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Importing PFX certificate fails on Windows Server 2016 using guest configuration package#273
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mschaaks
opened on Dec 7, 2023

Problem description

Locally on Windows 10 this sample config succeeds.

However on Windows Server 2016 the following error is thrown:

VERBOSE: Job cd51d370-3bcc-420d-901b-343156c74322 : This event indicates that a non-terminating error was thrown when DSCEngine was executing Set-TargetResourc
e on DSC_PfxImport DSC resource. FullyQualifiedErrorId is ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Set-TargetResource. Error Message is Cannot process argument tra
nsformation on parameter 'Verbose'. Cannot convert value "Continue" to type "System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter". Error: "Invalid cast from 'System.Management.Automation.ActionPreference' to System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter'.".

Verbose logs

Validating guest configuration package compliance status...

additionalProperties : {}
assignmentName       : dsc-config-certificate-sample
complianceStatus     : False
endTime              : 12/7/2023 5:05:50 PM
jobId                : 3185eaf9-a401-4189-a387-5fcc768e6eed
operationtype        : Consistency
resources            : {@{complianceStatus=False; properties=; reasons=System.Object[]}}
startTime            : 12/7/2023 5:05:44 PM


Applying guest configuration package...
Guest Configuration worker binaries already installed at 'C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\GC'
Package has the version 1.0.0
Package has the type AuditandSet
Found resource dependency in mof with instance name '' and resource name 'DSC_PfxImport' from module 'CertificateDsc' with version '5.1.0'.
Found 1 resource dependencies in the mof.
Searching for a module with the name 'CertificateDsc' and version '5.1.0'...
Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module CertificateDsc.
Found the module dependencies: CertificateDsc
Setting the content of the package metaconfig at the path 'C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\packages\dsc-config-certificate-sample\dsc-config-certificate-sample.metaconfig.json'...
Invoking GC worker with the arguments '-o publish_assignment -a dsc-config-certificate-sample -p "C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\packages\dsc-config-certificate-sample"'
Job {E0AF3082-9522-11EE-A810-6045BD8CBD31} : LCM has released the resource state cache.
Job {E0AF3082-9522-11EE-A810-6045BD8CBD31} : Reading the file content from DSCEngineCache.mof
Job {E0AF3082-9522-11EE-A810-6045BD8CBD31} : Reading agent registration information from ('C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\\GC\PullServiceRegistrationInfo\RegistrationInfo.txt')
Job 13134899-c704-4d9e-86af-9e1fb3e1383c : Operation Publish-DscConfiguration -Force started by user sid null from computer null.
Job 13134899-c704-4d9e-86af-9e1fb3e1383c : Deleting file from C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\\DSCEngineCache.mof
Job 13134899-c704-4d9e-86af-9e1fb3e1383c : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job 13134899-c704-4d9e-86af-9e1fb3e1383c : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job 13134899-c704-4d9e-86af-9e1fb3e1383c : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job 13134899-c704-4d9e-86af-9e1fb3e1383c : Function CallSetConfiguration started with parameters 
 	 DataSize: 1376 
 	 Flags: 65536 
 	 Execution Mode: 0 
Job 13134899-c704-4d9e-86af-9e1fb3e1383c : Displaying messages from built-in DSC resources:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID:  
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [] LCM is running in MonitorOnly mode and will only test the configuration.
Job 13134899-c704-4d9e-86af-9e1fb3e1383c : Function SetConfiguration started with parameters 
 	 DataSize: 1376 
 	 Flags: 65536 
 	 Execution Mode: 12582912 
Job 13134899-c704-4d9e-86af-9e1fb3e1383c : Deleting file from C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\\Pending.mof
Job 13134899-c704-4d9e-86af-9e1fb3e1383c : Displaying messages from built-in DSC resources:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID:  
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [] Configuration document successfully saved to pending state.
Job 13134899-c704-4d9e-86af-9e1fb3e1383c : Method CallSetConfiguration ended successfully
Job 13134899-c704-4d9e-86af-9e1fb3e1383c : Operation Publish-DscConfiguration -Force completed successfully.
Job 13134899-c704-4d9e-86af-9e1fb3e1383c : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job 13134899-c704-4d9e-86af-9e1fb3e1383c : Deleting file from C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\\DSCEngineCache.mof
Job 13134899-c704-4d9e-86af-9e1fb3e1383c : Method CU_SendConfiguration ended successfully
Job  : LCM has released the resource state cache.
Invoking GC worker with the arguments '-o set_agent_settings -a dsc-config-certificate-sample -p "C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\packages\dsc-config-certificate-sample"'
Job {E1BF5FC1-9522-11EE-A810-6045BD8CBD31} : LCM has released the resource state cache.
Job {E1BF5FC1-9522-11EE-A810-6045BD8CBD31} : Reading the file content from DSCEngineCache.mof
Job {E1BF5FC1-9522-11EE-A810-6045BD8CBD31} : Reading agent registration information from ('C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\\GC\PullServiceRegistrationInfo\RegistrationInfo.txt')
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Operation Set-DscLocalConfigurationManager -Force started by user sid null from computer null.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Deleting file from C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\\DSCEngineCache.mof
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Function CallSetConfiguration started with parameters 
 	 DataSize: 797 
 	 Flags: 131072 
 	 Execution Mode: 0 
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Displaying messages from the engine:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID:  
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]: LCM:  [ Start  Set      ]      
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Function SetConfiguration started with parameters 
 	 DataSize: 797 
 	 Flags: 131072 
 	 Execution Mode: 12582912 
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Applying configuration from C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\\MetaConfig.tmp.mof.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Module manager is loading instance document from location C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\\MetaConfig.tmp.mof
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Validating instance document.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Parsing the configuration to apply.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Method SendConfigurationApply started with parameters 
 	 Class name: OMI_ConfigurationDocument 
 	 Resource ID:  
 	 Flags: 2228224 
