PowerShell Invoke-Command shows different output than running the same command locally

Question

Using PowerShell, if I run this command on my local computer, the output is "Running"

(Get-Service -Name Spooler).Status

If I run the same command inside an Invoke-Command script block, to get the status of the service on a remote computer

Invoke-Command -ComputerName 10.131.173.71 -Credential $cred -ScriptBlock {(Get-Service -Name Spooler).Status}

the output is

PSComputerName RunspaceId                           Value  
-------------- ----------                           -----  
10.131.173.71  5f1b9d02-4c60-47a9-b783-01fa89eb1d58 Running

How can I get the same output with the second command? (Running)

Wrap the whole thing in parentheses again and use .Value?

Jeroen Mostert
– Jeroen Mostert

2023-01-04 12:59:19 +00:00
Commented Jan 4, 2023 at 12:59 — Jeroen Mostert
– Jeroen Mostert, Commented Jan 4, 2023 at 12:59

Santiago Squarzon · Accepted Answer · 2023-01-04 13:18:19Z

3

Here is one way to do it. You don't get the same value when remoting because the Status Property is an enum and it gets de-serialized that way. See this answer for more details.

[ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus] (
    Invoke-Command -ComputerName 10.131.173.71 -Credential $cred -ScriptBlock {
        [int] (Get-Service Spooler).Status
    }
)

answered Jan 4, 2023 at 13:18

Santiago Squarzon

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