microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Installing or updating some packages makes them inaccessible through OpenSSH Windows server

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Description

Relevant area(s)

WinGet CLI

Relevant command(s)

winget install

Brief description of your issue

When I install or update some applications in regular terminal, later on when trying to run them through SSH the link cannot be traversed because of RedirectionGuard.
Likely related to #6211.

Steps to reproduce

I installed ripgrep, logged in through SSH and observed this behavior.

Expected behavior

I expected rg to work through SSH, just as it works through regular terminal.

Actual behavior

I got error 448, that the link cannot be traversed as RedirectionGuard refuses it.

Environment
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26200.8893
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.29.280.0

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with winget install for ripgrep, then compare rg in a regular terminal and through an OpenSSH Windows session. Investigate the RedirectionGuard path associated with error 448 and the related issue #6211. Done means installed or updated packages can be executed through SSH without the link-traversal error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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