[OTTER] register PSGallery using Ensure-PsRepository failed

philippe.camelio_3885

Hi
We are using Ensure-PsRepository to remove PSGallery from our server (at least for inedo agent).
This is working fine.
Role : os-w-base

    Ensure-PsRepository
    (
        Exists: false,
        InstallationPolicy: Untrusted,
        SourceLocation: https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2,
        Name: PSGallery
    );

As there is a mess with PSGallery some Powershell modules cannot be installed thru Proget (used as proxy for PSGallery).

So, I decided to reconfigure PSGallery using Ensure-PsRepository to be able to install theses modules.

Role : os-w-base

    Ensure-PsRepository
    (
        Exists: true,
        InstallationPolicy: Untrusted,
        SourceLocation: https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2,
        Name: PSGallery
    );

I try a remediation on a server (w2022), and the result is killing me

is it possible you update the Ensure-PsRepository function ?

Cheers
PhilippeC.

atripp

Hi @philippe-camelio_3885,

We didn't change the operation that I can tell, but I researched/tested it using the CmdLets that Otter invokes: Register-PSRepository and Unregister-PSRepository .

Here's what I discovered:

Unregister-PSRepository -Name PSGallery is fine
Register-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -Source ... is not allowed at all
Register-PSRepository -Default -Source ... is also not allowed
Register-PSRepository -Default is apparently the only allowed option

You can see the Unregister/Register approach that we use in PsRepositoryConfiguration.cs#L187. So that's why you get this error....

How about doing this as a work-around?

{
    Ensure-PsRepository
    (
        Exists: false,
        Name: PSGallery
    );
    PSExec Register-PSRepository -Default;
}

That should have the same effect of restoring to the default values...

Thanks,
Alana

Cheers,
Alana

philippe.camelio_3885

Hi @atripp

Thanks you for the tips

Beste reagrds
PhilippeC.