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PowerShell - Process Count

I am trying to create a Process Count using PowerShell

Here is the script

$App = $args[0]
$proccount = (get-process $App).Count
Write-Host 'Statistic: ' $proccount
Write-Host 'Message: ' $App
exit(0)

Above is what the test returns (0)

The above is what running the powershell local on the system returns (2)

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jm_sysadmin

Are you testing the monitor against the same device you are logged into and running the console?
Servers without logged in users wouldn't normally have the explorer.exe running

eem4osg

In this example the script returns 0, while logged into the system you can see that it has two running process by that name, under two different users.

weston.hood

Make sure your execution mode is set to remote host. Its right below your script body. Save and continue working at the bottom and test script body again.

eem4osg

When I switch from Local to remote in the Execution Mode: I get Not Defined - Error

adam.beedell

Couple bits, changed your script ever so slightly to:

$App = "chrome"##$args[0]
$proccount = ((get-process $App) | Measure-Object).count
Write-Host "Statistic: $proccount"
Write-Host "Message: $App was found $proccount times"
exit 0

Some of that might just be stylistic, but the quote placement and the .count method bother me, .count on its on can behave weird with like 2 items

Secondly, you are trying to measure this on a target server where you've got WMI admin creds, no agent, and it's windows, right?

The error on remote suggests something like remote powershell being blocked

Get-Process should work fine for multiple users, I think you measured it on the wrong box though, local will check your polling engine

eem4osg

From the APE, using the PowerShell I get the following results

I removed the args[] and hard coded the computer and application

Selected Local for Execution Mode and get the following error

Selected Remote for Execution Mode and get the following error

adam.beedell

is Dev-postal1 the polling engine or the remote server?

eem4osg

Dev-Postal1 is the remote computer