SmbShare: Problem Creating the Fileshare

[Qi-Jian-Huang-DevOps]

Details of the scenario you tried and the problem that is occurring

When try to create fileshare resource using following, then get an error:

SmbShare CreateFileShare { Ensure = 'present' Name = 'test' Path = 'C:\test' }

Verbose logs showing the problem

PSDesiredStateConfiguration\Node : Cannot evaluate parameter 'ScopeName' because its argument is specified as a script block and there is no input. A script block cannot be evaluated without input. At line:56 char:1

• Node 'localhost' {

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : MetadataError: (:) [PSDesiredStateConfiguration\node], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ScriptBlockArgumentNoInput,PSDesiredStateConfiguration\node

Compilation errors occurred while processing configuration 'DscConfiguration'. Please review the errors reported in error stream and modify your configuration code appropriately. At C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\PSDesiredStateConfiguration\PSDesiredStateConfiguration.psm1:3917 char:5

• throw $ErrorRecord

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (DscConfiguration:String) [], InvalidOperationException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : FailToProcessConfiguration

The operating system the target node is running

Edition: Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Version: 1809 OS Build: 17763.1999

Version and build of PowerShell the target node is running

Version

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5.1.17763.1971

Version of the DSC module that was used ('dev' if using current dev branch)

SmbShare ComputerManagementDsc 8.4.0

[Qi-Jian-Huang-DevOps]

Resolved the issue. Forgot to import DSC module 'ComputerManagementDsc'.