Powershell: `pwsh.exe -C ./myscript.ps1` fails from WSL

[stuartleeks]

Steps to reproduce

In WSL I created the following script file

 echo "Write-Host Hello!" > test.ps1

From WSL I attempted to run the script:

$ pwsh.exe -C ./test.ps1
./test.ps1: AuthorizationManager check failed.
$ pwsh.exe -F ./test.ps1
SecurityError: AuthorizationManager check failed.

Running the same script with Windows PowerShell succeeds:

$ powershell.exe -C ./test.ps1
Hello!

Expected behavior

I expected the script to run successfully, as it does with Windows PowerShell

Actual behavior

$ pwsh.exe -C ./test.ps1
./test.ps1: AuthorizationManager check failed.
$ pwsh.exe -F ./test.ps1
SecurityError: AuthorizationManager check failed.

Environment data

$PSVersionTable

powershell.exe:

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.19041.1
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.19041.1
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1


pwsh.exe:

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.0.2
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.0.2
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.19042
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

Get-ExecutionPolicy -List

powershell.exe:

        Scope ExecutionPolicy
        ----- ---------------
MachinePolicy       Undefined
   UserPolicy       Undefined
      Process       Undefined
  CurrentUser       Undefined
 LocalMachine    RemoteSigned

pwsh.exe

        Scope ExecutionPolicy
        ----- ---------------
MachinePolicy       Undefined
   UserPolicy       Undefined
      Process       Undefined
  CurrentUser       Undefined
 LocalMachine    RemoteSigned

[vexx32]

Can you please grab the Get-Error output from the pwsh session that exhibited the error as well? Thanks!

[stuartleeks]

Here you go:

$ pwsh.exe
PowerShell 7.0.2
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

https://aka.ms/powershell
Type 'help' to get help.

Loading personal and system profiles took 1372ms.
\\wsl$\Ubuntu-20.04\home\stuart> .\test.ps1
.\test.ps1: AuthorizationManager check failed.
\\wsl$\Ubuntu-20.04\home\stuart> Get-Error

Exception             :
    Type           : System.Management.Automation.PSSecurityException
    ErrorRecord    :
        Exception             :
            Type    : System.Management.Automation.ParentContainsErrorRecordException
            Message : AuthorizationManager check failed.
            HResult : -2146233087
        CategoryInfo          : SecurityError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
        FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnauthorizedAccess
        ErrorDetails          : AuthorizationManager check failed.
        InvocationInfo        :
            ScriptLineNumber : 1
            OffsetInLine     : 1
            HistoryId        : 1
            Line             : .\test.ps1
            PositionMessage  : At line:1 char:1
                               + .\test.ps1
                               + ~~~~~~~~~~
            InvocationName   : .\test.ps1
            CommandOrigin    : Internal
        ScriptStackTrace      : at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1
    Message        : AuthorizationManager check failed.
    TargetSite     :
        Name          : ShouldRunInternal
        DeclaringType : System.Management.Automation.AuthorizationManager
        MemberType    : Method
        Module        : System.Management.Automation.dll
    StackTrace     :
   at System.Management.Automation.AuthorizationManager.ShouldRunInternal(CommandInfo commandInfo, CommandOrigin origin, PSHost host)
   at System.Management.Automation.CommandDiscovery.ShouldRun(ExecutionContext context, PSHost host, CommandInfo commandInfo,
CommandOrigin commandOrigin)
   at System.Management.Automation.CommandDiscovery.LookupCommandProcessor(CommandInfo commandInfo, CommandOrigin commandOrigin,
Nullable`1 useLocalScope, SessionStateInternal sessionState)
   at System.Management.Automation.CommandDiscovery.LookupCommandProcessor(String commandName, CommandOrigin commandOrigin, Nullable`1
useLocalScope)
   at System.Management.Automation.ExecutionContext.CreateCommand(String command, Boolean dotSource)
   at System.Management.Automation.PipelineOps.AddCommand(PipelineProcessor pipe, CommandParameterInternal[] commandElements,
CommandBaseAst commandBaseAst, CommandRedirection[] redirections, ExecutionContext context)
   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)
    Data           : System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal
    InnerException :
        Type       : System.UriFormatException
        TargetSite :
            Name          : CreateThis
            DeclaringType : uri
            MemberType    : Method
            Module        : System.Private.Uri.dll
        StackTrace :
   at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind)
   at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString)
   at System.Management.Automation.ClrFacade.MapSecurityZone(String filePath)
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSAuthorizationManager.IsLocalFile(String filename)
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSAuthorizationManager.CheckPolicy(ExternalScriptInfo script, PSHost host, Exception& reason)
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSAuthorizationManager.ShouldRun(CommandInfo commandInfo, CommandOrigin origin, PSHost host, Exception& reason)
   at System.Management.Automation.AuthorizationManager.ShouldRunInternal(CommandInfo commandInfo, CommandOrigin origin, PSHost host)
        Message    : Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
        Source     : System.Private.Uri
        HResult    : -2146233033
    Source         : System.Management.Automation
    HResult        : -2146233087
CategoryInfo          : SecurityError: (:) [], PSSecurityException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnauthorizedAccess
ErrorDetails          : AuthorizationManager check failed.
InvocationInfo        :
    ScriptLineNumber : 1
    OffsetInLine     : 1
    HistoryId        : 1
    Line             : .\test.ps1
    PositionMessage  : At line:1 char:1
                       + .\test.ps1
                       + ~~~~~~~~~~
    InvocationName   : .\test.ps1
    CommandOrigin    : Internal
ScriptStackTrace      : at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1

\\wsl$\Ubuntu-20.04\home\stuart>

[iSazonov]

I guess you run EXE not from WSL - from Windows but cwd is \\wls$\path.

Related #10674

[stuartleeks]

Yes, I'm running pwsh.exe to load PowerShell in Windows in this particular case, and the path is \\wsl$\Ubuntu-20.04\home\stuart

[msftbot[bot]]

:tada:This issue was addressed in #13120, which has now been successfully released as v7.1.0-preview.6.:tada:

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