.NET error in PowerShell using Adaxes 2023.2

Question

I have a PowerShell script that ran fine on my old computer (Windows 10, VSCode, Powershell 7). After changing hardware, moving to Windows 11, and re-installing, the script is not working.

I am calling Import-Module Adaxes at the top of the script. I have tried using the following line (because I'm prior to Adaxes 2025) and also without.

[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Softerra.Adaxes.Adsi")

The error: When I call:

$ns = New-Object "Softerra.Adaxes.Adsi.AdmNamespace"

I get the following error:

 118 |  $ns = New-Object "Softerra.Adaxes.Adsi.AdmNamespace"
     |        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Exception calling ".ctor" with "0" argument(s): "Could not load type 'System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.IChannel' from assembly 'mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
     | PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'."

.NET 4.8 is installed.
Any ideas on how to resolve this error?

Comments

Hello,

For troubleshooting purposes, please post here or send us at support@adaxes.com the following details:

• A screenshot of the Multi-server environment dialog. The dialog displays how many Adaxes services you have and what their versions are. For information on how to view it, see https://www.adaxes.com/help/MultiServerEnvironment.
• The version and the build number of the Windows operating system installed on the computer where the Adaxes service runs.
• The version of PowerShell where the script is executed.

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The original attempts were using PowerShell 7.4.7.

I later found that this error does not occur when running in PowerShell 5.x (using Powershell ISE).

The documentation here seems to indicate that the Adaxes PowerShell Module should work in both versions. It does not indicate a limitation for the ADSI model, but it would seem that there is.

The reason I am using the ADSI was specifically because I need to modify the M365properties for applying user licenses. I did not find equivalent functionality using the PS module.

Versions in use: Adaxes Release: 2023.3 Product version: 3.16.23410.0 Windows 11: 26100.4061 PowerShell within VSCode: 7.4.7

Answer 1

Hello,

Thank you for the provided details. Unfortunately, Adaxes 2023.2 does not support connections from external PowerShell 7 instances. The possibility was added in Adaxes 2025.1. For details, have a look at the corresponding section of the following What’s New article: https://www.adaxes.com/info_whats-new_2025.1.htm#powershell_7_support.