Import-Module WebAdministration wont load from script but does from command line

Question

I'm coming onto a project that uses PowerShell to script the build. The build makes use of the WebAdministration module to manage the local IIS instance. When I run the build script the following error is thrown when trying to import WebAdministration.

Error: 06/29/2016 17:28:35: At C:\dev\src\nib-ravendb\build\ConfigureIis.ps1:10 char:1 + Import-Module WebAdministration + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ [<<==>>] Exception: The specified module 'WebAdministration' was not loaded because no valid module file was fo und in any module directory. ERROR: 1

How ever when I run Import-Module WebAdministration at the PowerShell command line the module is imported and I can use features from it. Subsequently running the build script still fails.

I have IIS 7.5 and PowerShell 4

Does anyone have an idea why this import would be failing in the script but not at the command line, and how to fix it?

Answer 1

I had the same situation, i've fixed it installing the Windows Feature Web-Scripting-Tools on W2016 Server:

Add-WindowsFeature Web-Scripting-Tools