### Terraform Version ```shell 1.0.10 ``` ### Terraform Configuration Files ``` plugin_cache_dir = "C:/Users/a18.kaushik/AppData/Roaming/terraform.d/plugin-cache" ``` ### Debug Output Initializing provider plugins... - terraform.io/builtin/terraform is built in to Terraform - Finding latest version of hashicorp/aws... 2023-03-29T10:22:55.997+0530 [DEBUG] Service discovery for registry.terraform.io at https://registry.terraform.io/.well-known/terraform.json 2023-03-29T10:22:55.997+0530 [TRACE] HTTP client GET request to https://registry.terraform.io/.well-known/terraform.json 2023-03-29T10:22:57.533+0530 [DEBUG] GET https://registry.terraform.io/v1/providers/hashicorp/aws/versions 2023-03-29T10:22:57.534+0530 [TRACE] HTTP client GET request to https://registry.terraform.io/v1/providers/hashicorp/aws/versions 2023-03-29T10:22:58.963+0530 [TRACE] providercache.fillMetaCache: scanning directory .terraform\providers 2023-03-29T10:22:58.963+0530 [TRACE] getproviders.SearchLocalDirectory: failed to resolve symlinks for .terraform\providers: CreateFile .terraform\providers: The system cannot find the file specified. 2023-03-29T10:22:58.963+0530 [TRACE] providercache.fillMetaCache: error while scanning directory .terraform\providers: cannot search .terraform\providers: CreateFile .terraform\providers: The system cannot find the file specified. 2023-03-29T10:22:58.963+0530 [TRACE] providercache.fillMetaCache: scanning directory C:/Users/a18.kaushik/AppData/Roaming/terraform.d/plugin-cache - Using hashicorp/aws v4.60.0 from the shared cache directory 2023-03-29T10:22:58.965+0530 [TRACE] getproviders.SearchLocalDirectory: found registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws v4.60.0 for windows_amd64 at C:\Users\a18.kaushik\AppData\Roaming\terraform.d\plugin-cache\registry.terraform.io\hashicorp\aws\4.60.0\windows_amd64 2023-03-29T10:22:58.965+0530 [TRACE] providercache.fillMetaCache: including C:\Users\a18.kaushik\AppData\Roaming\terraform.d\plugin-cache\registry.terraform.io\hashicorp\aws\4.60.0\windows_amd64 as a candidate package for registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws 4.60.0 2023-03-29T10:22:58.968+0530 [TRACE] providercache.Dir.LinkFromOtherCache: linking registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws v4.60.0 from existing cache C:/Users/a18.kaushik/AppData/Roaming/terraform.d/plugin-cache/registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws/4.60.0/windows_amd64 to .terraform/providers/registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws/4.60.0/windows_amd64 ╷ │ Error: Failed to install provider from shared cache │ │ Error while importing hashicorp/aws v4.60.0 from the shared cache directory: failed to create directory │ C:\Users\a18.kaushik\Desktop\.terraform\providers\registry.terraform.io\hashicorp\aws\4.60.0\windows_amd64: │ mkdir │ C:\Users\a18.kaushik\Desktop\.terraform\providers\registry.terraform.io\hashicorp\aws\4.60.0\windows_amd64: │ Cannot create a file when that file already exists.. ╵ ### Expected Behavior terraform init execute successfully with cache provider ### Actual Behavior Error: Failed to install provider │ │ Error while installing hashicorp/aws v4.60.0: failed to create directory │ C:\Users\a18.kaushik\Desktop\.terraform\providers\registry.terraform.io\hashicorp\aws\4.60.0\windows_amd64: │ mkdir │ C:\Users\a18.kaushik\Desktop\.terraform\providers\registry.terraform.io\hashicorp\aws\4.60.0\windows_amd64: │ Cannot create a file when that file already exists. ### Steps to Reproduce 1. make terraform.rc file with above configuration file settings 2. create "plugin-cache" folder in "C:\Users\a18.kaushik\AppData\Roaming\terraform.d" 3. run terraform init ### Additional Context followed documentation for provider plugin cache : https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cli/config/config-file#provider-installation ### References _No response_