> Source: [sk165316](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk165316)

# sk165316 - mgmt_cli  does not work with PowerShell

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk165316 |
| Date Created | 2020-02-19 |
| Last Modified | 2020-02-19 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20 |
| OS | Windows |

## Symptoms

- mgmt_cli does not work with PowerShell. Logging in with API results in the following: `Error "Failed to parse login output file [file name]".`

## Cause

API does not work with UTF-8 encoding, which is enabled by default.

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## Solution

You can change the encoding of PowerShell by setting the following variable:  
`$PSDefaultParameterValues = @{'Out-File:Encoding' = 'ascii'}`

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