Hello. When new hire account has to be created, The first line level copy paste the "content" of an email sent to us (the way a program send us the information...). And First line only has double clik on the bat file to execute the creation. Those agents used to run the script on the Hubcas server. But I have been asked to make them run the script from their local machine in Windows7. I did install EMC and shell console, If I do Shift and tight click I can manage to exeute console as different user (administrator user) and make any change. But I would like to avoid the right click run as to open the consoles AND to run the below script as administrator. I search on the Net but I failed when trying to run as the script or console. Can you please help me?? BAT: C:\WINDOWS\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\exshell.psc1" -command ". 'C:\Scripts\ACCOUNT_CREATION\EXCHANGE.ps1' " PS1: import-csv "C:\Scripts\EXCHANGE.csv" | foreach {enable-MailBox -identity $_.identity -PrimarySmtpAddress $_.PrimarySmtpAddress -Database $_.Database} | Set-Mailbox -emailaddresspolicyenabled:$True Start-EdgeSynchronization CONTENT: Identity,PrimarySmtpAddress,database company/Uk/Users/B1/SMITH JOHN,"JOHN.smith@company.com","servcex04\SG11\Uk" Many Thanks, Graig

Hi Greg, As you are trying to connect to Exchange remotely, you need to enter a user name and password. If you are not ready for prompting for this each time, you may store those in a text file and can be accessed through the script. So you need to modify your script little bit (add some additional lines of scripting) First, we need to get our password, then pump it into a file. Doing this encodes the password and stores it in our output file so no-one can read it. See a useful thread here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/robcost/archive/2008/05/01/powershell-tip-storing-and-using-password-credentials.aspxRegards from ExchangeOnline Windows Administrator's Area

Sorry I just don't wanna do something wrong.. So I run from my Hubcas that command: read-host -assecurestring | convertfrom-securestring | out-file C:\cred.txt Then I add in my ps1 file the two fisrt line? I am not an expert and have no testing environnement :-S $password = get-content C:\cred.txt | convertto-securestring $credentials = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist "myusername",$pass import-csv "C:\Scripts\EXCHANGE.csv" | foreach {enable-MailBox -identity $_.identity -PrimarySmtpAddress $_.PrimarySmtpAddress -Database $_.Database} | Set-Mailbox -emailaddresspolicyenabled:$True Thanks, Greg

Greg, Add the code as the first lines of your PS1Regards from ExchangeOnline Windows Administrator's Area

Thanks you. So It should read as: read-host -assecurestring | convertfrom-securestring | out-file C:\cred.txt $password = get-content C:\cred.txt | convertto-securestring $credentials = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist "myusername",$pass import-csv "C:\Scripts\EXCHANGE.csv" | foreach {enable-MailBox -identity $_.identity -PrimarySmtpAddress $_.PrimarySmtpAddress -Database $_.Database} | Set-Mailbox -emailaddresspolicyenabled:$True As I do not have a testing environnement. Can you please tell me if I'll be prompt to enter my credentials? Anyway, thank you very much Greg

Hi, There are few corrections. Substitute your username instead of "myusername" and $password instead of $pass While starting the script, it will prompt in a blank line to enter the password and press enter again to continue the script. Regards from ExchangeOnline Windows Administrator's Area

