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Running powershell scripts from ASP.NET

Hi,

I am trying to run a powershell script from an ASP.NET page.

I have configured the application pool to run under a doman account identity but the powershell script appears to be running under the machine account.

When I add $env:username to the powershell script, it returns computername$

Any ideas where I am going wrong?

Shaun Vermaak

Under what account is you AppPool running?

Coralon

As Shaun is pointing out.. the scripts are going to run in the context of the AppPool that is running the website. I'm not an IIS expert, (I have some experience with it).. I believe you might be able to request credentials from the user and use those in your powershell scripts. I'm not sure how or if you could capture any kind of passthrough authentication.

Coralon

Dan McFadden

This is do-able as per the example C# WinForm article below states... should be similar for ASP.NET.

Links:
1. https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/zainnab/2008/07/26/calling-a-powershell-script-from-your-net-code/
2. http://jeffmurr.com/blog/?p=142

The important thing to do is use the System.Management.Automation name space instead of calling a command.

Dan

ukkaapie

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@Shaun - The application pool is running under a domain account.

@Dan - That namespace is being used to call the script and not a command.

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ukkaapie

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Dan...

Thanks heaps for that. Completely forgot but I had to do that for a website belonging to someone else.

Excellent... all working great now...

Shane