# powershell\_out

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/powershell-out/6286>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [February 12, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/powershell-out/6286 "2015-02-12T18:34:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mark\_Pimentel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@Mark\_Pimentel](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Mark_Pimentel)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/powershell-out/6286/1 "2015-02-12T18:34:34Z")

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I cannot seem to get the powershell\_out method to work under a chef12 run.  
I have the windows cookbook listed as a dep in metadata but the method call  
returns undef.

Any idea?

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Thanks,

Mark

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**Author:** ![btm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/btm/32/1089_2.png) [@btm](https://discourse.chef.io/u/btm)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/powershell-out/6286/2 "2015-02-12T18:53:56Z")

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Do you have a copy of the stackstrack?

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Bryan McLellan | chef | engineering lead  
© 206.607.7108 | (t) @btmspox | (www) [http://chef.io](http://chef.io)

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Pimentel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@Mark\_Pimentel](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Mark_Pimentel)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/powershell-out/6286/3 "2015-02-12T19:35:24Z")

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Here is the stacktrace:

> <https://gist.github.com/xeon22/b3861fe5af6e7128f312>

On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 1:53 PM, Bryan McLellan [btm@chef.io](mailto:btm@chef.io) wrote:

> Do you have a copy of the stackstrack?
> 
> --  
> Bryan McLellan | chef | engineering lead  
> (c) 206.607.7108 | (t) @btmspox | (www) [http://chef.io](http://chef.io)

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Thanks,

Mark