[Bug]: Context is not honored

[LaudixGit]

Steps to Reproduce

Install: winget install Smallstep.step create cert: step ca init --deployment-type standalone --name "cntx01" --dns "localhost" --address "127.0.0.1:443" --provisioner "MyProv" --context "cntx01"

Your Environment

• OS - Windows 11 Major : 10 Minor: 0 Build: 22631
  Revision: 0

• step-ca Version -Smallstep CLI/0.27.5 (windows/amd64)

Expected Behavior

new files should be created in a subfolder $env:USERPROFILE/.step/authorities/cntx01/certs/root_ca.crt

Actual Behavior

files are created at top folder $env:USERPROFILE/.step/certs/root_ca.crt

Creating a new root cert results in overwritten the existing.

Additional Context

I am setting up a new laptop and this error occurs. Issue occurs at a command prompt (cmd) and in a PowerShell terminal

step runs as expected on my old laptop (windows 10, step version 27.4)

Documentation still states there should be an "authorities" folder

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[LaudixGit]

Using step v 27.4 on my new windows 11 laptop is successful

"step_windows_0.27.4_amd64\step_0.27.4\bin\step.exe" ca init --deployment-type standalone --name "cntx03" --dns "localhost" --address "127.0.0.1:443" --provisioner "MyProv" --context "cntx03"

[hslatman]

Hey @LaudixGit, thank you for reporting the issue. I found out what's going on. The CLI relies on our certificates repo, which is still using our old version of cli-utils. This results in a state mismatch between the two, resulting in the context being ignored. I've opened https://github.com/smallstep/certificates/pull/2046 to fix it for certificates, after which I can fix it here.

[hslatman]

https://github.com/smallstep/cli/pull/1301 fixes the issue.