MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: Doesn't work when module path contains spaces

[mhendric]

Details of the scenario you tried and the problem that is occurring

Tests in MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1 currently fail when run from a module path that contains spaces.

Verbose logs showing the problem

PS C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration> invoke-pester .\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1
Executing all tests in '.\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1'

Executing script .\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1
WARNING: There is no operation running currently. Stop will return without any action.

  Describing xWindowsProcess Integration Tests without Credential

    Context Should stop any current instances of the testProcess running
      [+] Should compile without throwing 5.9s
      [+] Should be able to call Get-DscConfiguration without throwing 94ms
      [+] Should return the correct configuration 164ms
      [+] Should not create a logfile 7ms

    Context Should start a new testProcess instance as running
      [+] Should not have a logfile already present 2ms
      [+] Should compile without throwing 819ms
      [+] Should be able to call Get-DscConfiguration without throwing 93ms
      [+] Should return the correct configuration 89ms
      [-] Should create a logfile 142ms
        Expected $true, but got $false.
        114:                 $pathResult | Should -Be $true
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 114

    Context Should not start a second new testProcess instance when one is already running
      [-] Should have a logfile already present 4ms
        Expected $true, but got $false.
        124:                 $pathResult | Should -Be $true
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 124
      [-] Should not throw when removing the log file 42ms
        Expected no exception to be thrown, but an exception "Cannot find path 'C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\processTestLog.txt' because it does not exist." was t
hrown from C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1:128 char:19
            +                 { Remove-Item -Path $logFilePath } | Should -Not -Thr ...
            +                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
        128:                 { Remove-Item -Path $logFilePath } | Should -Not -Throw
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 128
      [+] Should compile without throwing 220ms
      [+] Should be able to call Get-DscConfiguration without throwing 63ms
      [+] Should return the correct configuration 106ms
      [+] Should not create a logfile 2ms

    Context Should stop the testProcess instance from running
      [+] Should not have a logfile already present 3ms
      [+] Should compile without throwing 254ms
      [+] Should be able to call Get-DscConfiguration without throwing 55ms
      [+] Should return the correct configuration 42ms
      [+] Should not create a logfile 2ms

    Context Should return correct amount of processes running when more than 1 are running
      [+] Should not have a logfile already present 2ms
      [+] Should compile without throwing 361ms
      [+] Should start another process running 48ms
      [+] Should be able to call Get-DscConfiguration without throwing 289ms
      [+] Should return the correct configuration 87ms
      [-] Should create a logfile 5ms
        Expected $true, but got $false.
        247:                 $pathResult | Should -Be $true
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 247

    Context Should stop all of the testProcess instances from running
      [-] Should have a logfile already present 4ms
        Expected $true, but got $false.
        257:                 $pathResult | Should -Be $true
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 257
      [-] Should not throw when removing the log file 9ms
        Expected no exception to be thrown, but an exception "Cannot find path 'C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\processTestLog.txt' because it does not exist." was t
hrown from C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1:261 char:19
            +                 { Remove-Item -Path $logFilePath } | Should -Not -Thr ...
            +                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
        261:                 { Remove-Item -Path $logFilePath } | Should -Not -Throw
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 261
      [+] Should compile without throwing 1.11s
      [+] Should be able to call Get-DscConfiguration without throwing 81ms
      [+] Should return the correct configuration 49ms
      [+] Should not create a logfile 2ms

  Describing xWindowsProcess Integration Tests with Credential
VERBOSE: Creating account 'xPSDSCTestAdmin'
VERBOSE: Setting password on account at path 'WinNT://WORKGROUP/WIN2019TEST1/xPSDSCTestAdmin'
VERBOSE: Adding account 'xPSDSCTestAdmin' to group at path 'WinNT://WIN2019TEST1/Administrators,group'
VERBOSE: Adding account 'xPSDSCTestAdmin' to group at path 'WinNT://WIN2019TEST1/Remote Management Users,group'

    Context Should stop any current instances of the testProcess running
      [+] Should compile without throwing 498ms
      [+] Should be able to call Get-DscConfiguration without throwing 60ms
      [+] Should return the correct configuration 52ms
      [+] Should not create a logfile 3ms

    Context Should start a new testProcess instance as running
      [+] Should not have a logfile already present 2ms
      [-] Should compile without throwing 914ms
        Expected no exception to be thrown, but an exception "PowerShell DSC resource MSFT_xWindowsProcess  failed to execute Set-TargetResource functionality with error message: Exc
eption calling "CreateProcessAsUser" with "6" argument(s): "Could not create process. Error code:193" " was thrown from C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\M
SFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1:382 char:21
            + ...             Start-DscConfiguration -Path $configurationPath -ErrorAct ...
            +                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
        383:                 } | Should -Not -Throw
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 373
WARNING: [WIN2019TEST1]:                            [] The GET operation will be carried against a pending configuration since the latest configuration has not converged yet.
      [+] Should be able to call Get-DscConfiguration without throwing 75ms
WARNING: [WIN2019TEST1]:                            [] The GET operation will be carried against a pending configuration since the latest configuration has not converged yet.
      [-] Should return the correct configuration 156ms
        Expected strings to be the same, but they were different.
        Expected length: 7
        Actual length:   6
        Strings differ at index 0.
        Expected: 'Present'
        But was:  'Absent'
        -----------^
        397:                 $currentConfig.Ensure | Should -Be 'Present'
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 397
      [-] Should create a logfile 10ms
        Expected $true, but got $false.
        403:                 $pathResult | Should -Be $true
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 403

