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Get-CredentialInfo cmdlet request

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Steps to reproduce

Hi,

I was following the this article in order to register an Azure artifact reposistory. It specifically mentions: You can also use with the -Credential parameter.

I used the following snippet to try the register the PsResource:


import-module Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet -force
$Credential = Get-Credential -UserName "My@Email.com" -Message "Enter your ADO credentials" #generated the PAT as described in the article

$FriendlyName = "MyFriendlyName"
$ProjectName = "MyProjectName"

Register-PSResourceRepository -Name $FriendlyName -Uri "https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/$($ProjectName)/_packaging/$($ProjectName)/nuget/v3/index.json" -Credential $Credential

But I get the following error:

Cannot bind parameter 'CredentialInfo'. Cannot convert the "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" value of type "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" to type
     | "Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.UtilClasses.PSCredentialInfo".

I guess this is a

Expected behavior

It should register the repository

Actual behavior

Cannot bind parameter 'CredentialInfo'. Cannot convert the "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" value of type "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" to type
     | "Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.UtilClasses.PSCredentialInfo".

Error details

Exception             : 
    Type              : System.Management.Automation.ParameterBindingException
    Message           : Cannot bind parameter 'CredentialInfo'. Cannot convert the "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" value of type "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" to type "Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.UtilClasses.PSCredentialInfo".
    ParameterName     : CredentialInfo
    ParameterType     : Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.UtilClasses.PSCredentialInfo
    TypeSpecified     : psobject
    ErrorId           : CannotConvertArgumentNoMessage
    Line              : 1
    Offset            : 166
    CommandInvocation : 
        MyCommand        : Register-PSResourceRepository
        BoundParameters  : 
            Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
            Count    : 2
            Keys     : 
                Length : 4

                Length : 3
            Values   : 
                Length : 13

                Length : 93
            SyncRoot : 
                Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
                Count    : 2
                Keys     : 
                    Length : 4

                    Length : 3
                Values   : 
                    Length : 13

                    Length : 93
                SyncRoot : 
                    Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
                    Count    : 2
                    Keys     : 
                        Length : 4

                        Length : 3
                    Values   : 
                        Length : 13

                        Length : 93
                    SyncRoot : 
                        Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
                        Count    : 2
                        Keys     : 
                            Length : 4

                            Length : 3
                        Values   : 
                            Length : 13

                            Length : 93
                        SyncRoot : 
                            Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
                            Count    : 2
                            Keys     : 
                                Length : 4

                                Length : 3
                            Values   : 
                                Length : 13

                                Length : 93
                            SyncRoot : 
                                Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
                                Count    : 2
                                Keys     : 
                                    Length : 4

                                    Length : 3
                                Values   : 
                                    Length : 13

