How to pass variable and parameters in Batch files

Question

sh file that make a server reboot then needed, and I have to convert this command in .batch for windows and in Powershell too I can't find how to pass the variables for user, pass and the instruction not to chech the SSL certificate in the windows version. Can anyone help? thank you

Linux SH file (working)

#!/bin/sh
ip_address=192.168.0.5
username=myuser
password=mypass
wget --no-check-certificate --user=$username --password=$password -qO- https://$ip_address/reboot

Windows Batch file (in progress)

@echo off
set ip_address=192.168.0.5
set username=myuser
set password=mypass
start https://%ip_address%/reboot
rem so far it open the requested URL, but it checks the SSL certificate so it blocks the execution, and i don't know how to pass user and password

Answer 1

Powershell

Something like this should do.

$user = "user"
$pass = "password"
$secpass = ConvertTo-SecureString $pass -AsPlainText -Force
$mycreds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($user, $secpass)

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://$ip_address/reboot" -SkipCertificateCheck -Credential $credential

Note that -SkipCertificateCheck is only available in PowerShell 6.0. [1]

BAT

start in batch file starts associated handler on its argument (for URL as in your case it would be default browser)

To achieve your goal you have to install wget for windows (or curl for windows), and use it with the same arguments as in your original shell script.

I think there are no ways to do what you want in cmd/bat files using only standard functionality. However some WMI wizardry can do the trick.

[1] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/invoke-webrequest?view=powershell-6
[2] http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/wget.htm
[3] https://curl.haxx.se/windows/