fix

e2e/tests-dfx/start.bash

@@ -21,7 +21,16 @@ teardown() {
   assert_command diff "$NETWORK_ID_PATH" "$NETWORK_ID_BY_SETTINGS_DIGEST_PATH"
 }
 
+@test "start and stop" {
+  dfx_start
+  dfx_stop
+
+  dfx_start
+  dfx_stop
+}
+
 @test "start and stop with different options" {
+  [[ "$USE_POCKETIC" ]] && skip "skipped for pocketic: clean required"
   dfx_start --artificial-delay 101
   dfx_stop
 
@@ -41,6 +50,7 @@ teardown() {
 }
 
 @test "stop and start with other options does not disrupt projects" {
+  [[ "$USE_POCKETIC" ]] && skip "skipped for pocketic: clean required"
   dfx_start --artificial-delay 101
 
   dfx_new p1
@@ -455,6 +465,7 @@ teardown() {
 }
 
 @test "modifying networks.json does not require --clean on restart" {
+  [[ "$USE_POCKETIC" ]] && skip "skipped for pocketic: --force"
   dfx_start
   dfx stop
   assert_command dfx_start
@@ -464,6 +475,7 @@ teardown() {
 }
 
 @test "project-local networks require --clean if dfx.json was updated" {
+  [[ "$USE_POCKETIC" ]] && skip "skipped for pocketic: --force"
   dfx_new
   define_project_network
   dfx_start

src/dfx/src/commands/start.rs

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub struct StartOpts {
     artificial_delay: u32,
 
     /// Start even if the network config was modified.
-    #[arg(long)]
+    #[arg(long, conflicts_with = "pocketic")]
     force: bool,
 
     /// A list of domains that can be served. These are used for canister resolution [default: localhost]
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ pub fn exec(
         &local_server_descriptor.scope,
         LocalNetworkScopeDescriptor::Shared { .. }
     );
-    if is_shared_network {
+    if is_shared_network && !pocketic {
         save_json_file(
             &local_server_descriptor.effective_config_path_by_settings_digest(),
             &effective_config,