                                    Length : 93
                                SyncRoot : 
                                    Comparer : System.OrdinalIgnoreCaseComparer
                                    Count    : 2
                                    Keys     : …
                                    Values   : …
                                    SyncRoot : …
        ScriptLineNumber : 1
        OffsetInLine     : 1
        HistoryId        : 26
        Line             : Register-PSResourceRepository -Name "FeedDistrict2" -Uri "https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/DigitalDistrict01/_packaging/DigitalDistrict01/nuget/v3/index.json" -Credential $Credential
        PositionMessage  : At line:1 char:1
                           + Register-PSResourceRepository -Name "FeedDistrict2" -Uri "https://pkg …
                           + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        InvocationName   : Register-PSResourceRepository
        PipelineLength   : 1
        PipelinePosition : 1
    ErrorRecord       : 
        Exception             : 
            Type    : System.Management.Automation.ParentContainsErrorRecordException
            Message : Cannot bind parameter 'CredentialInfo'. Cannot convert the "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" value of type "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" to type "Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.UtilClasses.PSCredentialInfo".
            HResult : -2146233087
        CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Register-PSResourceRepository], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
        FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgumentNoMessage,Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.Cmdlets.RegisterPSResourceRepository
        InvocationInfo        : 
            MyCommand        : Register-PSResourceRepository
            ScriptLineNumber : 1
            OffsetInLine     : 166
            HistoryId        : 26
            Line             : Register-PSResourceRepository -Name "FeedDistrict2" -Uri "https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/DigitalDistrict01/_packaging/DigitalDistrict01/nuget/v3/index.json" -Credential $Credential
            PositionMessage  : At line:1 char:166
                               + … kaging/DigitalDistrict01/nuget/v3/index.json" -Credential $Credential
                               +                                                             ~~~~~~~~~~~
            CommandOrigin    : Internal
        ScriptStackTrace      : at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1
    TargetSite        : 
        Name          : CoerceTypeAsNeeded
        DeclaringType : System.Management.Automation.ParameterBinderBase, System.Management.Automation, Version=7.3.4.500, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
        MemberType    : Method
        Module        : System.Management.Automation.dll
    Data              : System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal
    InnerException    : 
        Type        : System.Management.Automation.PSInvalidCastException
        ErrorRecord : 
            Exception             : 
                Type    : System.Management.Automation.ParentContainsErrorRecordException
                Message : Cannot convert the "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" value of type "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" to type "Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.UtilClasses.PSCredentialInfo".
                HResult : -2146233087
            CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
            FullyQualifiedErrorId : ConvertToFinalInvalidCastException
        TargetSite  : 
            Name          : ThrowInvalidCastException
            DeclaringType : System.Management.Automation.LanguagePrimitives
            MemberType    : Method
            Module        : System.Management.Automation.dll
        Message     : Cannot convert the "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" value of type "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" to type "Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.UtilClasses.PSCredentialInfo".
        Source      : System.Management.Automation
        HResult     : -2147467262
        StackTrace  : 
   at System.Management.Automation.LanguagePrimitives.ThrowInvalidCastException(Object valueToConvert, Type resultType)
   at System.Management.Automation.LanguagePrimitives.ConvertNoConversion(Object valueToConvert, Type resultType, Boolean recurse, PSObject originalValueToConvert, IFormatProvider formatProvider, TypeTable backupTable)
   at System.Management.Automation.LanguagePrimitives.ConversionData`1.Invoke(Object valueToConvert, Type resultType, Boolean recurse, PSObject originalValueToConvert, IFormatProvider formatProvider, TypeTable backupTable)
   at System.Management.Automation.LanguagePrimitives.ConvertTo(Object valueToConvert, Type resultType, Boolean recursion, IFormatProvider formatProvider, TypeTable backupTypeTable)
   at System.Management.Automation.ParameterBinderBase.CoerceTypeAsNeeded(CommandParameterInternal argument, String parameterName, Type toType, ParameterCollectionTypeInformation collectionTypeInfo, Object currentValue)
    Source            : System.Management.Automation
    HResult           : -2146233087
    StackTrace        : 
   at System.Management.Automation.ParameterBinderBase.CoerceTypeAsNeeded(CommandParameterInternal argument, String parameterName, Type toType, ParameterCollectionTypeInformation collectionTypeInfo, Object currentValue)
   at System.Management.Automation.ParameterBinderBase.BindParameter(CommandParameterInternal parameter, CompiledCommandParameter parameterMetadata, ParameterBindingFlags flags)
   at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindParameter(CommandParameterInternal argument, MergedCompiledCommandParameter parameter, ParameterBindingFlags flags)
   at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindParameter(UInt32 parameterSets, CommandParameterInternal argument, MergedCompiledCommandParameter parameter, ParameterBindingFlags flags)
   at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindNamedParameter(UInt32 parameterSets, CommandParameterInternal argument, MergedCompiledCommandParameter parameter)
   at System.Management.Automation.ParameterBinderController.BindNamedParameters(UInt32 parameterSets, Collection`1 arguments)
   at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindCommandLineParametersNoValidation(Collection`1 arguments)
   at System.Management.Automation.CmdletParameterBinderController.BindCommandLineParameters(Collection`1 arguments)
   at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.BindCommandLineParameters()
   at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessor.Prepare(IDictionary psDefaultParameterValues)
   at System.Management.Automation.CommandProcessorBase.DoPrepare(IDictionary psDefaultParameterValues)
   at System.Management.Automation.Internal.PipelineProcessor.Start(Boolean incomingStream)
   at System.Management.Automation.Internal.PipelineProcessor.SynchronousExecuteEnumerate(Object input)
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Management.Automation.Internal.PipelineProcessor.SynchronousExecuteEnumerate(Object input)
   at System.Management.Automation.PipelineOps.InvokePipeline(Object input, Boolean ignoreInput, CommandParameterInternal[][] pipeElements, CommandBaseAst[] pipeElementAsts, CommandRedirection[][] commandRedirections, FunctionContext funcContext)
   at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.ActionCallInstruction`6.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)
   at System.Management.Automation.Interpreter.EnterTryCatchFinallyInstruction.Run(InterpretedFrame frame)
CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Register-PSResourceRepository], ParameterBindingException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgumentNoMessage,Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.Cmdlets.RegisterPSResourceRepository
InvocationInfo        : 
    MyCommand        : Register-PSResourceRepository
    ScriptLineNumber : 1
    OffsetInLine     : 166
    HistoryId        : 26
    Line             : Register-PSResourceRepository -Name "FeedDistrict2" -Uri "https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/DigitalDistrict01/_packaging/DigitalDistrict01/nuget/v3/index.json" -Credential $Credential
    PositionMessage  : At line:1 char:166
                       + … kaging/DigitalDistrict01/nuget/v3/index.json" -Credential $Credential
                       +                                                             ~~~~~~~~~~~
    CommandOrigin    : Internal
ScriptStackTrace      : at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1

