Automation

Hi,

I'm trying to run a netsh interface command from another server using Invoke-VMScript. I am using the local administrator and pwd on a Windows server.

I am getting the error:

Failed to authenticate with the guest operating system using the supplied credentials.

For example, this does not even work:

Invoke-VMScript -ScriptText 'netsh interface ip show addresses' -VM $vm -GuestUser $Adminname -GuestPassword $Adminpassword -ScriptType bat

Thanks for any help!

The error message is quite clear it seems.

You might review what you have in the variables $AdminName and $AdminPassword.

Can you logon with the values in those variables to the guest OS?

What kind of guest OS is running in the VM?

Which PowerCLI version are you using?

Hello,

Assuming the variables are all good and you are running a Windows VM. It could also be related to the current UAC settings. See if the article below helps you.

Ref:

https://support.na.sage.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=10198&sliceId=1

Afaik UAC issues will give you an "Access Denied" from inside the guest OS, the infamous xx5 error codes, on the command/script you are running.
The error mentioned in this thread occurs earlier, when the GuestAuthManager tries to logon to the guest OS.

Thanks All - it was running the script against a variable which had an incorrect server name in it :smileyblush:

Sorry for the waste of your time!

Thanks