 	 Execution Mode: 12582912 
 	 DSC resource Namespace: null 
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Resolving Dependencies inside the configuration document.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Setting resources in order. Number of resources: 1
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : LCM has released the resource state cache.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : LCM has resized the resource state cache.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Activity LCM
CurrentOperation [yyyazcrmsptnbs0] Set
StatusDescription Applying Configuration
 PercentComplete 100
 SecondsRemaining 1
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Displaying messages from the engine:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID: MSFT_DSCMetaConfiguration 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]: LCM:  [ Start  Resource ]  [MSFT_DSCMetaConfiguration]  
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Getting a registration instance for MSFT_DSCMetaConfiguration
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Moving the resource MSFT_DSCMetaConfiguration of class MSFT_DSCMetaConfiguration to desired state.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Method Exec_WMIv2Provider started with parameters 
 	 Class name: MSFT_DSCMetaConfiguration 
 	 Resource ID: MSFT_DSCMetaConfiguration 
 	 Flags: 2228224 
 	 Execution Mode: 12582912 
 	 DSC resource Namespace:  
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Executing operations for WMIv2 DSC resource MSFT_DSCMetaConfiguration with resource name MSFT_DSCMetaConfiguration
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Displaying messages from the engine:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID: MSFT_DSCMetaConfiguration 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]: LCM:  [ Start  Set      ]  [MSFT_DSCMetaConfiguration]  
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Setting Metaconfiguration instance.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Copying configuration file from MetaConfig.mof to MetaConfig.backup.mof.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Deleting file from C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\\MetaConfig.mof
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Displaying messages from the engine:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID: MSFT_DSCMetaConfiguration 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]: LCM:  [ End    Set      ]  [MSFT_DSCMetaConfiguration]  in 0.0110 seconds.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Method Exec_WMIv2Provider ended successfully
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Displaying messages from the engine:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID: MSFT_DSCMetaConfiguration 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]: LCM:  [ End    Resource ]  [MSFT_DSCMetaConfiguration]  
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Setting Metaconfiguration instance.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Copying configuration file from MetaConfig.mof to MetaConfig.backup.mof.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Deleting file from C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\\MetaConfig.mof
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Setting Metaconfiguration instance.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Copying configuration file from MetaConfig.mof to MetaConfig.backup.mof.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Deleting file from C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\\MetaConfig.mof
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Deleting file from C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\\MetaConfig.tmp.mof
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Method SetConfiguration ended successfully
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Method CallSetConfiguration ended successfully
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Displaying messages from the engine:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID: LCM 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]: LCM:  [ End    Set      ]    in  0.2870 seconds.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Operation Set-DscLocalConfigurationManager -Force completed successfully.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Deleting file from C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\\DSCEngineCache.mof
Job cac43565-8f5e-4d7b-85fb-8d1aa62713a5 : Method CU_SendMetaConfigurationApply ended successfully
Job  : LCM has released the resource state cache.
Invoking GC worker with the arguments '-o run_consistency -a dsc-config-certificate-sample -r -s inguest_apply_and_monitor -c Pending'
Job {E303A5FF-9522-11EE-A810-6045BD8CBD31} : LCM has released the resource state cache.
Job {E303A5FF-9522-11EE-A810-6045BD8CBD31} : Reading the file content from DSCEngineCache.mof
Job {E303A5FF-9522-11EE-A810-6045BD8CBD31} : Reading agent registration information from ('C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\\GC\PullServiceRegistrationInfo\RegistrationInfo.txt')
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Operation Update-DscConfiguration -Force started by user sid null from computer null.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Deleting file from C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\\DSCEngineCache.mof
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Function CallConsistencyEngineInternal started with parameters 
 	 DataSize: 0 
 	 Flags: 0 
 	 Execution Mode: 0 
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying messages from built-in DSC resources:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID:  
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [] Starting consistency engine.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying messages from built-in DSC resources:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID:  
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [] A pending configuration exists. DSC will process a set request on the pending configuration.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Applying configuration from C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\\Pending.mof.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Module manager is loading instance document from location C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\\Pending.mof
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : The base folder of native resources 'C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\DscNativeResources\' does not exist.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Getting PS DSC resource schema path and registration information
