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Background Service is not running

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Austin Dukes

I am referring to the script in this thread: https://support.adminarsenal.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/220479147-Remote-deployment-Background-service-not-running?input_string=Background%20Service%20is%20not%20running

Which says:

$secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString "DOMAIN_ADMIN_PASSWORD" -AsPlainText -Force
$creds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ("DOMAIN\DOMAIN_ADMIN",$secpasswd)
$remotecomputer = Get-Content env:computername

Invoke-Command -ComputerName SERVER_RUNNING_PDQ_DEPLOY -Credential $creds -ScriptBlock { param($name) & 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Admin Arsenal\PDQ Deploy\PDQDeploy.exe' Deploy -Package 'PDQ_DEPLOY_PACKAGE_NAME' -Target $name } -ArgumentList $remotecomputer

 

However when I run this I get this error:

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    Stephen Valdinger
    (Edited ) 
    $remotecomputer = Get-Content env:computername

    That's going to vomit red text all over a prompt. 

    1.  You can't Get-Content that variable
    2.  it's $env:computername, not env:computername

     

    In order for this to work, you have to do a couple of things. 

    1.  You need to make sure the account you are using for the Creds of the Invoke-Command are listed in the Console Users section of preferences
    2. Use TCP not named Pipes
    • Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Admin Arsenal\PDQ Deploy
    • Value: ServicePort (DWORD value)
    • It can be any port you want

    Finally, the code should look like this:

    Invoke-Command -ComputerName <pdq server> -Credential $creds -ScriptBlock{ pdqdeploy.exe Deploy -Package <package name> -Targets $args[0] } -ArgumentList $RemoteComputer

     

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    Austin Dukes
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    Adding the port caused PDQ to not open. Is there a value I need to stay between?

    I remember them saying something about the service port in a video, but I can't find that video to save me

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    Stephen Valdinger

    Restart your background Service. That should fix that issue.

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    Austin Dukes

    HA GOT IT!!

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    Austin Dukes

    Thanks you Stephen.. and I found the video too. 

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    Cody Sartony

    Restart your background Service.

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