This is a small PS script I am trying to use to add servers to DNS as they are built. When I call the script from my PS server it runs with no errors.
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True,Position=1)]
[string]$nHost,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True,Position=2)]
[string]$nIP
)
$vcUser = "basspro\svcvra"
$cred = New-Object –TypeName "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" –ArgumentList $vcUser, (Get-Content ||UNC PATH\password.txt | ConvertTo-SecureString)
$session = new-pssession -computername XXXXXXX -credential $cred
Enter-PSSession -session $session
Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock {dnscmd XXXXXXt /recordadd basspro.net $args[0] A $args[1]} -ArgumentList ($nHost, $nIP) -Session $session
exit-pssession
Remove-PSSession -Session $session
However, when I call the script from vRO I get an error regarding the password being NULL. Below is the error that vRO throws. I have verified that the arguement variables are correct. When I take that variable and paste it into the PS script on the PS server like this: .\ADDDNS.ps1 servername IP
Error in (Dynamic Script Module name : invokeScript#14) PowerShellInvocationError: Errors found while executing script
System.Management.Automation.MethodInvocationException: Exception calling ".ctor" with "2" argument(s): "Cannot process argument because the value of argument "password" is null. Change the value of argument "password" to a non-null value." ---> System.Management.Automation.PSArgumentNullException: Cannot process argument because the value of argument "password" is null. Change the value of argument "password" to a non-null value.
at System.Management.Automation.PSCredential..ctor(String userName, SecureString password)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Management.Automation.DotNetAdapter.AuxiliaryConstructorInvoke(MethodInformation methodInformation, Object[] arguments, Object[] originalArguments)
at System.Management.Automation.DotNetAdapter.ConstructorInvokeDotNet(Type type, ConstructorInfo[] constructors, Object[] arguments)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewObjectCommand.CallConstructor(Type type, ConstructorInfo[] constructors, Object[] args)
ConvertTo-SecureString : Key not valid for use in specified state.
At C:\scripts\BPSDNSAdd.ps1:11 char:156
+ ... password.txt | ConvertTo-SecureString)
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [ConvertTo-SecureString], C
ryptographicException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ImportSecureString_InvalidArgument_Cryptographic
Error,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ConvertToSecureStringCommand
[2016-08-12 08:35:15.077] [E] Workfow execution stack:
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item: 'Add to BPS DNS/item0', state: 'failed', business state: 'null', exception: 'PowerShellInvocationError: Errors found while executing script
System.Management.Automation.MethodInvocationException: Exception calling ".ctor" with "2" argument(s): "Cannot process argument because the value of argument "password" is null. Change the value of argument "password" to a non-null value." ---> System.Management.Automation.PSArgumentNullException: Cannot process argument because the value of argument "password" is null. Change the value of argument "password" to a non-null value.
at System.Management.Automation.PSCredential..ctor(String userName, SecureString password)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Management.Automation.DotNetAdapter.AuxiliaryConstructorInvoke(MethodInformation methodInformation, Object[] arguments, Object[] originalArguments)
at System.Management.Automation.DotNetAdapter.ConstructorInvokeDotNet(Type type, ConstructorInfo[] constructors, Object[] arguments)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewObjectCommand.CallConstructor(Type type, ConstructorInfo[] constructors, Object[] args)
ConvertTo-SecureString : Key not valid for use in specified state.
At C:\scripts\BPSDNSAdd.ps1:11 char:156
+ ... password.txt | ConvertTo-SecureString)
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [ConvertTo-SecureString], C
ryptographicException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ImportSecureString_InvalidArgument_Cryptographic
Error,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ConvertToSecureStringCommand
(Dynamic Script Module name : invokeScript#14)'
workflow: 'Add to BPS DNS' (5a556062-d7d9-44b0-994f-98d223f62cc5)
| 'attribute': name=host type=PowerShell:PowerShellHost value=dunes://service.dunes.ch/CustomSDKObject?id='0bb36d0c-6921-4bf8-8f23-fbcd7a90666c'&dunesName='PowerShell:PowerShellHost'
| 'attribute': name=externalScript type=string value=C:\scripts\BPSDNSAdd.ps1
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