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying verbose messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : DSCEngine 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [DSCEngine] Importing the module C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\DscResources\DSC_PfxImport\DSC_PfxImport.psm1 in force mode.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : DSCEngine 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [DSCEngine] File C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\Modules\DscResource.Common\0.10.1\en-US\DscResource.Common.psd1 not found
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : DSCEngine 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [DSCEngine] Found C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\Modules\DscResource.Common\0.10.1\en-US\DscResource.Common.strings.psd1
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : DSCEngine 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [DSCEngine] File C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\Modules\CertificateDsc.Common\en-US\CertificateDsc.Common.psd1 not found
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : DSCEngine 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [DSCEngine] Found C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\Modules\CertificateDsc.Common\en-US\CertificateDsc.Common.strings.psd1
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : DSCEngine 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [DSCEngine] File C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\DscResources\DSC_PfxImport\en-US\DSC_PfxImport.psd1 not found
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : DSCEngine 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [DSCEngine] Found C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\DscResources\DSC_PfxImport\en-US\DSC_PfxImport.strings.psd1
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Validating instance document.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Parsing the configuration to apply.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Method SendConfigurationApply started with parameters 
 	 Class name: OMI_ConfigurationDocument 
 	 Resource ID:  
 	 Flags: 134217728 
 	 Execution Mode: 12582912 
 	 DSC resource Namespace: null 
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Resolving Dependencies inside the configuration document.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Resource execution sequence :: [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Setting resources in order. Number of resources: 1
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : LCM has released the resource state cache.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : LCM has resized the resource state cache.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Activity LCM
CurrentOperation [yyyazcrmsptnbs0] Set
StatusDescription Applying Configuration
 PercentComplete 100
 SecondsRemaining 1
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying messages from the engine:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID: [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]: LCM:  [ Start  Resource ]  [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy]  
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Getting a registration instance for DSC_PfxImport
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Moving the resource [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy of class DSC_PfxImport to desired state.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Executing operations for PS DSC resource DSC_PfxImport with resource name [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Method Exec_PSProvider started with parameters 
 	 Class name: DSC_PfxImport 
 	 Resource ID: [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
 	 Flags: 134217728 
 	 Execution Mode: 12582912 
 	 DSC resource Namespace: null 
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying messages from the engine:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID: [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]: LCM:  [ Start  Test     ]  [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy]  
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Method CoreClr_Not_support started.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying verbose messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Importing the module DSC_PfxImport in force mode.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] File C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\Modules\DscResource.Common\0.10.1\en-US\DscResource.Common.psd1 not found
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Found C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\Modules\DscResource.Common\0.10.1\en-US\DscResource.Common.strings.psd1
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] File C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\Modules\CertificateDsc.Common\en-US\CertificateDsc.Common.psd1 not found
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Found C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\Modules\CertificateDsc.Common\en-US\CertificateDsc.Common.strings.psd1
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] File C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\DscResources\DSC_PfxImport\en-US\DSC_PfxImport.psd1 not found
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Found C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\DscResources\DSC_PfxImport\en-US\DSC_PfxImport.strings.psd1
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying verbose messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Getting assembly list to generate supported hash algorithms. (CC0018)
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying verbose messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Finding hash algorithms supported. (CC0020)
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying verbose messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Generating array of supported hash algorithm properties for 5 providers. (CC0021)
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying verbose messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Storing list of supported hash algorithms to cache. (CC0022)
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying verbose messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Test-TargetResource: Testing Pfx '97337CD01F2D3FF62ABEF5DDC5EBBDDEA4EB3AE9' existence in 'LocalMachine' store 'My'. (PI0005)
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying verbose messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Get-TargetResource: Getting Pfx existence '97337CD01F2D3FF62ABEF5DDC5EBBDDEA4EB3AE9' in 'LocalMachine' store 'My'. (PI0001)
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Activity Creating implicit remoting module ...
CurrentOperation [yyyazcrmsptnbs0] Test-TargetResource
StatusDescription Getting command information from remote session ... 17 commands received
 PercentComplete 100
 SecondsRemaining 0
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Activity Creating implicit remoting module ...
CurrentOperation [yyyazcrmsptnbs0] Test-TargetResource
