Importing available module into PowerShell v2.0 results in error

Question

I'm trying to import a PowerShell module to do some SSH work. I've unlocked all of the files I'm trying to import in the module. The module itself is located in a directory where modules are to be located in order to be found.

PS C:\Users\AM034402> Get-Module -ListAvailable

ModuleType Name                      ExportedCommands
---------- ----                      ----------------
Manifest   SSH-Sessions              {}
Manifest   AppLocker                 {}
Manifest   BitsTransfer              {}
Manifest   PSDiagnostics             {}
Manifest   TroubleshootingPack       {}


PS C:\Users\AM034402> Import-Module SSH-Sessions
Import-Module : The specified module 'SSH-Sessions' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module
 directory.
At line:1 char:14
+ Import-Module <<<<  SSH-Sessions
    + CategoryInfo          : ResourceUnavailable: (SSH-Sessions:String) [Import-Module], FileNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_ModuleNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

As you can see, PowerShell finds the module in the Available list, but trying to export it gets an error. I retrieved the file from this link on this wiki page. Any clues as to what is up here?

Solution

The issue occurs if the package is not available or resides in the wrong directory

PS C:\Windows\system32> Import-Module SSH-Sessions
Import-Module : The specified module 'SSH-Sessions' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any
module directory.
At line:1 char:1
+ Import-Module SSH-Sessions
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ResourceUnavailable: (SSH-Sessions:String) [Import-Module], FileNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_ModuleNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

After reading this Q&A and trying to solve the issue the following answer has been formulated:

Download the SSH-Sessions.zip by clicking the download link on this webpage.

Extract the package to C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules

Verify whether the package is available in PowerShell by issuing the following:

PS C:\Windows\system32>  Get-Module -ListAvailable

    Directory: C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules

ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ----                                ----------------

Script     1.4        SSH-Sessions                        {ConvertFrom-SecureToPlain,
Manifest   1.0.0.0    StartScreen                         {Export-StartLayout, Import-
Manifest   2.0.0.0    Storage                             {Add-InitiatorIdToMaskingSet

If the module is available, it is possible to import it by executing Import-Module SSH-Sessions.

Comments

[briantist]

Can you show us what the directory structure of the module looks like on the filesystem?

[nerdenator]

This worked. I also found that you should extract the files to a folder outside of your Modules folder, unblock the folder that contains the module, then copy it over.