Hello, I then ran the below ps1 file: read-host -assecurestring | convertfrom-securestring | out-file C:\cred.txt $password = get-content C:\cred.txt | convertto-securestring $credentials = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist "admin-greg",$password import-csv "C:\Scripts\ServiceDesk\AUTO-UPDATE\EXCHANGE-ACCOUNT_CREATION\EXCHANGE.csv" | foreach {enable-MailBox -identity $_.identity -PrimarySmtpAddress $_.PrimarySmtpAddress -Database $_.Database} | Set-Mailbox -emailaddresspolicyenabled:$True Start-EdgeSynchronization -server HUBCAS01.company.intra And got the below error messages: [PS] C:\Scripts\ACCOUNT_CREATION>.\EXCHANGE.ps1 ConvertFrom-SecureString : Cannot process argument because the value of argumen t "SecureString" is invalid. Change the value of the "SecureString" argument an d run the operation again. At C:\Scripts\ACCOUNT_CREATION\EXCHANGE.ps1:1 char:53 + read-host -assecurestring | convertfrom-securestring <<<< | out-file C:\cred .txt + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [ConvertFrom-SecureString], PSArgumentException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Argument,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ConvertFr omSecureStringCommand Get-Content : Cannot find path 'C:\cred.txt' because it does not exist. At C:\Scripts\ACCOUNT_CREATION\EXCHANGE.ps1:2 char:24 + $password = get-content <<<< C:\cred.txt | convertto-securestring + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\cred.txt:String) [Get-Conten t], ItemNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetCo ntentCommand New-Object : Exception calling ".ctor" with "2" argument(s): "Cannot process ar gument because the value of argument "password" is null. Change the value of ar gument "password" to a non-null value." At C:\Scripts\ACCOUNT_CREATION\EXCHANGE.ps1:3 char:26 + $credentials = new-object <<<< -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCred ential -argumentlist "admin-greg",$password + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [New-Object], MethodInvoca tionException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ConstructorInvokedThrowException,Microsoft.Power Shell.Commands.NewObjectCommand Database "tlgcex01\SG03\innetis-otia" was not found. Please make sure you have typed it correctly. At C:\Scripts\ACCOUNT_CREATION\EXCHANGE.ps1:5 char:99 + import-csv "C:\Scripts\ServiceDesk\AUTO-UPDATE\EXCHANGE-ACCOUNT_CREATION\EXCH ANGE.csv" | foreach { <<<< enable-MailBox -identity $_.identity -PrimarySmtpAdd ress $_.PrimarySmtpAddress -Database $_.Database} | Set-Mailbox -emailaddresspo licyenabled:$True + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], ManagementObjectNotFoundEx ception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : 270AB2F0 Enable-Mailbox : Cannot bind parameter 'Identity'. Cannot convert value "" to t ype "Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.UserIdParameter". Error: "The param eter value of this type Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.UserIdParameter cannot be empty. Parameter name: identity" At C:\Scripts\ACCOUNT_CREATION\EXCHANGE.ps1:5 char:123 + import-csv "C:\Scripts\ServiceDesk\AUTO-UPDATE\EXCHANGE-ACCOUNT_CREATION\EXCH ANGE.csv" | foreach {enable-MailBox -identity <<<< $_.identity -PrimarySmtpAdd ress $_.PrimarySmtpAddress -Database $_.Database} | Set-Mailbox -emailaddresspo licyenabled:$True + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Enable-Mailbox], Parameter BindingException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgumentNoMessage,Microsoft.Exchang e.Management.RecipientTasks.EnableMailbox Start-EdgeSynchronization : Access is denied At C:\Scripts\ACCOUNT_CREATION\EXCHANGE.ps1:7 char:26 + Start-EdgeSynchronization <<<< -server HUBCAS01.company.intra + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Start-EdgeSynchronization], W in32Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : 76889C93,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.EdgeSync. SyncNowTask [PS] C:\Scripts\ACCOUNT_CREATION> Can you please tell me what step have I missed? Thanks for you help. Greg

Hi Greg, You need some modifications. First is: Save the below lines as one.ps1 read-host -assecurestring | convertfrom-securestring | out-file C:\cred.txt $password = get-content C:\cred.txt | convertto-securestring $credentials = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist "admin-greg",$password Second is: Save the old script as two.ps1 Run one.ps1 first. Type password and press enter. This will create a text cred.txt at c:\ drive. Then run two.ps1 Regards from ExchangeOnline Windows Administrator's Area

Thank you! But when I run the one.ps1 an got that error: [PS] C:\Scripts\ACCOUNT_CREATION>.\one.ps1 ConvertFrom-SecureString : Cannot process argument because the value of argumen t "SecureString" is invalid. Change the value of the "SecureString" argument an d run the operation again. At C:\Scripts\ACCOUNT_CREATION\one.ps1:1 char:53 + read-host -assecurestring | convertfrom-securestring <<<< | out-file C:\cred .txt + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [ConvertFrom-SecureString], PSArgumentException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Argument,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ConvertFr omSecureStringCommand Get-Content : Cannot find path 'C:\cred.txt' because it does not exist. At C:\Scripts\ACCOUNT_CREATION\one.ps1:2 char:24 + $password = get-content <<<< C:\cred.txt | convertto-securestring + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\cred.txt:String) [Get-Conten t], ItemNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetCo ntentCommand New-Object : Exception calling ".ctor" with "2" argument(s): "Cannot process ar gument because the value of argument "password" is null. Change the value of ar gument "password" to a non-null value." At C:\Scripts\ACCOUNT_CREATION\one.ps1:3 char:26 + $credentials = new-object <<<< -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCred ential -argumentlist "admin-greg",$password + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [New-Object], MethodInvoca tionException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ConstructorInvokedThrowException,Microsoft.Power Shell.Commands.NewObjectCommand It dos not create the file cred.txt

Hello, Anyone else could help me on that? My TSA is logged on the domain with an basic user profil and the OS is W7. The TSA needs to open a bat file (Which open a shell script to handle administrative tasks such as user deactivatiojn, creation etc..). He need to open it as admin-user. Many thanks in advance, Graig