Connect-SWIS from PowerShell via Alert Trigger Action Failing

I have a simple PS script that is running a single query against our dev env, when I run it manually, works great so I know it's all setup within the script perfectly.

When I have the Alert Trigger Aciton run the script, it will not successfully run the "Connect-SWIS" command. It returns a null in the $swis variable every time it runs.

Whether or not I run it as a specific user in the action or the default user (network service) also has no impact.

try {
    $swis = Connect-Swis -Hostname $hostname -UserName "domain\user" -Password "password" -ErrorAction stop
    "Connected" | Out-File -Append $Logfile
} catch {
    "Failed!" | Out-File -Append $Logfile

}

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gregthompson

Ok, so... apparently you can't just install the powershell module. You have to install the Orion SDK. That fixed it.

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gregthompson

The error:

Connect-Swis : The term 'Connect-Swis' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script
file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that
the path is correct and try again.

Despite the fact that it's installed

gregthompson

Ok, so... apparently you can't just install the powershell module. You have to install the Orion SDK. That fixed it.

sum_giais

You can just install the module - but it must be installed into a location in the path of the user attempting to run it (in this case Network Service).

The system locations to put PS modules are

C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules

C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules

maybe even here if needed too but the locations above have always done it for me...

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules

KMSigma.SWI

You should just need to change the "scope' of the install request. You'll need to be a local admin to do this (most likely).

Install-Module -Name SwisPowerShell -Scope AllUsers