Authorize An Org failed because force:auth:web:login is not a sfdx command

[MrFatt]

Summary

When I was following the instruction in this tutorial: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/projects/quickstart-vscode-salesforce/use-vscode-for-salesforce, the Authenticate to Your Playground step failed. And in the output console I saw

Starting SFDX: Authorize an Org

15:23:41.710 sfdx force:auth:web:login --setalias VSCodePlayground --instanceurl https://login.salesforce.com --setdefaultusername
 ›   Warning: force:auth:web:login is not a sfdx command.
Did you mean auth:web:login? [y/n]: 
 ›   Error: Run sfdx help force for a list of available commands.
15:23:47.396 sfdx force:auth:web:login --setalias VSCodePlayground --instanceurl https://login.salesforce.com --setdefaultusername
 ended with exit code 127

I believe it's caused by the new version sfdx cli deprecates the force versions of these commands

Steps To Reproduce:

1. Install the latest sfdx cli
2. Install the Salesforce Extension in VSCode
3. Run SFDX: Authorize an Org in VSCode

Expected result

The org is authorized successfully

Actual result

authorization failed with the error Run sfdx help force for a list of available commands.

Additional information

VS Code Version: Version: 1.51.1

SFDX CLI Version: sfdx-cli/7.83.0-eba9c6a927 darwin-x64 node-v12.18.3

OS and version: v50.13.0

[4388331]

I resolved the same issue with the plugin
Run this in CMD "sfdx plugin:install @salesforce/plugin-auth@1.4.3"

Got solution here forcedotcom/cli#757 (comment)

[KuljitSinghTomar]

Running sfdx update on my mac terminal fixed this issue for me. Thank you @4388331 for the pointer!

[roshani22495]

Thank you @4388331. I was also facing the error while running the command 'Authorize dev hub' . After running command "sfdx plugin:install @salesforce/plugin-auth@1.4.3" on CMD, it worked fine for me.

[CosplayCoder]

I resolved the same issue with the plugin
Run this in CMD "sfdx plugin:install @salesforce/plugin-auth@1.4.3"

Got solution here forcedotcom/cli#757 (comment)

This fixed the issue for me as well! Thanks for sharing!

[JohnnySalesforce]

Thanks @4388331 - worked for me as well!

[smaddox-sf]

as noted above, latest CLI resolved this.

[ElvisPlatini]

Thanks @4388331.
You solved my problem.

[jeansgan]

I resolved the same issue with the plugin
Run this in CMD "sfdx plugin:install @salesforce/plugin-auth@1.4.3"

Got solution here forcedotcom/cli#757 (comment)

Thank you @4388331 ... It works for me :D

[hussain1901]

I resolved the same issue with the plugin
Run this in CMD "sfdx plugin:install @salesforce/plugin-auth@1.4.3"

Got solution here forcedotcom/cli#757 (comment)

Thanks for the solution. It worked for me.

[LineeshNeel]

I had also got the same issue.
First ran "sfdx update" in cmd.

Then ran "sfdx plugin:install @salesforce/plugin-auth@1.4.3"
Got the following warning: " Warning: plugin:install is not a sfdx command".

Gave 'y' for the question "Did you mean plugins:install? [y/n]".
And then it worked.

[srivardhan1607]

Ran "sfdx plugin:install @salesforce/plugin-auth@1.4.3"
Thanks for the solution.

[naheedtn]

I was having the same issue, for me, just "sfdx update" in cmd worked.
Thank you to all who contributed.

[anika-shirolkar]

For me the issue was fixed when I ran "sfdx update". Please note it worked when I used x in sfdx and not c!

[naheedtn]

Yes correct "sfdx update" indeed.

[kimbersHolland]

"sfdx update" worked even in 11/2023 on version 7.209.6

[harshinichowdary1357]

sfdx update worked for me Thank you..!

[zaferaydinosf]

worked for me as well.

[Praneeth-L]

I got this error in Macbook, I tried Bothe the commands
sfdx update
sfdx plugin:install @salesforce/plugin-auth@1.4.3
it did not worked for me
can you tell me If I should set path for 'sfdx cli' in Mac if yes please tell me how

[GulT1]

worked for me too, thank you for the solutions!