function Repair-SophosUpdate {
[cmdletbinding()]
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
[string]$computername
)
$Services = Get-Service -Name 'Sophos*'
ForEach ($Service in $Services) {
If (($Service.Name -like 'Sophos*') -and ($Service.Status -eq 'running')) {
Restart-Service -Name $Service -PassThru -Verbose -Force
}
Else
{
Start-Service -Name $Service -PassThru -Verbose
}
}
} ; Repair-SophosUpdate -Verbose
When I run this I get
PS C:\Users\aolynyk\Desktop> C:\Users\aolynyk\Desktop\Repair-SophosUpdate.ps1
cmdlet Repair-SophosUpdate at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
computername: localhost
Restart-Service : Cannot find any service with service name 'System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController'.
At C:\Users\aolynyk\Desktop\Repair-SophosUpdate.ps1:16 char:13
+ Restart-Service -Name $Service -PassThru -Verbose -Force
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController:String) [Restart-Service], ServiceCommandException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NoServiceFoundForGivenName,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RestartServiceCommand
I can restart the services as an admin but when I run the script as an admin I get the same error
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Restart-Service 'Sophos Agent' -PassThru
Status Name DisplayName
------ ---- -----------
Running Sophos Agent Sophos Agent
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Restart-Service 'Sophos Message Router' -PassThru
Status Name DisplayName
------ ---- -----------
Running Sophos Message ... Sophos Message Router
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
