I have a batch file I'm executing on Windows 10 through the "Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment"
powershell Mount-DiskImage ./%WORKSPACE%/W10-LTSB.iso
The environment variable WORKSPACE has been checked and contains a valid path that exists as does the file W10-LTSB.iso, however when this command is executed it results in:
Mount-DiskImage: The system cannot find the path specified.
At line:1 char:1
+ Mount-DiskImage ./CA20-4002-OperatingSystem-AIMB-216/W10-LTSB.iso
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (MSFT_DiskImage:ROOT/Microsoft/.../MSFT_DiskImage) [Mount-DiskImage], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x80070003,Mount-DiskImage
Everything looks valid and has been checked many times, what does this message mean?
When a path starts with a dot/period ., it refers to the current directory. When a shell session starts, its current directory is configuration dependent.
For example, try running a Powershell session. It should default in c:\Users\<username>. Run a Powershell as admin and it usually defaults in C:\WINDOWS\system32.
When mounting a disk image with a path beginning with a dot
powershell Mount-DiskImage ./%WORKSPACE%/W10-LTSB.iso
will tell Mount-DiskImage to look the file from its current directory's subdir. Should the current directory be unexpected, Powershell's looking the file from wrong a place.
As for a solution, use absolute paths, or make sure the file is located in a path that's available via current directory (whatever it is).