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check how PSModulePath can be modified | ref https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1668
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| $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop" | |
| function Out-EnvValues($valName, $txt) { | |
| $envVarMachine = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable($valName, 'Machine') | |
| $envVarUser = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable($valName, 'User') | |
| $envVar = Get-Content env:$valName | |
| Write-Output "-------------------------------------------" | |
| Write-Output "Out-EnvValues: variable '$valName' $txt" | |
| Write-Output "machine: '$envVarMachine'" | |
| Write-Output "user : '$envVarUser'" | |
| Write-Output "env : '$envVar'" | |
| Write-Output "-------------------------------------------" | |
| } | |
| Out-EnvValues "Path" | |
| Out-EnvValues "PSModulePath" | |
| Write-Output "... subprocess vals ..." | |
| powershell.exe -command "write-host env:PSModulePath in subprocess: `$env:PSModulePath" | |
| cmd.exe /c "powershell.exe -command ""write-host env:PSModulePath via cmd-subprocess: `$env:PSModulePath""" | |
| Write-Output "`r`naction happening...`r`n" | |
| $userPSPathOld = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('PSModulePath', 'User') | |
| $userPSPathNew = if ($userPSPathOld -eq "") { "c:/secretModulesPath" } else { "$userPSPathOld;C:/secretModulesPath" } | |
| [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('PSModulePath', "$userPSPathNew", 'User') | |
| Write-Output "set user/PSModulePath to '$userPSPathNew'" | |
| Out-EnvValues "PSModulePath" | |
| Write-Output "... subprocess vals ..." | |
| powershell.exe -command "write-host env:PSModulePath in subprocess: `$env:PSModulePath" | |
| cmd.exe /c "powershell.exe -command ""write-host env:PSModulePath via cmd-subprocess: `$env:PSModulePath""" | |
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Adding
Update-SessionEnvironmentdid not change anything,$env:PSModulePathstill points to the old USER environment