Get-service output not working as it shoud?

sunny75 · 2021-03-31T15:08:28.000Z

Foreach ($service in $services){
get-service -computername CLPROD03|where-object {$.DisplayName -EQ $service}|select-object -Property ‘status’
If ($.status -eq ‘Running’)
{
Write-output $_.status
}
}`

Status

Running

Stopped

For the above code the If ($_.status -eq ‘Running’)
Should only go into the if statement when “Running” and thus only print all the “Running”
but it is printing “Stopped” which to me the “IF” statement in not working as it should.

Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Sunny

Neally · 2021-03-31T15:32:10.000Z

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Neally · 2021-03-31T15:35:46.000Z

maybe more like so?

Foreach ($service in $services) {
    $Rservice = get-service -Name $service -computername CLPROD03
    If ($Rservice.status -eq 'Running') {
        Write-output $_.status
    }
}

jitensh · 2021-03-31T15:41:44.000Z

if you just need to see it running what’s the point of If else? just select the status

get-service -Name $service -computer name CLPROD03|select name,status

or

get-service -computername CLPROD03 |where-object {$_.DisplayName -EQ $service -and $_.status -eq 'running'}

if necessary

$services=''
Foreach ($service in $services){
$check=get-service -computername CLPROD03 -DisplayName "$service"
  If ($check.status -eq 'Running')
      {
      Write-output $check.status
      }
}

Evan7191 · 2021-03-31T16:48:14.000Z

Neally:

maybe more like so?

Foreach ($service in $services) {
    $Rservice = get-service -Name $service -computername CLPROD03
    If ($Rservice.status -eq 'Running') {
        Write-output $_.status
    }
}

Shouldn’t you replace $_.status with $Rservice.status, like so?

Foreach ($service in $services) {
    $Rservice = get-service -Name $service -computername CLPROD03
    If ($Rservice.status -eq 'Running') {
        Write-output $Rservice.status
    }
}

Neally · 2021-03-31T16:49:24.000Z

Yep Evan

sunny75 · 2021-03-31T16:49:28.000Z

Thank you Neally!

sunny75 · 2021-03-31T16:50:45.000Z

Thank You Jiten!

sunny75 · 2021-03-31T18:31:54.000Z

Hey Jiten

Just one more thing. I’m knew to Powershell and I tried looking on google how to frormat write-output,

I tried using -nonewline for thefollowing output but was note get on one line. Can you please help.

Foreach ($service in $services) { $Rservice = get-service -Name $service -computername CLPROD03

If ($Rservice.status -eq ‘Running’) {

Write-output The status for $Rservice.Displayname is $Rservice.status}

}

)

The

status

for

Integra: AUS - LP - CL Server

is

Running

The

status

for

Integra: AUS - LP - PD Server

is

Running

The

status

for

Integra: AUS - LP - RF Server

is

Running

Foreach ($service in $services) {     $Rservice = get-service -Name $service -computername CLPROD03
    If ($Rservice.status -eq 'Running') {
    Write-output   The status for $Rservice.Displayname  is $Rservice.status}
    }
)

jitensh · 2021-04-01T01:25:20.000Z

no-newline works with write host, if you want to display all in single line

$services=@('Windows Time'                         
'Windows Update Medic Service'      
'Windows Connection Manager'         
'Diagnostic Service Host'
)
Foreach ($service in $services){
$check=get-service -computername CLPROD03 -DisplayName "$service"
  If ($check.status -eq 'Running')
      {
    Write-Host "The status for $($check.Displayname) is $($check.status), " -NoNewline
      }
}