RegistryPolicies: Error when `Key` or `ValueName` parameters contain bracket "()"

[NicolasBn]

Problem description

When Key or ValueName parameters contain bracket "()", the compilation failed because RegistryPolicies resource doesn't replace bracket in $executionName. And that cause trouble in DependsOn parameter for RefreshRegistryPolicy resource.

For exemple :

RegistryPolicies Test {
	GPupdateInterval = 30
	Values = @(
		@{
			Key = "Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\Feature_Restrict_ActiveXInstall"
			ValueName = '(Reserved)'
			TargetType = 'ComputerConfiguration'
			ValueData = '1'
			ValueType = 'String'
			Ensure = 'Present'
		},
		@{
			Key = "Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\Feature_Restrict_ActiveXInstall"
			ValueName = 'explorer.exe'
			TargetType = 'ComputerConfiguration'
			ValueData = '1'
			ValueType = 'String'
			Ensure = 'Present'
		}
	)

Verbose logs

No verbose log.

DSC configuration

RegistryPolicies Test {
	GPupdateInterval = 30
	Values = @(
		@{
			Key = "Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\Feature_zone_elevation"
			ValueName = '(Reserved)'
			TargetType = 'ComputerConfiguration'
			ValueData = '1'
			ValueType = 'String'
			Ensure = 'Present'
		},
		@{
			Key = "Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\Feature_zone_elevation"
			ValueName = 'explorer.exe'
			TargetType = 'ComputerConfiguration'
			ValueData = '1'
			ValueType = 'String'
			Ensure = 'Present'
		}
	)

Suggested solution

Update the replace regex in the resource:

CommonTasks/source/DSCResources/RegistryPolicies/RegistryPolicies.schema.psm1

Line 56 in c388c27

$executionName = "$($value.Key)\$($value.ValueName)" -replace "[\s\\:*-+/{}```"']", '_'

From :

$executionName = "$($value.Key)\$($value.ValueName)" -replace "[\s\\:*-+/{}```"']", '_'

To

$executionName = "$($value.Key)\$($value.ValueName)" -replace "[\s()\\:*-+/{}```"']", '_'

Operating system the target node is running

OsName               : Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
OsOperatingSystemSKU : 48
OsArchitecture       : 64-bit
WindowsVersion       : 2009
WindowsBuildLabEx    : 19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406
OsLanguage           : fr-FR
OsMuiLanguages       : {fr-FR, en-US}

PowerShell version and build the target node is running

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.19041.1682
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.19041.1682
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

CommonTasks version

0.7.0