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Asked: 2026-06-15T04:24:48+00:00

I’m trying to deploy a package with WebDeploy V3. The installation process is to

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I’m trying to deploy a package with WebDeploy V3.
The installation process is to sync between a source folder to a destination folder on the remote computer and run a certain powershell script after the sync is done.
The command being executed is:

'"C:\Program Files\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V3\msdeploy.exe" -verb:sync -source:dirPath='C:\source' -dest:dirPath='D:\destination',computerName=XXX -postSync:runcommand='powershell -inputformat none D:\destination\Install.ps1',successReturnCodes=0'

This yields the following error: 

Info: Using ID '49edd786-d8a0-4acf-be7b-95dd6e1391cc' for connections to the remote server.  Performing '-postSync'... Info: 
Using ID '5ef9d005-82fa-4811-9f51-1741c8d622de' for connections to the remote server. 
Info: Adding MSDeploy.runCommand (MSDeploy.runCommand). 
Error: (11/28/2012 4:34:24 AM) An error occurred when the request was processed on the remote computer. Error: The entry type 'Unknown' was not expected at this time. The serialization stream may be corrupted.
Error count: 1.
Error during '-postSync'.  Total changes: 0 (0 added, 0 deleted, 0 updated, 0 parameters changed, 0 bytes copied)

Searching the net for this error, I didn’t see anybody who encountered it when using runcommand provider. If anybody encountered a similar issue and has ideas or suggestions I would be most thankful..

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  1. Editorial Team

    From what I’ve seen, using runCommand to execute an arbitrary command line might be a bit buggy. Try moving the commandline into a bat or cmd file and providing a (full?) path to that. The file will be uploaded and executed, as long as you don’t try to pass in any arguments to it.

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