Using the 'az vm run-command' with a .ps1 file

Question

I have an issue with the az vm run-command .

I have got it working inline as follows:

$resource_name="winsecagentdev2"
$resource_group="russellmccloydev"

and:

az vm run-command invoke `
-g "${resource_group}" `
-n "${resource_name}" `
--command-id 'RunPowerShellScript' `
--scripts "Write-Output 'testing russ'"

It works.

But when I try to use a .ps1 file:

az vm run-command invoke `
-g "${resource_group}" `
-n "${resource_name}" `
--command-id 'RunPowerShellScript' `
--scripts @{'hello.ps1'} `
--parameters @{ "test" = "russell" }

I get this issue:

The documentation says this:

So I am kind of stuck.

Answer 1

You can try to put the file with the following format: --scripts "@hello.ps1"`

Answer 2

You need to put the file in your VM and use the format below:

--scripts "C:\test\hello.ps1"

result:

Answer 3

To run a script from a remote machine to a Linux VM in Azure, use:

az vm run-command invoke myResourceGroup -n myVm --command-id RunShellScript --scripts "@quality-check.pl" 

I had copied the quality-check.pl script in my current location on the remote machine.