Powershell - NewItemUnauthorizedAccessError

Question

I receive the following error when using the New-Item cmdlet to create backup copies of files:

new-item : Access to the path 'C:\Program Files (x86)\PRTG Network Monitor\webroot\mailtemplates' is denied. At line:1 char:21 + foreach ($i in $a) {new-item -itemtype file -name $i.bak} + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : PermissionDenied: (C:\Program File...t\mailtemplates:String) [New-Item], UnauthorizedAcc essException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NewItemUnauthorizedAccessError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand

Here is the command I am executing:

pwd
C:\Program Files (x86)\PRTG Network Monitor\webroot\mailtemplates
$a = ls
foreach ($i in $a) {new-item -itemtype file -name $i.bak}

• I am logged on as the local Administrator
• Administrator is member of Administrators Group
• Administrators Group has full permissions on that folder
• I started the POSH console as Administrator
• Execution Policy is set to remote signed (just in case it matters)
• I can use the New-Item cmdlet to create a test.txt file within that folder
• I can use the GUI to create copies of all files within that directory

Not sure where to go from here.

Answer 1

try this:

foreach ($i in $a) {new-item  -itemtype file -name "$($i.basename).bak"}