how to run powershell via winrs

[Frank]

Hi,

I would like to get a powershell console via winrs but it just hangs. I can
execute PS scripts via: "winrs /r:testserver powershell.exe -nologo
-noprofile -command d:\test\test.ps1" but when I just want a console via:
"winrs /r:testserver powershell.exe", it just hangs.

Doing "winrs /r:testserver cmd.exe" works. Does anyone know how to get a
console?

Thanks in advance,

[Marco Shaw [MVP]]

Never thought of this. This is *very* interesting. XP SP1 with PoSH v2
CTP2 and WinRM 1.1 "hang" also.

I tried doing this also: "winrs cmd.exe /c powershell.exe", but it hangs.

I'm going to try on 2008, WinRM 2.0 CTP2 with PoSH v2 CTP2 and see what
happens. It if still hangs, I'll try to ping Microsoft.

Marco

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[Marco Shaw [MVP]]

> I'm going to try on 2008, WinRM 2.0 CTP2 with PoSH v2 CTP2 and see what
> happens. It if still hangs, I'll try to ping Microsoft.

Same thing: hangs.

WinRM issue logged:
https://connect.microsoft.com/WSMAN/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=354703

[Marco Shaw [MVP]]

Typo. Please use this one instead:
https://connect.microsoft.com/WSMAN/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=354704

[Karl Prosser[MVP]]

so with cmd.exe you get interactive ability right? what if you run
powershell from cmd.. i know its another step.. but then you can invoke
powershell from cmd with the initial call too. I think the /K option on
cmd.exe?

-Karl

[David Trimboli]

Frank wrote:
> I would like to get a powershell console via winrs but it just hangs.
> I can execute PS scripts via: "winrs /r:testserver powershell.exe
> -nologo -noprofile -command d:\test\test.ps1" but when I just want a
> console via: "winrs /r:testserver powershell.exe", it just hangs.

I haven't tried winrs, but I once tried this with telnet. I got exactly
the same hangup. I later read somewhere that PowerShell v1.0 cannot be
run as a remote console.

I don't think you can do this.

--
David
Stardate 8503.1

[Marco Shaw [MVP]]

Yes, I do remember this point in a slide or whatever that mentioned that
remote consoles wasn't possible with v1.

You'll need to use something like push-runspace provided with the v2 CTP2.