Get service status from remote server using powershell

Question

How to get the service status for a remote computer that needs a user name and password to log in?

I am trying to find a solution using the following code:

Answer 1

Invoke-Command can accomplish this.

$Cred = Get-Credential -Credential ""
$ScriptBlock = {
    param($Service)
    Get-Service -Name "$Service"
}
$ServiceStatus = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $MachineName -Credential $Cred -ScriptBlock $ScriptBlock -ArgumentList "$Service"

Note that in order to pass the variable $Service to the Get-Service cmdlet in the script block, you have to declare the script block beforehand and define the $Service variable in the param block. You can then pass the $Service argument into the script block via the -ArgumentList parameter.

Invoke-Command also supports running on multiple servers by supplying a comma delimited list of computers for the -ComputerName parameter.