invoke-webrequest

[deepfriedbutter]

I’m trying to run ‘invoke-webrequest’ command to disable a server from out checkscript. The command works fine if I run it though PS natively, but not if i try to run it as a remote command, remote logged or local command. Here is the command I’m using:

cmd.exe /c echo . | powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -command “Invoke-WebRequest ‘http://exampleurl.com/command:$computer=stop'”

[doug]

Works for me without issue. When you say that it doesn’t work, could you be more specific? What exactly happens in BatchPatch?

[deepfriedbutter]

The command doesn’t disable the box in our script, but it does when I run it directly in PS.

[deepfriedbutter]

Exit Code: 1

[doug]

Considering that you are passing the $computer variable into the web request, this can be run as a local command and does not need to be run on the target computer, so I would focus on running it as a local command for the moment. I know you said it returns exit code 1, but what is returned in the ‘Local Command Output Log’ column?

I am able to run all of the following commands successfully in BatchPatch as local commands. Obviously I am unable to test your particular web application, so I couldn’t comment on why it would not be doing what you are expecting, but BatchPatch appears to be able to successfully execute invoke-webrequest powershell commands without any issues for me:

powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -command “Invoke-WebRequest https://mysite.whatever”

powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -command “Invoke-WebRequest ‘https://mysite.whatever'”

cmd.exe /c echo . | powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -command “Invoke-WebRequest https://mysite.whatever”

cmd.exe /c echo . | powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -command “Invoke-WebRequest ‘https://mysite.whatever'”

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