    Context Should not start a second new testProcess instance when one is already running
      [-] Should have a logfile already present 5ms
        Expected $true, but got $false.
        413:                 $pathResult | Should -Be $true
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 413
      [-] Should not throw when removing the log file 5ms
        Expected no exception to be thrown, but an exception "Cannot find path 'C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\processTestLog.txt' because it does not exist." was t
hrown from C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1:417 char:19
            +                 { Remove-Item -Path $logFilePath } | Should -Not -Thr ...
            +                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
        417:                 { Remove-Item -Path $logFilePath } | Should -Not -Throw
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 417
      [-] Should compile without throwing 414ms
        Expected no exception to be thrown, but an exception "PowerShell DSC resource MSFT_xWindowsProcess  failed to execute Set-TargetResource functionality with error message: Exc
eption calling "CreateProcessAsUser" with "6" argument(s): "Could not create process. Error code:193" " was thrown from C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\M
SFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1:430 char:21
            + ...             Start-DscConfiguration -Path $configurationPath -ErrorAct ...
            +                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
        431:                 } | Should -Not -Throw
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 421
WARNING: [WIN2019TEST1]:                            [] The GET operation will be carried against a pending configuration since the latest configuration has not converged yet.
      [+] Should be able to call Get-DscConfiguration without throwing 85ms
WARNING: [WIN2019TEST1]:                            [] The GET operation will be carried against a pending configuration since the latest configuration has not converged yet.
      [-] Should return the correct configuration 73ms
        Expected strings to be the same, but they were different.
        Expected length: 7
        Actual length:   6
        Strings differ at index 0.
        Expected: 'Present'
        But was:  'Absent'
        -----------^
        445:                 $currentConfig.Ensure | Should -Be 'Present'
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 445
      [+] Should not create a logfile 2ms

    Context Should stop the testProcess instance from running
      [+] Should not have a logfile already present 4ms
      [+] Should compile without throwing 295ms
      [+] Should be able to call Get-DscConfiguration without throwing 44ms
      [+] Should return the correct configuration 48ms
      [+] Should not create a logfile 3ms

    Context Should return correct amount of processes running when more than 1 are running
      [+] Should not have a logfile already present 2ms
      [-] Should compile without throwing 243ms
        Expected no exception to be thrown, but an exception "PowerShell DSC resource MSFT_xWindowsProcess  failed to execute Set-TargetResource functionality with error message: Exc
eption calling "CreateProcessAsUser" with "6" argument(s): "Could not create process. Error code:193" " was thrown from C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\M
SFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1:522 char:21
            + ...             Start-DscConfiguration -Path $configurationPath -ErrorAct ...
            +                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
        523:                 } | Should -Not -Throw
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 513
      [+] Should start another process running 1.6s
WARNING: [WIN2019TEST1]:                            [] The GET operation will be carried against a pending configuration since the latest configuration has not converged yet.
      [+] Should be able to call Get-DscConfiguration without throwing 311ms
WARNING: [WIN2019TEST1]:                            [] The GET operation will be carried against a pending configuration since the latest configuration has not converged yet.
      [-] Should return the correct configuration 162ms
        Expected 2, but got 1.
        546:                 $currentConfig.ProcessCount | Should -Be 2
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 546
      [-] Should create a logfile 12ms
        Expected $true, but got $false.
        551:                 $pathResult | Should -Be $true
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 551

    Context Should stop all of the testProcess instances from running
      [-] Should have a logfile already present 9ms
        Expected $true, but got $false.
        561:                 $pathResult | Should -Be $true
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 561
      [-] Should not throw when removing the log file 37ms
        Expected no exception to be thrown, but an exception "Cannot find path 'C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\processTestLog.txt' because it does not exist." was t
hrown from C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1:565 char:19
            +                 { Remove-Item -Path $logFilePath } | Should -Not -Thr ...
            +                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
        565:                 { Remove-Item -Path $logFilePath } | Should -Not -Throw
        at <ScriptBlock>, C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration\MSFT_xWindowsProcess.Integration.Tests.ps1: line 565
      [+] Should compile without throwing 1.23s
      [+] Should be able to call Get-DscConfiguration without throwing 852ms
      [+] Should return the correct configuration 904ms
WARNING: There is no operation running currently. Stop will return without any action.
Tests completed in 57.6s
Tests Passed: 45, Failed: 18, Skipped: 0, Pending: 0, Inconclusive: 0 

PS C:\Has Spaces\xPSDesiredStateConfiguration\Tests\Integration> 

Suggested solution to the issue

TBD

The operating system the target node is running

OsName : Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard
OsOperatingSystemSKU : StandardServerEdition
OsArchitecture : 64-bit
WindowsVersion : 1809
WindowsBuildLabEx : 17763.1.amd64fre.rs5_release.180914-1434
OsLanguage : en-US
OsMuiLanguages : {en-US}

Version and build of PowerShell the target node is running

Name Value

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PSVersion 5.1.17763.316
PSEdition Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.17763.316
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1

Version of the DSC module that was used ('dev' if using current dev branch)

dev