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I have the below code that goes through and gets scheduled tasks info and puts the output that occurs on the screen to a log file.
However, what I have noticed is that all errors are logged EXCEPT for servers that have "Access is denied" - how can I log those errors in the log file as well.
Below is the code:
Start-Transcript -path $scheduledpath\logging.txt -append foreach ($name in $names) { Write-Host "Running Against Server $name" -ForegroundColor Magenta if ( Test-Connection -ComputerName $name -Count 1 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue ) { #$Command = "schtasks.exe /query /S $name /fo CSV /v >c:\tools\Scheduled\$name.csv" $Command = "schtasks.exe /query /S $name /fo CSV /v >$scheduledpath\$name.csv" Invoke-Expression $Command Clear-Variable Command -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } else{ Write-Host "$name is Down" -ForegroundColor Red } } Stop-Transcript Here is the output on the screen:
> Running Against Server SV064909 > SV064909 is Down > Running Against Server SV081372 > SV081372 is Down > Running Against Server YBEF008690_vorher_SV064930 > YBEF008690_vorher_SV064930 is Down > Running Against Server Alt_SV064921 > Alt_SV064921 is Down > Running Against Server SV073632 > ERROR: Access is denied. > Running Against Server SV073633 > ERROR: Access is denied. Here is the output in the LOG file....no ACCESS IS DENIED Shown...?
> Running Against Server SV064909 > SV064909 is Down > Running Against Server SV081372 > SV081372 is Down > Running Against Server YBEF008690_vorher_SV064930 > YBEF008690_vorher_SV064930 is Down > Running Against Server Alt_SV064921 > Alt_SV064921 is Down > Running Against Server SV073632 > Running Against Server SV073633 
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Transcript Logging: As described by Microsoft, Transcript Logging provides a summary of what's happening in a PowerShell session as if you were looking over the shoulder of the person typing. It will provide the commands and the output of those commands.
The Start-Transcript cmdlet creates a record of all or part of a PowerShell session to a text file. The transcript includes all command that the user types and all output that appears on the console.
PowerShell has a built-in transcript feature to save all commands and outputs shown in the PS console to a text log file. To log your current PowerShell session, the Start-Transcript cmdlet is used. The –Append option indicates that new sessions will be logged to the end of the file (without overwriting it).
This behavior with native command output not being recorded in Start-Transcript output but being output to the console is reported in connect bug 315857. See workarounds for possible solutions.
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The simplest workaround is to pipe the results of the native command to Out-Host
schtasks.exe /query /S $name /fo CSV /v >$scheduledpath\$name.csv | Out-Host If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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