env:appdata

Re: scheduled tasks + credentials not passed to script

4. Feb 4, 2009 12:52 PM

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pxu

2 posts since
Feb 4, 2009

I too am seeing the exact same problem after upgrading to 1.5.

Re: scheduled tasks + credentials not passed to script

5. Feb 4, 2009 10:37 PM

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RobMokkink

679 posts since
Jun 7, 2005

Okay, i got it working using the following few lines:

#FIX FOR TOOLKIT 1.5
$USER = $env:username
$APPPATH = "C:\Documents and Settings\" + $USER + "\Application Data"

#SET THE APPDATA ENVIRONMENT WHEN NEEDED
if ($env:appdata -eq $null -or $env:appdata -eq 0)
{
$env:appdata = $APPPATH
}

Can other people please test also? So i know this is a proper fix.

Re: scheduled tasks + credentials not passed to script

6. Feb 4, 2009 1:02 PM

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CITITECHS

37 posts since
Feb 4, 2008

Rob - The Fix worked for me thanks ...
If you get a chance please share your debugging methods as how you determined that was needed.

Thanks

Re: scheduled tasks + credentials not passed to script

7. Feb 4, 2009 1:10 PM

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RobMokkink

679 posts since
Jun 7, 2005

CITITECHS good to hear it works oke.

You can debug powershell script quite easily when running as a scheduled task, add the following after the C:\Windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe <pathtoscript\<scriptname>.ps1 2>&1 >> C:\debug.txt

I also ran the scheduled task when i was logged in as the service account , tip from LucD.

You redirect standarderror is redirected to standardout which you log into a file.

Re: scheduled tasks + credentials not passed to script

8. Feb 4, 2009 1:16 PM

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LucD

2,431 posts since
Oct 31, 2005

Your fix works for me on XP and W2K3.
Well done Rob.

Re: scheduled tasks + credentials not passed to script

9. Feb 4, 2009 1:17 PM

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RobMokkink

679 posts since
Jun 7, 2005

Hi Luc,

Thanks for testing and helping me fix the problem.

Re: scheduled tasks + credentials not passed to script

10. Feb 4, 2009 1:24 PM

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pxu

2 posts since
Feb 4, 2009

Thank you Rob, that worked. I also tried logging in with my functional account and set a AppData environment variable to the proper folder and that worked also, probably not recommended.

Re: scheduled tasks + credentials not passed to script

11. Feb 4, 2009 1:29 PM

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RobMokkink

679 posts since
Jun 7, 2005

pxu,

the powershell $env:appdata is the equivalent of the commandprompt %APPDATA%, it is always set when you are logged in, but it is empty when running a scheduled task.

You can see the value when you do $env:appdata in powershell. So you don't need to set in when you are logged on.

Re: scheduled tasks + credentials not passed to script

12. Feb 4, 2009 5:07 PM

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roity57

15 posts since
Jan 21, 2009

I ended up just using:

$USER=$env:username
$env:appdata = "C:\Documents and Settings\" + $USER + "\Application Data"

Works a treat! Thanks for the fix.

Re: scheduled tasks + credentials not passed to script

13. Feb 4, 2009 10:33 PM

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RobMokkink

679 posts since
Jun 7, 2005

Oke the problem is fixed. I will set the thread to answered.

Thank you all for testing.

Re: scheduled tasks + credentials not passed to script

14. Mar 27, 2009 6:56 AM

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mabrown

1 posts since
Aug 14, 2007

Awesome! Thanks for the fix Rob!!

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