StatusDescription Getting formatting and output information from remote session ... 66 objects received
 PercentComplete 57
 SecondsRemaining 0
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Activity Creating implicit remoting module ...
CurrentOperation [yyyazcrmsptnbs0] Test-TargetResource
StatusDescription Getting formatting and output information from remote session ... 115 objects received
 PercentComplete 100
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Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Activity Creating implicit remoting module ...
CurrentOperation [yyyazcrmsptnbs0] Test-TargetResource
StatusDescription Completed.
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Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying messages from the engine:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID: [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]: LCM:  [ End    Test     ]  [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy]  in 2.9450 seconds.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying messages from the engine:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID: [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]: LCM:  [ Start  Set      ]  [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy]  
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Method CoreClr_Not_support started.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying verbose messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Importing the module DSC_PfxImport in force mode.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] File C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\Modules\DscResource.Common\0.10.1\en-US\DscResource.Common.psd1 not found
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Found C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\Modules\DscResource.Common\0.10.1\en-US\DscResource.Common.strings.psd1
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] File C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\Modules\CertificateDsc.Common\en-US\CertificateDsc.Common.psd1 not found
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Found C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\Modules\CertificateDsc.Common\en-US\CertificateDsc.Common.strings.psd1
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] File C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\DscResources\DSC_PfxImport\en-US\DSC_PfxImport.psd1 not found
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying debug messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Found C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\Modules\CertificateDsc\DscResources\DSC_PfxImport\en-US\DSC_PfxImport.strings.psd1
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying verbose messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Getting assembly list to generate supported hash algorithms. (CC0018)
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying verbose messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Finding hash algorithms supported. (CC0020)
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying verbose messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Generating array of supported hash algorithm properties for 9 providers. (CC0021)
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying verbose messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Storing list of supported hash algorithms to cache. (CC0022)
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying verbose messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Set-TargetResource: Setting Pfx '97337CD01F2D3FF62ABEF5DDC5EBBDDEA4EB3AE9' existence in 'LocalMachine' store 'My'. (PI0006)
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying verbose messages from Powershell DSC resource:
	 ResourceID : [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy] Get-TargetResource: Getting Pfx existence '97337CD01F2D3FF62ABEF5DDC5EBBDDEA4EB3AE9' in 'LocalMachine' store 'My'. (PI0001)
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Activity Creating implicit remoting module ...
CurrentOperation [yyyazcrmsptnbs0] Set-TargetResource
StatusDescription Getting command information from remote session ... 17 commands received
 PercentComplete 100
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Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Activity Creating implicit remoting module ...
CurrentOperation [yyyazcrmsptnbs0] Set-TargetResource
StatusDescription Getting formatting and output information from remote session ... 1 objects received
 PercentComplete 0
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Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Activity Creating implicit remoting module ...
CurrentOperation [yyyazcrmsptnbs0] Set-TargetResource
StatusDescription Getting formatting and output information from remote session ... 115 objects received
 PercentComplete 100
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Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Activity Creating implicit remoting module ...
CurrentOperation [yyyazcrmsptnbs0] Set-TargetResource
StatusDescription Completed.
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Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : This event indicates that a non-terminating error was thrown when DSCEngine was executing Set-TargetResource on DSC_PfxImport DSC resource. FullyQualifiedErrorId is ParameterArgumentTransformationError,Set-TargetResource. Error Message is Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'Verbose'. Cannot convert value "Continue" to type "System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter". Error: "Invalid cast from 'System.Management.Automation.ActionPreference' to 'System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter'.".
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying messages from the engine:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID: [PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy 
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]: LCM:  [ End    Set      ]  [[PfxImport]WildCardCert-yyy]  in 1.7960 seconds.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Method Exec_PSProvider ended successfully
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Displaying messages from built-in DSC resources:
	 WMI channel 1 
	 ResourceID:  
	 Message : [yyyazcrmsptnbs0]:                            [] Consistency check completed.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Method CallConsistencyEngineInternal ended successfully
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Getting Metaconfiguration details.
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Deleting file from C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\GuestConfiguration\4.5.0\gcworker\Configurations\dsc-config-certificate-sample\\DSCEngineCache.mof
Job a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5 : Method CU_ApplyConfiguration ended successfully
Job  : LCM has released the resource state cache.

