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[quote="arichins"]I'm making a script that SFTPs a file, using a user name and SSH key for authentication.  I'm following the same template as is currently operating on another server.  My new script works on that server, but not on the server it actually needs to run on.

I've bolded the part that is tripping it up.  Basically the new winscpsession doesn't seem to be able to take the credential parameter defined in winscpoptions.

This is the error I get when I try to run in PowerShell:
[quote]
New-WinSCPSession : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'ozk1g2ty@safetransvalidate.wellsfargo.com'.
At C:\bsd\ACH_Upload\ACH_Upload.ps1:57 char:31
[/quote]
The difference is that the old server is running an older version of the .NET Assembly (for PowerShell) 5.17.5.3 vs 5.14.4.0.

[code]@powershell@
$Winscp_creds = new-object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $username , (ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force -String "unused")
 
$WinscpSession_opts = New-WinSCPSessionOption ¡-Credential $Winscp_creds¡  -SSHPrivateKeyPath $ssh_authentication_key  -ftpmode passive -hostname $server -protocol Sftp  -SshHostKeyFingerprint $fingerprint 
  
$WinscpTransfer_opts = New-WinSCPTransferOption -TransferMode Binary

$Winscp_session = New-WinSCPSession ¡$WinscpSession_opts¡   -ErrorAction stop
[/code][/quote]

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martin

Re: solved

2020-06-05

Thanks for sharing your solution. The WinSCP PowerShell module is a 3rd party project, so I cannot comment on the change.
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/library_powershell#module

arichins

solved

2020-06-04 20:57

One of my genius co-workers figured this out for me.
It seems that with prior versions of the .ENT assembly you could list your session options right after the new winscpsession. Adding -SessionOption fixed the issue. This had be stumped for hours.

$Winscp_session = New-WinSCPSession  -SessionOption $WinscpSession_opts   -ErrorAction stop

arichins

Credential parameter no longer works

2020-06-04 19:14

I'm making a script that SFTPs a file, using a user name and SSH key for authentication. I'm following the same template as is currently operating on another server. My new script works on that server, but not on the server it actually needs to run on.

I've bolded the part that is tripping it up. Basically the new winscpsession doesn't seem to be able to take the credential parameter defined in winscpoptions.

This is the error I get when I try to run in PowerShell:

New-WinSCPSession : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'ozk1g2ty@safetransvalidate.wellsfargo.com'.
At C:\bsd\ACH_Upload\ACH_Upload.ps1:57 char:31

The difference is that the old server is running an older version of the .NET Assembly (for PowerShell) 5.17.5.3 vs 5.14.4.0.

$Winscp_creds = new-object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $username , (ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force -String "unused")
 
$WinscpSession_opts = New-WinSCPSessionOption -Credential $Winscp_creds  -SSHPrivateKeyPath $ssh_authentication_key  -ftpmode passive -hostname $server -protocol Sftp  -SshHostKeyFingerprint $fingerprint 
  
$WinscpTransfer_opts = New-WinSCPTransferOption -TransferMode Binary
 
$Winscp_session = New-WinSCPSession $WinscpSession_opts   -ErrorAction stop

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