Newb needs help

[Tyree]

I'm certainly a newb to Powershell scripts. But when I right-click the backupPFsense.ps1 file and choose run in Powershell, a window pops up and immediately goes away and no backup is created. If I open PowerShell first and run it from there. I just get this:

backupPFsense.ps1 : The term 'backupPFsense.ps1' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or
operable program.

I have all the variables set inside the file, but I wanted to run it manually before setting up the TaskScheduler job.

What am I doing wrong?

[Tyree]

Tried the v2 auto script first. Same thing.

[Tyree]

Okay. So turns out it was a permission problem with PowerShell not allowing scripts to run. I fixed that, but I am getting this error when running the script now:

The expression after '&' in a pipeline element produced an object that was not valid. It must result in a command
name, a script block, or a CommandInfo object.
At C:\pfsensebackup\backupPFsense.ps1:83 char:5
+         & $pushoverapp message="$message";
+           ~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : BadExpression

Any ideas?

[Tyree]

Tried the v2 script now that I have scripts able to run....after choosing the backup files location it just blew up:

Unable to find type [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox].
At C:\pfsensebackup\pfsensebackupv2.ps1:20 char:16
+         null = [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show('On the next p ...
+                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox:TypeName) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : TypeNotFound

Unable to find type [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox].
At C:\pfsensebackup\pfsensebackupv2.ps1:52 char:17
+         $null = [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show('Configuratio ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox:TypeName) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : TypeNotFound

Add-Content : Access to the path 'C:\' is denied.
At C:\pfsensebackup\pfsensebackupv2.ps1:208 char:1
+ Add-Content -Path $log -Value "-------------------------------------- ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : PermissionDenied: (C:\:String) [Add-Content], UnauthorizedAccessException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetContentWriterUnauthorizedAccessError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.AddContentCommand

Add-Content : Access to the path 'C:\' is denied.
At C:\pfsensebackup\pfsensebackupv2.ps1:209 char:1
+ Add-Content -Path $log -Value "Backup process started"
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : PermissionDenied: (C:\:String) [Add-Content], UnauthorizedAccessException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetContentWriterUnauthorizedAccessError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.AddContentCommand

The property 'usepush' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set.
At C:\pfsensebackup\pfsensebackupv2.ps1:212 char:5
+ if ($config.usepush = "y")                                                                                            +     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                                                                                                 + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException                                                    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyNotFound                                                                          
Add-Content : Access to the path 'C:\' is denied.
At C:\pfsensebackup\pfsensebackupv2.ps1:119 char:2
+     Add-Content -Path $log -Value $logMessage
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : PermissionDenied: (C:\:String) [Add-Content], UnauthorizedAccessException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetContentWriterUnauthorizedAccessError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.AddContentCommand

Exception calling "SecureStringToBSTR" with "1" argument(s): "Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: s"
At C:\pfsensebackup\pfsensebackupv2.ps1:131 char:5
+     $BSTR = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToB ...
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ArgumentNullException

Cannot find an overload for "PtrToStringAuto" and the argument count: "1".
At C:\pfsensebackup\pfsensebackupv2.ps1:132 char:5
+     $plainpw = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringA ...
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MethodCountCouldNotFindBest

-u : The term '-u' 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.
At line:1 char:2
+  -u  -p  -s  -o
+  ~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (-u:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

Write-Log : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'text' because it is an empty string.
At C:\pfsensebackup\pfsensebackupv2.ps1:137 char:18
+     write-log -text $cmdOutput -type AppOutput
+                     ~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Write-Log], ParameterBindingValidationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorEmptyStringNotAllowed,Write-Log

Add-Content : Access to the path 'C:\' is denied.
At C:\pfsensebackup\pfsensebackupv2.ps1:119 char:2
+     Add-Content -Path $log -Value $logMessage
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : PermissionDenied: (C:\:String) [Add-Content], UnauthorizedAccessException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetContentWriterUnauthorizedAccessError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.AddContentCommand

The property 'usepush' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set.
At C:\pfsensebackup\pfsensebackupv2.ps1:187 char:6
+     if ($config.usepush = "y")
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyNotFound

[Tyree]

4th time's almost a charm. Seeing the denied access to C: I moved the scripts to the D: drive. That allowed me to get through the v2 script's variable pop-ups. Then I get this error in PowerShell:

Import-Module : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Name' because it is an empty string.
At D:\pfsensebackup\pfsensebackupv2.ps1:216 char:23
+         Import-Module $modulepath
+                       ~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Import-Module], ParameterBindingValidationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorEmptyStringNotAllowed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Impo
   rtModuleCommand

I think this is related to choosing No on using pushover. The script chokes after saying no, I guess.

The script seems to still be running in the PS window (no command input line has returned). The log just says

Backup process started
[11/09/2023 08:38:04] - INFO Executing the backup command

UPDATE....after several minutes the script finished with this error in PS:

Send-PushoverMessage : The term 'Send-PushoverMessage' 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.
At D:\pfsensebackup\pfsensebackupv2.ps1:191 char:3
+         Send-PushoverMessage $($message) -title $($Config.pushsubject ...
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (Send-PushoverMessage:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

And the log says:

[11/09/2023 08:43:05] - AppOutput 
pfSense Backup Tool v2.6.0 by Koen Zomers

Connecting using protocol version 2.7.0
Authenticating
Error: Unable to read data from the transport connection: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond..

[11/09/2023 08:43:05] - ERROR ERROR running copy exe
[11/09/2023 08:43:05] - INFO Push notification sent

Obviously, the connection to my firewall fouled. Maybe there is something further I need to do for pfSenseBackup.exe to function.

[Tyree]

Okay. Hopefully last message, then I'll let you catch up. :-D
When I went through and did all the setup for Pushover I got a successful backup. But still an error in PS:

Import-Module : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Name' because it is an empty string.
At D:\pfsensebackup\pfsensebackupv2.ps1:216 char:23
+         Import-Module $modulepath
+                       ~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Import-Module], ParameterBindingValidationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorEmptyStringNotAllowed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Impo
   rtModuleCommand

Backup complete.
Send-PushoverMessage : The term 'Send-PushoverMessage' 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.
At D:\pfsensebackup\pfsensebackupv2.ps1:191 char:3
+         Send-PushoverMessage $($message) -title $($Config.pushsubject ...
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (Send-PushoverMessage:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

And no Pushover message received.