Win32_process remote execution and getting output

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_{Monday, February 18, 2013 8:44 AM}

Hi,

I want to remote execute a command on cmd line on remote computer using Win32_Process and be able to read the output of the command execution.
For example if I have somthing.exe / dir (a dos command) in path of remote machine "R". I want to be able to run the program on remote machine from machine "X" and read the output from machine "X" .

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

$command = "ipconfig/all"
$cmd = "CMD.EXE /c "+$command
$newproc = Invoke-WmiMethod -class Win32_process -name Create -ArgumentList ($cmd) -ComputerName "remotepc"

But the output what i am getting is

_GENUS          : 2
__CLASS          : __PARAMETERS
__SUPERCLASS     :
__DYNASTY        : __PARAMETERS
__RELPATH        :
__PROPERTY_COUNT : 2
__DERIVATION     : {}
__SERVER         :
__NAMESPACE      :
__PATH           :
ProcessId        : 4152
ReturnValue      : 0

ReturnValue : 0  which means...it got successfully completed on the remote machine.
But i want the output on my machine, from where i am executing.

Thanks
Azam

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All replies (4)

_{Monday, February 18, 2013 1:43 PM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

You can't using Win32_process  to get output directly.Only one way, using temporary file on remote pc:

$command = "ipconfig/all > C:\temp\result.txt"
$cmd = "CMD.EXE /c "+$command

Invoke-WmiMethod -class Win32_process -name Create -ArgumentList $cmd -ComputerName "remotepc"
Get-Content \\remotepc\C$\temp\result.txt

_{Monday, February 18, 2013 8:51 AM | 2 votes}

1) PsExec

Using PowerShell and PsExec to invoke expressions on remote computers

2) PSRemoting

Invoke-Command -ComputerName remote -ScriptBlock {ipconfig /all}

3) Or use WMI to get  infrom about Net

Get-WMIObject Win32_NetworkAdapter -Comp remotepc

Win32_NetworkAdapter
Win32_NetworkConnection
Win32_NetworkProtocol
Win32_NetworkClient
Win32_NetworkLoginProfile
Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration
Win32_NetworkAdapterSetting

_{Monday, February 18, 2013 1:29 PM}

Kazun.
Thanks for the reply.

I am facing challenges while excuting using psremoting/psexec ....as we have mixed OS...win2k,win2k3 and win2k8...and feasibility of using ps2 is not there.
Can you please help me pulling it through invoking wmi win32_Process.

I am trying to pull the HBA details using hbacmd.exe on the remote machine.
$command = "ipconfig/all"
$cmd = "CMD.EXE /c "+$command
$newproc = Invoke-WmiMethod -class Win32_process -name Create -ArgumentList ($cmd) -ComputerName "remotepc"

This is working good enough...only thing is to get the output on the computer from where i am executing.

Appreciate your help.

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_{Monday, February 18, 2013 3:05 PM | 1 vote}

Thanks Kazun,

Above worked ...just added start-sleep -s 2 between  invoke and get-content. else the output was coming blank.

$command = "ipconfig/all > C:\temp\result.txt"
$cmd = "CMD.EXE /c "+$command

Invoke-WmiMethod -class Win32_process -name Create -ArgumentList $cmd -ComputerName "remotepc"
Start-sleep -s 2
Get-Content \remotepc\C$\temp\result.txt

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