Starting background job in a UNC path with & returns error #18618
Description
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Steps to reproduce
Since Powershell 7.3 i can't start a background job via the & shorthand with an UNC path as working directory.
It's working fine when using Start-Job { }.
Expected behavior
PS Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::\\localhost\Share> $null &
Id Name PSJobTypeName State HasMoreData Location Command
-- ---- ------------- ----- ----------- -------- -------
1 Job1 BackgroundJob Running True localhost Microsoft.PowerShell.Man…Actual behavior
PS Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::\\localhost\Share> $null &
Start-Job: Cannot find the WorkingDirectory path Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::\\localhost\Share.Error details
Exception :
Type : System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException
TargetSite :
Name : ThrowTerminatingError
DeclaringType : System.Management.Automation.MshCommandRuntime, System.Management.Automation, Version=7.3.0.500, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35
MemberType : Method
Module : System.Management.Automation.dll
Message : Cannot find the WorkingDirectory path Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::\\localhost\Share.
Source : System.Management.Automation
HResult : -2147024893
StackTrace :
at System.Management.Automation.MshCommandRuntime.ThrowTerminatingError(ErrorRecord errorRecord)
CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [Start-Job], DirectoryNotFoundException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : DirectoryNotFoundException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.StartJobCommand
InvocationInfo :
MyCommand : Start-Job
ScriptLineNumber : 1
OffsetInLine : 1
HistoryId : -1
Line : $null &
PositionMessage : At line:1 char:1
+ $null &
+ ~~~~~
InvocationName : Start-Job
CommandOrigin : Internal
ScriptStackTrace : at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1Environment data
PS C:\> $PSVersionTable
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 7.3.0
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.3.0
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.19041
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0Visuals
