Get-ChildItem and Get-WmiObject cim_datafile showing different results

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I am using below code to Check if the server is pinging then for Pingable Servers I am checking the Service Status and a file version but I see Get-ChildItem and Get-WmiObject cim_datafile showing different results. Get-WmiObject cim_datafile showing correct results. Looks like Get-ChildItem giving wrong results because it does not support -computername. any idea how can I use any cmdlet which does not support -computername in this script and still get correct results.

function Get-EncaseInfo {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        #[Parameter(Mandatory = $True)]
        #[string[]]$serverName
    )
    process {
        $servers = (Get-Content D:\IT\servers.txt)
        $server_error = $false
        $servers_down = @()
        $servers_up = @()
        foreach ($server in $servers) {
            if(Test-Connection $server -Count 1 -ea 0 -Quiet){
            #Write-Host $server "is Pinging" -BackgroundColor Green -ForegroundColor White
            $servers_up += "$server"
            }else{
            #Write-Host $server "is not Pinging" -BackgroundColor Red -ForegroundColor White
            $servers_down += "$server"
            $server_error = $true
            }}
            Write-Host ""
            Write-Host "INFO: Below Servers are up" -ForegroundColor Green
            Write-output $servers_up 
            if($server_error){
            $error_msg = "Below Servers are not Pinging" 
            Write-Host ""
            Write-Host $error_msg -ForegroundColor Red
            Write-output $servers_down
            }else{

            Write-Host "INFO: ALL Servers are Pinging" -ForegroundColor Blue -BackgroundColor White}

            foreach ($Servup in $servers_up){
                
                $Service=Get-Service -Name enstart64 -ComputerName $Servup -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable Errs
                #$EnVer = ((Get-ChildItem C:\Windows\system32\enstart64.exe).VersionInfo).FileVersion
                $EnVer = (Get-WmiObject cim_datafile -ComputerName $Servup -Filter {Name='C:\\Windows\\system32\\enstart64.exe'}).version

                [PSCustomObject]@{
                'ComputerName'=$Servup;
                'Service'=$Service.Status;
                'StartType'=$Service.StartType;
                'EnVersion'=$EnVer;
                'Error'=$Errs;
            }
        }
    }
}


Get-EncaseInfo | FT -AutoSize
2

Please do not create new threads if it’s still the same issue like in your last question.

Using Write-Host is considered very bad style. Try to avoid it. :wink:

That does not work because you do NOT query a remote computer - you query the computer the code runs on!! :wink: If you want to query a remote computer you’d need to use either a UNC path like \\$($ComputerName)\C$\Windows\system32\enstart64.exe or use explicit remoting by

Here is how I would approach this task

function Get-EncaseInfo {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        [Alias('hostname', 'ComputerName', 'Server')]
        [string[]]
        $ComputerNameList
    )
    process {
        foreach ($ComputerName in $ComputerNameList) {
            $HashTable = 
            [ordered]@{
                ComputerName = $ComputerName
                Online       = $false
                Service      = 'n/a'
                StartType    = 'n/a'
                EnVersion    = 'n/a'
            }
            $HashTable.Online = 
            Test-Connection -ComputerName $ComputerName -Count 1 -Quiet
            if ($HashTable.Online) {
                $CimSession = New-CimSession -ComputerName $ComputerName

                $Service = Get-CimInstance -ClassName CIM_Service -Filter 'Name = "enstart64"' -CimSession $CimSession
                $EnVer = Get-CimInstance -ClassName CIM_DataFile -Filter 'Name = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\enstart64.exe"' -CimSession $CimSession

                $HashTable.Service = $Service.State
                $HashTable.StartType = $Service.StartMode
                $HashTable.EnVersion = $EnVer.Version
            }
            [PSCustomObject]$HashTable
        }
    }
}

If you want to use a file as input you can use it like this:

Get-EncaseInfo -ComputerName (Get-Content D:\IT\servers.txt) |
Format-Table -AutoSize

or like this:

$ComputerNameList = Get-Content D:\IT\servers.txt
Get-EncaseInfo -ComputerName $ComputerNameList |
Format-Table -AutoSize

Please keep in mind that if you use -AutoSize PowerShell will wait for the last element to be processed to determine the proper width of the columns for all elements.

3

What does this mean.

4

Please use your prefered internet search engine before you ask something in a forum like this.

5

I tried below but it is not getting service status instead getting {HRESULT 0x80041001,Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimCmdlets.GetCimInstanceCommand}

function Get-EncaseInfo {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        [Alias('hostname', 'ComputerName', 'Server')]
        [string[]]
        $ComputerNameList
    )
    process {
        foreach ($ComputerName in $ComputerNameList) {
            $HashTable = 
            [ordered]@{
                ComputerName = $ComputerName
                Online       = $false
                Service      = 'n/a'
                StartType    = 'n/a'
                EnVersion    = 'n/a'
            }
            $HashTable.Online = 
            Test-Connection -ComputerName $ComputerName -Count 1 -Quiet
            if ($HashTable.Online) {
                $CimSession = New-CimSession -ComputerName $ComputerName

                $Service = Get-CimInstance -ClassName CIM_Service -Filter 'Name = "enstart64"' -CimSession $CimSession -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable EnServError
                $EnVer = Get-CimInstance -ClassName CIM_DataFile -Filter 'Name = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\enstart64.exe"' -CimSession $CimSession -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable EnVerError

                $HashTable.Service = $Service.Status
                $HashTable.StartType = $Service.StartMode
                $HashTable.EnVersion = $EnVer.Version
                $HashTable.EnServError = $EnServError
                $HashTable.EnVerError = $EnVerError
            }
            [PSCustomObject]$HashTable
        }
    }
}

Get-EncaseInfo -ComputerName (Get-Content D:\IT\servers.txt) | Format-Table

Then I changed the code a bit and it worked. any idea why above code giving error 0x80041001

function Get-EncaseInfo {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    param (
        [Alias('hostname', 'ComputerName', 'Server')]
        [string[]]
        $ComputerNameList
    )
    process {
        foreach ($ComputerName in $ComputerNameList) {
            $HashTable = 
            [ordered]@{
                ComputerName = $ComputerName
                Online       = $false
                Service      = 'n/a'
                StartType    = 'n/a'
                EnVersion    = 'n/a'
            }
            $HashTable.Online = 
            Test-Connection -ComputerName $ComputerName -Count 1 -Quiet
            if ($HashTable.Online) {
                $CimSession = New-CimSession -ComputerName $ComputerName

                $Service = Get-Service -Name 'enstart64' -ComputerName $ComputerName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable EnServError
                $EnVer = Get-CimInstance -ClassName CIM_DataFile -Filter 'Name = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\enstart64.exe"' -CimSession $CimSession -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable EnVerError

                $HashTable.Service = $Service.Status
                $HashTable.StartType = $Service.StartMode
                $HashTable.EnVersion = $EnVer.Version
                $HashTable.EnServError = $EnServError
                $HashTable.EnVerError = $EnVerError
            }
            [PSCustomObject]$HashTable
        }
    }
}


Get-EncaseInfo -ComputerName (Get-Content D:\IT\servers.txt) |
Format-Table -AutoSize
6

No. It works in my environment. :man_shrugging:t4:

But BTW I just noticed that the status of the service is returned with the property State - not Status. I updated my code suggestion above accordingly.