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Albert Widjaja

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Thank you for spotting my stupid and idiotic mistake ! How could I have missed that ? <br />
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Cheers.
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Thank you for spotting my stupid and idiotic mistake ! How could I have missed that ?

Cheers.

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I have a PowerShell script which checks to ensure certain backups have taken place. The script checks the date of certain flag / semaphore files and shows a message if the files are too old (which one is in this test) <br />
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This works fine when manually run from the following batch file
<pre><code id="code-10-29132678-1">Powershell.exe -executionpolicy Bypass -File  &quot;Check-If-Backup-Failed.ps1&quot;</code></pre>
but not when the same command line is added to the 'logon.bat' logon script.<br />
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What am I doing wrong (I presume it is permissions somehow) ?<br />
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NOTE: I don't get an error when I login - it just does nothing.
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I have a PowerShell script which checks to ensure certain backups have taken place. The script checks the date of certain flag / semaphore files and shows a message if the files are too old (which one is in this test) 

This works fine when manually run from the following batch file(CODE)but not when the same command line is added to the 'logon.bat' logon script.

What am I doing wrong (I presume it is permissions somehow) ?

NOTE: I don't get an error when I login - it just does nothing.

PowerShell script won't run as part of a logon script.

Windows PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework. PowerShell provides full access to the Component Object Model (COM) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), enabling administrators to perform administrative tasks on both local and remote Windows systems as well as WS-Management and Common Information Model (CIM) enabling management of remote Linux systems and network devices.

Powershell

Batch files are text files containing a script of commands that are executed by the command interpreter on DOS, OS/2 and Windows systems. Most commonly, they are used to perform a series of functions that are repeated -- copying a set of files created daily with one step, for example.

Windows Batch

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.