[release/v7.4] Update the Update-Help tests to use -Force to remove read-only files#26786
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Pull request overview
Backport to release/v7.4 improving reliability of the Update-Help Pester tests by making test cleanup resilient to read-only help files (reducing noisy non-terminating errors in CI).
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- Update test cleanup to remove help content directories with
Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue. - Make
Update-Helpfailures terminating in this test by adding-ErrorAction Stop.
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Backport of #26780 to release/v7.4
Triggered by @TravisEz13 on behalf of @daxian-dbw
Original CL Label: CL-Test
/cc @PowerShell/powershell-maintainers
Impact
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Tooling Impact
This fixes CI test infrastructure failures caused by inability to remove read-only files in help content folders during test cleanup. Without this fix, Update-Help tests produce numerous non-terminating errors that clutter test output and could mask real test failures.
Customer Impact
Regression
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This is not a regression.
Testing
The fix modifies test cleanup code to use -Force parameter when removing help content directories. This allows tests to remove read-only files that were previously causing non-terminating errors. The tests themselves verify the Update-Help cmdlet functionality works correctly after cleanup.
Risk
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Low risk as this only modifies test code, not production code. The change improves test reliability by properly cleaning up read-only files during test execution. No impact to end users or runtime behavior.
Merge Conflicts
One file had conflicts during cherry-pick: test/powershell/engine/Help/UpdatableHelpSystem.Tests.ps1. Conflict was due to the Update-Help command line having -ErrorAction Stop in master but not in release/v7.4. Resolution: Applied both the PR's main fix (-Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue to Remove-Item) and included the -ErrorAction Stop on Update-Help to match master for consistency.