Applications from PsTools (Windows Sysinternals) work when run locally but not in scripts or Custom Inventory Rules (4325394)

Applications from PsTools (Windows Sysinternals) work when run locally but not in scripts or Custom Inventory Rules

Applications from PsTools (from Microsoft Sysinternals), show results when run locally, but do not do so when used in scripts or Custom Inventory Rules.

Applications obtained from the PsTools toolkit (such as "PsExec.exe", "PsGetsid.exe", "PsInfo.exe" and others contained in the same bundle) need to have their EULA (end-user license agreement) accepted before they can run. The EULA is shown in a pop-up window within Windows that you need to accept before the executable can run. When running the executable via scripts or Custom Inventory Rules, there are no interactions shown on the screen, making it impossible to accept it this way.

To be able to use the executables in a script or Custom Inventory Rule, the switch "-accepteula" needs to be added at the end of the command to accept the EULA. As an example, when using the "PsGetsid64.exe" executable, the commands would be the following:

For use in a script: C:\PSTools\PsGetsid64.exe -accepteula

For use in a Custom Inventory Rule: ShellCommandTextReturn(cmd /c C:\PSTools\PsGetsid64.exe -accepteula)