A Technical I.T./DevOps Blog
Problem Scenario: You have CentOS (or a RedHat derivative) and Python is installed. You want to install pywinrm. When using Python and Python packages you get this error “gaierror … ‘Temporary failure in name resolution’)).” How do you install pywinrm without pip and without a relevant yum repo?
Root cause: It can be caused by excessive open connections. A reboot could fix the problem.
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Problem scenario: You are running a Perl program and getting an error “syntax error at cool.pl line x, near …
Global symbol “$foo” requires explicit package name at cool.pl line x…”
Solution: Find line x – 1, that is, the line before x. This line may not have a semicolon. Semicolons are not needed if the Perl script is one line. Semicolons are not needed for “sub main” declaration lines with a line with just a brace (either “{” or “}”).
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Problem Scenario
You want to package a standalone .ps1 script as an .exe file. How do you create an executable file that does what a PowerShell script does?
Solution
Install PowerShell Community Extensions. Then download this .ps1 file and use it according to the conventions in the comments, near the top, of the script itself,
The usage instructions are in the code.
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Problem Scenario: You want the rich features provided by PowerShell Community Extensions (also known as PSCX).
Solution:
1. Download the .msi from this link.
2, Double click it.
3. Install it by accepting the License Agreement and the defaults.
4. Open PowerShell as Administrator.
5. In PowerShell, Change directories to where it was installed (e.g., C:\Program Files (x86)\PowerShell Community Extensions\Pscx3\Pscx).
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Problem scenario
You want a Perl program to call a Python program to call a Ruby program to call another Python program. You are using Linux as the OS.
Solution
Here is a one-line Perl program (course.pl) that calls a Python program:
system( “python /home/ec2-user/cont.py”);
Here is a two-line Python program named cont.py. It invokes a Ruby program.
import subprocess
subprocess.call([‘ruby /home/ec2-user/integration.rb’],
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Problem scenario: For no apparent reason, Scheduled Tasks are not kicking off PowerShell scripts. You have configured Scheduled Tasks to launch .ps1 files.The task calls “%windir%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell_ISE.exe” (in the Action tab’s “Program/Script” field) with an argument like this “C:\Program Files\good script.ps”
You manually run the scheduled task (by right clicking its name and choosing Run) and the Scheduled Task will seem to run. In reality, the .ps1 file will not execute (despite having the correct Execution Policy).
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Problem scenario
You run a PowerShell script that has a command setinfo. For example, the script is like this:
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$userName = ‘jdoe’
$compName = $env:COMPUTERNAME
$cona = [ADSI]”WinNT://$compName”
$user = $cona.Create(‘User’,$userName)
$user.SetInfo()
You get “Exception calling “SetInfo” with “0” argument(s): “The password does not meet the password policy requirements. Check the minimum password length, password complexity and password history requirements.”
You may go to Administrative Tools ->
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Problem Scenario: In Windows Server 2012 from a command prompt, you run a .bat file that launches a PowerShell script. You get an error that says “System Error 5” and “Access is Denied.”
Solution: Open a new command prompt as an Administrator. Click the Windows button, search for “cmd.” Right click the cmd prompt chose “Open as Administrator.” Try running the .bat file again.
If that does not work,
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Problem scenario
When running “puppet agent -t” on a Windows server with Puppet Agent installed and configured, you get an error like this: “Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on SERVER: Unclosed quote after “”” followed by …”
Solution
For the relevant manifest, verify there are no unclosed quotes. Then verify that you are using double backslashes in any path with a backslash “\”.
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Scenario: You want an exec command in a manifest to be invoked only if a certain file is on the Windows Server. You do not want the execution of a command to happen if a file does not exist in a certain location.
Solution: Incorporate the following lines into your manifest (.pp file).
exec { ‘cont_int”:
command => “echo continual > contint.txt”,
provider =>
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