Install nuget and DSC modules via script

DSC
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I am trying to install DSC Module on a basic Windows 2019 Server. It just fails silently. This is a brand new servers that are failing

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
if(!(get-packageprovider -name nuget)){
    Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -RequiredVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force -Scope CurrentUser
  }

Set-PSRepository -Name 'PsGallery' -InstallationPolicy Trusted
Install-Module -Name NetworkingDsc -RequiredVersion 8.1.0 -AllowClobber -Repository PSGallery -Verbose
2

What is the error you are getting ?

3

No error. It just fails silently

4

use -ErrorAction Stop for all the cmdlets. It should fail, else its wont be easy to find the reason.

5

I am getting these errors:

Exception calling "ShouldContinue" with "2" argument(s): "Windows PowerShell is in NonInteractive mode. Read and Prompt functionality is not available." At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PowerShellGet\1.0.0.1\PSModule.psm1:7392 char:8 + if($Force -or $psCmdlet.ShouldContinue($shouldContinueQueryMessag ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PSInvalidOperationException

Set-PSRepository : NuGet provider is required to interact with NuGet-based
repositories. Please ensure that ‘2.8.5.201’ or newer version of NuGet
provider is installed.
At C:\ProgramData\Amazon\SSM\InstanceData\i-015ccaaf3fcfd076a\document\orchestr
ation\800b245a-c7c4-4340-943a-bdea231b4760\runPowerShellScript_script.ps1:7
char:5

  • Set-PSRepository -Name 'PSGallery' -InstallationPolicy Trusted

  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:slight_smile: [Set-PSRepository], Invali
      dOperationException
    • FullyQualifiedErrorId : CouldNotInstallNuGetProvider,Set-PSRepository

Get-PackageProvider : Unable to find package provider ‘Nuget’.
At C:\ProgramData\Amazon\SSM\InstanceData\i-015ccaaf3fcfd076a\document\orchestr
ation\800b245a-c7c4-4340-943a-bdea231b4760\runPowerShellScript_script.ps1:11
char:7

  • If ( (Get-PackageProvider -Name Nuget -ListAvailable).Version -le 2.8 …
  •   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Microsoft.Power…PackageProvid
      er:GetPackageProvider) [Get-PackageProvider], Exception
    • FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnknownProvider,Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageMana
      gement.Cmdlets.GetPackageProvider
6

I am trying to run this script:

“Import-Module -Name PowerShellGet -Force\n”,
“Import-Module -Name PackageManagement -Force\n”,
“if ( (Get-PSRepository -Name ‘PSGallery’).InstallationPolicy -eq ‘Untrusted’ ) {\n”,
" Set-PSRepository -Name ‘PSGallery’ -InstallationPolicy Trusted \n",
“}\n”,
“If ( (Get-PackageProvider -Name Nuget -ListAvailable).Version -le 2.8.5.208 ) {\n”,
" Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.208 -Force\n",
“}\n”,
“if ( -not ( Get-Module -Name PSDscResources -ListAvailable ) ) {\n”,
" Install-Module PSDscResources -AllowClobber -SkipPublisherCheck -Confirm:$false -Force\n",
“}\n”,
“if ( -not ( Get-Module -Name PSDscResources ) ) {\n”,
" Import-Module -Name PSDscResources -Global -Force -PassThru \n",
“}\n\n”

7

I think I got it:

                    "Import-Module -Name PowerShellGet -Force\n",
                    "Import-Module -Name PackageManagement -Force\n",
                    "try {\n",
                    "   If ( (Get-PackageProvider -Name Nuget -ListAvailable -ErrorAction Stop ).Version -le 2.8.5.208 ) {\n",
                    "       Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.208 -Force\n",
                    "   }\n",
                    "} catch {\n",
                    "       Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.208 -Force\n",
                    "}\n",
                    "if ( (Get-PSRepository -Name 'PSGallery').InstallationPolicy -eq 'Untrusted' ) {\n",
                    "    Set-PSRepository -Name 'PSGallery' -InstallationPolicy Trusted \n",
                    "}\n",
                    "if ( -not ( Get-Module -Name PSDscResources -ListAvailable ) ) {\n",
                    "    Install-Module PSDscResources -AllowClobber -SkipPublisherCheck -Confirm:$false -Force\n",
                    "}\n",
                    "if ( -not ( Get-Module -Name PSDscResources ) ) {\n",
                    "    Import-Module -Name PSDscResources -Global -Force -PassThru \n",
                    "}\n\n",
8

Could you please format your codse as code here in the forum? You can go back and edit your already existing posts to correct the formatting.

Thanks in advacne.

9

It is in “ <\code>” blocks.

10

I don’t know how it looks for you but for me it does not look like code at all. :wink:

Do you see any difference between one of your code blocks and the code block @monterey610 posted in his initial question? :wink: :wink:

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Yes, I see the difference, his is PowerShell and mine is JSON.
12

No.

His looks like correctly formated code including syntax highlighting and indentation

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And yours just does not.

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@dan-iverson I’ve formatted the json content. The best way to format is , once the code is pasted/typed while posting, select all the code and click on the prefrmatted text button (the sixth option in the tool bar on top while posting)

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