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New-Object : Cannot find an overload for "PSCredential" and the argument count: "2". At D:\Scripts\gsend.ps1:12 char:15

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#Create Password File (Only need once) #$Credential = Get-Credential #$Credential.Password | ConvertFrom-SecureString | Set-Content "D:\scripts\gsendcred.txt" #Send Email $EncryptedCredential = "D:\scripts\gsendcred.txt" $EmailUsername = "[email protected]" $EncryptedPW = Get-Content "D:\scripts\gsendcred.txt" $EncryptedCredential = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $EncryptedCredential - AsPlainText -Force $Credential = New-Object Management.Automation.PSCredential ($EmailUsername, $EncryptedPW) $EmailFrom = "[email protected]" $EmailTo = "[email protected]" $EmailSubject = "GSEND Test Subject" $EmailBody = "Test Body" $SMTPServer = "smtp.gmail.com" $SMTPPort = 587 $SMTPSsl = $true

Here is the error I receive: New-Object : Cannot find an overload for "PSCredential" and the argument count: "2". At D:\Scripts\gsend.ps1:12 char:15 — M.Alcorn
– M.Alcorn, Commented Sep 14, 2017 at 13:05
Welcome to SO. Please read this content before you post anything more to SO: stackoverflow.com/help/asking — Maciej Jureczko
– Maciej Jureczko, Commented Sep 14, 2017 at 13:08
Use your $EncryptedCredential instead of $EncryptedPW, the PSCredential Object needs a SecureString — Olaf Reitz
– Olaf Reitz, Commented Sep 14, 2017 at 13:18
Cannot find overload means that what you put inside the parenthesis isn't what the method is looking for. So that means that something is wrong with $EmailUsername or $EncryptedPW. As Olaf says, this PSCredentials takes a string username and secure string password. $EncryptedPW isn't a secure string. — BenH
– BenH, Commented Sep 14, 2017 at 13:25
Changing to EncryptedCredential runs without errors now. The email does not send though. I added $param to the bottom of the script and and it errors out. (SIDE NOTE NEWBIE HERE to PowerShell). Here is what I added to the bottom: $param = @{SmtpServer = $SMTPServerPort = $SMTPPort, $UseSsl = $SMTPSsl, $Credential = $Credential $From = $EmailFrom $To = $EmailTo $Subject = $EmailSubject $Body = $EmailBody $Attachments = $EmailAttachments} Send-MailMessage @param — M.Alcorn
– M.Alcorn, Commented Sep 14, 2017 at 15:03

John Donnelly · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-15 02:38:41Z

I believe your issue is handling credentials. Here is how I handle the smtp credentials:

$smtpPwd = "password" $smtpCredentialsUsername = "[email protected]" $smtpCredentialsPassword = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $smtpPwd -AsPlainText -Force $Credentials = New-Object –TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential –ArgumentList $smtpCredentialsUsername, $smtpCredentialsPassword

Then:

 $smtp.Credentials = $Credentials

Or if you are using Send-MailMessage store your email credentials locally by running this short script by itself beforehand:

Get-Credential | Export-Clixml C:\fso\myemailcreds.xml

It will prompt you to enter your credentials and then store them locally in (in this case) a folder called fso. Then in any Send-MailMessage cmdlet use the locally stored credentials as follows:

Send-MailMessage -To 'Recipient <[email protected]>' -from 'John Donnelly <[email protected]>' -cc 'whoever <[email protected]>' -Subject $subject -Body $body -BodyAsHtml -smtpserver "smtp.office365.com" -usessl -Credential (Import-Clixml C:\fso\myemailcreds.xml) -Port 587

Thanks John, but it still doesn't correct my issue with my own script. Mail still does not go out
#Create Password File (Only need once) #$Credential = Get-Credential #$Credential.Password | ConvertFrom-SecureString | Set-Content "D:\scripts\gsendcred.txt" #Send Email $EncryptedCredential = "D:\scripts\gsendcred.txt" $EmailUsername = "[email protected]" $EncryptedPW = Get-Content "D:\scripts\gsendcred.txt" $EncryptedCredential = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $EncryptedCredential - AsPlainText -Force $Credential = New-Object Management.Automation.PSCredential ($EmailUsername, $EncryptedPW) $EmailFrom = "[email protected]" $EmailTo = "[email protected]"
$EmailSubject = "GSEND Test Subject" $EmailBody = "Test Body" $SMTPServer = "smtp.gmail.com" $SMTPPort = 587 $SMTPSsl = $true

Deepesh · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-14 14:45:38Z

You Can use below Powershell script for send mail

Send-MailMessage -To "[email protected]" -From "[email protected]" -Cc "[email protected]","[email protected]" -Subject Test Mail -BodyAsHtml $htmlbody -SmtpServer "mailhost.abc.com"

where $htmlbody is string variable that contain html.

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