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Setting ExecutionPolicy LocalMachine Undefined results in corrupted json settings file #2346
Description
Steps to reproduce
This is the second part of issue with #2342
There is a legitimate PS code that results in the corrupted JSON file
PS C:\Users\sevoroby> Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope LocalMachine -ExecutionPolicy Undefined -Force
PS C:\Users\sevoroby> Get-ExecutionPolicy -List
Scope ExecutionPolicy
----- ---------------
MachinePolicy Undefined
UserPolicy Undefined
Process RemoteSigned
CurrentUser RemoteSigned
Get-ExecutionPolicy : Error reading JToken from JsonReader. Path '', line 0, position 0.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-ExecutionPolicy -List
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-ExecutionPolicy], JsonReaderException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Newtonsoft.Json.JsonReaderException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetExecutionPolicyComm
and
Expected behavior
No error.
Actual behavior
Error from NewtonSoft.JSON
It also prevents PS from starting, due to #2342
Environment data
> $PSVersionTable
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 6.0.0-alpha
CLRVersion
GitCommitId v6.0.0-alpha.10
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
PSEdition Core
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
BuildVersion 3.0.0.0
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
Activity
daxian-dbw commentedon Sep 22, 2016
cc Mike Richmond (@mirichmo)
mirichmo commentedon Sep 27, 2016
The simplest repro is to empty the config file:
and then restart PowerShell.