Environment data

ModuleType Version    PreRelease Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ---------- ----                                ----------------
Binary     0.5.22     beta22     Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet  {Find-PSResource, Get-InstalledPSResource, Get-PSResourceRepository, Get-PSScriptFileInfo…}


Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.3.4
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.3.4
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.22000
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

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Issue Analytics

  • State:open
  • Created 3 months ago
  • Comments:11 (3 by maintainers)

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2reactions
Stephanevgcommented, Jun 21, 2023

Hi @alerickson

It was very clear to me that a PsCredentialInfo instance was requested. What surprised me, is the fact that up until now, is that the -Credential has been used on so many different cmdlets, and it standardly asks for an object of type pscredential.

In this case, t_o me that actually felt like a bug_, as I was actually expecting the the parameter -credential to expect a pscredential NOT a PscredentialInfo

Just for completness, I add the extract to the article released on the powershell blog not so long ago:

Azure DevOps Feeds To get the uri for your feed go to dev.azure.com > Artifacts > select desired feed > click “Connect to Feed” > choose “NuGet.exe”. then runRegister-PSResourceRepository -Name “AdoFeedName” -Uri <My_ADO_Feed_Uri> If it is a public feed creds arent needed. If it is a private feed go to dev.azure.com > User Settings in top right corner > Personal Access Tokens > Create PAT token. In your PowerShell terminal, create credential with your username as your email account used for ADO, password will be PAT token from prior step. To use the credential persistence feature of PSResourceGet reference the docs. You can also use with the -Credential parameter.

to me, how it is written there, it sounds like you can either use the persistance feature OR use the (good old) -credential parameter.

In other terms, IF you don’t wan’t to use the credential persistence feautre, you don’t have to. But in this case, it doesn’t work I would say.

This would make sense, as it would follow the standard that has been in place since the beginning of powershell. It would become quite a mess and very confusing for the users if suddently we would have official cmdlets that would accept a PsCredential object, and others that would accept PsCredentialInfo.

I feel like the intention of -Credential was not to be able to pass a PsCredentialInfo, but that it was for (the good old) PsCredential type. (which would feel completley logic to me).

1reaction
MVKozlovcommented, Jun 24, 2023

may be the good choise will be renaming -Credential to -CredentialInfo to show that they are different types

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