How can a powershell script can be invoked using chef?

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I have a powershell script that intended to set dns server on client. How can I execute that script on client?

HELP!!!

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Hi @waseemahammed

Use powershell_script resource inside your recipe.

This will solve your purpose.

Exampls from the same URL:

powershell_script 'write-to-interpolated-path' do
  code <<-EOH
    $stream = [System.IO.StreamWriter] "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/powershell-test.txt"
    $stream.WriteLine("In #{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}...word.")
    $stream.close()
  EOH
end
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Thanks for the info, @manishmehra

I'm not a windows guy but got a requirement and need to be working on powershell scripts.

I want to run this command on windows client-

Set-DNSClientServerAddress –interfaceIndex 12 –ServerAddresses ("10.10.10.10","8.8.8.8")

How can I integrate this in powershell_script block? Could you please help?

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powershell_script 'set-dns-server-on-client' do
code <<-EOH
Set-DNSClientServerAddress –interfaceIndex 12 –ServerAddresses ("10.10.10.10","8.8.8.8")
EOH
end

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Tries it already. Getting this error -
STDERR: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\2\chef-script20160922-6948-146gtcn.ps1 : A positional parameter cannot be
found that accepts argument 'System.Object'.
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:slight_smile: [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,chef-script20160922-6948-146gtcn.ps1
---- End output of "C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoLogo -NonInteractive -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -InputFormat None -File "C:/Users/ADMINI~1/AppData/Local/Temp/2/chef-script20160922-6948-146gtcn.ps1" ----

6

I just ran that exact resource on a windows node successfully. What version of windows and powershell are you installing on?

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Windows Server 2012 R2 and powershell 1.0

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I’ve been using the Set-DNSClientServerAddress on Windows Server 2012 R2 with PowerShell version 4.0. Perhaps try updating your PowerShell version and try again?

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I’m guessing its not really powershell 1.0. Its confusing that windows continues to call some of the powershell file folders v1. You can know for sure by running $PSVersionTable in powershell. If it complains that is not available then it really is v1 but I find that very hard to believe on 2012R2. The default on that os is v4.

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It is using Powershell 3.0

PS C:\Users\selvan> $PSVersionTable

Name Value

PSVersion 3.0
WSManStackVersion 3.0
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
BuildVersion 6.2.9200.16398
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.2

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That powershell script should run ok on v3. Based on the actual error, it is interpreting the array of DNS IPs as a “positional” parameter. This means that powershell is not interpretting it as a value of -ServerAddresses but is trying to infer the parameter from its position on the commandline.

I would check the character encoding of the script. Possibly your dash in front of ServerAddresses is not a normal dash.