How to authenticate when using powershell

Question

I am trying to perform some tasks on user profiles and so, need to connect with different permissions using an account created for that. And, I am doing this with Powershell.

Try {
    $site = Get-SPSite $mySiteUrl
    $context = Get-SPServiceContext $site
    $profileManager = New-Object Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfileManager($context)
}
Catch {
    "Error getting Get-SPSite"
    $_
    $site = $null
}

This produces an error:

Error getting Get-SPSite
Get-SPSite : Cannot access the local farm. Verify that the local farm is properly configured, currently available, and that you have the appropriate permissions to access the database before trying again.
At C:\scripts\ConnectScripts\TEAResumes\uploadTeaCvsToSharepoint.ps1:19 char:20
+     $site = Get-SPSite <<<<  $mySiteUrl
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...SPCmdletGetSite:SPCmdletGetSite) [Get-SPSite], SPCmdletException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletGetSite

So, I was wondering how authenticate with different creds?

Thanks

Answer 1

You need to run the script as a different user. Using runas or ShellRunAs.