additionalProperties : {}
assignmentName       : dsc-config-certificate-sample
complianceStatus     : False
endTime              : 12/7/2023 5:05:57 PM
jobId                : a801516c-4355-4136-ac68-fc215cfb34b5
operationtype        : Deployment
resources            : {@{complianceStatus=False; properties=; reasons=System.Object[]}}
startTime            : 12/7/2023 5:05:57 PM

DSC configuration

node localhost
    {
        PfxImport WildCardCert-yyy
        {
            Thumbprint      = "x"
            Path            = "C:\temp\x\x.pfx"
            Location        = "LocalMachine"
            Store           = "My"
            Credential      = $CredsCertificatePassWord
            FriendlyName    = "x"
            Ensure          = "Present"
        }
    }

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Operating system the target node is running

OsName               : Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter
OsOperatingSystemSKU : DatacenterServerEdition
OsArchitecture       : 64-bit
WindowsBuildLabEx    : 14393.6451.amd64fre.rs1_release.231103-1737
OsLanguage           : en-US
OsMuiLanguages       : {en-US}

PowerShell version and build the target node is running

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.3.8
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.3.8
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.14393
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

CertificateDsc version

Name           Version Path
----           ------- ----
CertificateDsc 5.1.0   C:\Users\crmspeler\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\CertificateDsc\5.1.0\CertificateDsc.psd1

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