Nxserver.exe –networkadd cannot run as nt authority/system

[Pesky_UK]

I’m scripting deployment via my RMM which runs powershell scripts as SYSTEM, not powershell administrator.

Running

& 'C:\Program Files\NoMachine\bin\nxserver.exe' --networkadd --visible-set my@emailaddress.com

fails because of this. Is there any way around this?

[Britgirl]

Hi, we are unable to reproduce and can run that command successfully as a system user in Powershell and the machine was added to NoMachine Network. Can you show us the output of the following?

1. whoami
2. $(([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole(544))” | Out-File $log -Append
3. $env:USERPROFILE
4. $env:COMPUTERNAME
5. Get-CimInstance Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty UserName

[Pesky_UK]

Hi Britgirl. Outputs for you:

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32 > whoami

nt authority\system

$env:USERPROFILE

C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile

$env:COMPUTERNAME

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Get-CimInstance Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty UserName

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([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole(544) | Out-File -FilePath $log -Append

Error Occured: Out-File : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'FilePath' because it is null.
At C:\Program Files\Gorelo\Agent\AppData\Scripts\00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000-execute.ps1:1 char:126
+ ... ntity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole(544) | Out-File -FilePath $log -Append
+ ~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Out-File], ParameterBindingValidationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorNullNotAllowed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.OutFileCommand


[Britgirl]

I’m sorry, I just noticed I gave you the wrong command to use in 2. It should be:

2. ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole(544)

although it seems you are a system user anyway.

What is the OS on the system you are trying to add to Network? And can you send us the logs from that machine? (Settings > Server > Security , Take logs). Please send them to forum[at]nomachine[dot]com to avoid any sensitive information being made available here.

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