Terraform login fails to create the necessary credentials file on Windows

[pkolyvas]

Terraform Version

Terraform 0.12.23
Microsoft Windows 10 

Debug Output

Token for app.terraform.io:

Retrieved token for user hc-onb-test-1


Error: Failed to save API token

The given host returned an API token, but Terraform failed to save it: cannot
set mode for temporary file
C:\Users\IEUser\AppData\Roaming\terraform.d\credentials.tfrc.json357534147:
chmod
C:\Users\IEUser\AppData\Roaming\terraform.d\credentials.tfrc.json357534147:
not supported by windows.

Expected Behavior

Terraform CLI is able to successfully create the required file in order to authenticate with Terraform Cloud.

Actual Behavior

Terraform failed to create the necessary file needed to store the Terraform Cloud token when using terraform login on a Windows workstation.

Steps to Reproduce

1. terraform login (from Command Prompt or Powershell)
2. Answer with y
3. Follow the on-screen steps to create the user token
4. Paste the token back into Terraform on the CLI

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