Using the 'az vm run-command' with a .ps1 file

Question

I have an issue with the az vm run-command.

I have got it working inline as follows:

$resource_name="winsecagentdev2"
$resource_group="russellmccloydev"

and:

az vm run-command invoke `
-g "${resource_group}" `
-n "${resource_name}" `
--command-id 'RunPowerShellScript' `
--scripts "Write-Output 'testing russ'"

It works.

But when I try to use a .ps1 file:

az vm run-command invoke `
-g "${resource_group}" `
-n "${resource_name}" `
--command-id 'RunPowerShellScript' `
--scripts @{'hello.ps1'} `
--parameters @{ "test" = "russell" }

I get this issue:

The documentation says this:

So I am kind of stuck.

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 23 '18 at 16:41

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You can try to put the file with the following format: --scripts "@hello.ps1"`

edited Dec 23 '18 at 16:41

Peter Mortensen

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answered Jul 25 '18 at 05:46

axfd

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What do you mean by *"put the file"*? – Peter Mortensen Dec 23 '18 at 16:40
This also works if you're on Windows and using PowerShell to run stuff on Linux VMs. – Ian Jun 16 '23 at 16:57

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 25 '18 at 03:33

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You need to put the file in your VM and use the format below:

--scripts "C:\test\hello.ps1"

result:

answered Jul 25 '18 at 03:33

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ok but when I put my script on the destination machine at c:\getAccessToVM.ps1 if says file not found. It's actually looking on the caller machine for the file and not the destination. – RuSs Jul 25 '18 at 04:46
@RuSs It works fine on my side, could you provide the error message? Or try the path like I mentioned? ps: my vm is windows OS. – Joy Wang Jul 25 '18 at 05:11
Will do but can you share you hello.ps1 script? maybe ill start with that and work backwards. Mine is also a windows VM – RuSs Jul 25 '18 at 05:19
@RuSs Just `Write-Host hello` in my script, you could see the `"message":"hello"` in the output. – Joy Wang Jul 25 '18 at 05:23
ok.. and are you calling az vm run-command invoke from a remote machine like your laptop? – RuSs Jul 25 '18 at 05:24
@RuSs I called the command in my PC, not the VM, the script file is in the VM. – Joy Wang Jul 25 '18 at 05:26
yes very helpful. It's working now. but sometimes it takes a long time and is intermittent with regard to success rate. But all good, thanks – RuSs Jul 25 '18 at 05:39

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 23 '18 at 16:42

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To run a script from a remote machine to a Linux VM in Azure, use:

az vm run-command invoke myResourceGroup -n myVm --command-id RunShellScript --scripts "@quality-check.pl"

I had copied the quality-check.pl script in my current location on the remote machine.

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answered Sep 10 '18 at 05:36

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did you upload quality-check.pl n server? – user269867 Jan 21 '21 at 21:47

Using the 'az vm run-command' with a .ps1 file

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