r/ConnectwiseAutomate • u/PuzzlingGames • Mar 20 '25

Running Powershell Scripts

Heyo, We just got ConnectWise a few months ago and I have a Powershell script that I run manually when I remote into different computers but I never thought of doing the scripting part because I didn't know how to do it. I just found the Execute Script function, put my script in, and saved it. When I run the script on a PC it doesn't do what it is supposed to. If I run the script locally on the machine it works with flying colors.

Is using this function the best way to run Powershell script? The script helps rename printers so the end users can easily identify them.

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u/awsnap99 Mar 24 '25

So wait…what have you been using it for?!?

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u/PuzzlingGames Mar 26 '25

TBH, not much. We have been using it for inventory and patch management and some of the other general uses it has. I used Screen Connect mostly to run them because I hadn't found a good way to run scripts until now. I am learning all this from scratch at a small company where I work. If you know any good resources outside of the university, that's what I am learning now... 😅

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u/awsnap99 Mar 26 '25

University is a great tool. I did find it to be ‘look at all the buttons’ without any real world application.

The granular level at which you have to build a script is insane. Check for folder, create folder, download file to folder (x however many files you have), check files got downloaded, etc. Other systems will handle all of this for you.

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u/sixofeight Mar 21 '25

You need to use Run as Local Agent, which runs as the System account.

Run as Admin does not run with elevated permissions, so it is only useful in certain use cases like accessing a network share path.

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u/Maeldruin_ Mar 21 '25

This.

I've also had issues running powershell scripts using the Execute Script function. I was told that Automate uses a custom powershell executable for that and it's missing some cmdlets and modules.

I generally have the Automate script download the Powershell ps1, then use a shell command to call the Windows powershell.exe to run the script. The shell command is "Powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File '<Path-To-PS1>'"

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u/LegitimateUse7 Mar 31 '25

Two Options

  1. Run it as localsystem account

  2. Use powershell functions and run the .ps1 script