sfdx force:org:beta:create doesn't assign aliases

[sanderott]

Summary

sfdx force:org:beta:create does not properly assign the alias it is given via flag.

Steps To Reproduce:

Repository to reproduce: dreamhouse-lwc
(Verified it was reproducible with dreamhouse)

1. Run command sfdx force:org:beta:create -t scratch -a dreamhouseScratchBetaTest -f config/project-scratch-def.json -v DEVHUB-ALIAS -d 1 --wait 60
2. After beta create command finishes, run sfdx force:org:list. The scratch org shows up without the defined alias.

Expected result

Expected the scratch org to get assigned with the alias given, and being able to approach the scratch org using said alias in other sfdx commands.

Actual result

The scratch org is created without alias. No alias shows up in force:org:list, and other commands (force:org:open, force:org:delete, etc.) do not respond to the alias either.
Scratch orgs made with the old force:org:create command with identical flags do get their alias assigned correctly.

System Information

This error is being encountered both on local computer, as well as when running a build using CI tooling for a project.

• Which shell/terminal are you using? (e.g. bash, zsh, powershell 5, powershell 7, cmd.exe, etc.)
  Local computer: bash & cmd
  CI builds: TeamCity using Runner type: 'Command Line'

• If you are using sfdx

  • Run sfdx version --verbose --json

• If you are using sf

  • Run sf version AND sf plugins --core

• Paste the output here

Local Computer:

{
        "cliVersion": "sfdx-cli/7.159.0",
        "architecture": "win32-x64",
        "nodeVersion": "node-v16.15.1",
        "pluginVersions": [
                "@oclif/plugin-autocomplete 0.3.0 (core)",
                "@oclif/plugin-commands 1.3.0 (core)",
                "@oclif/plugin-help 3.3.1 (core)",
                "@oclif/plugin-not-found 1.2.6 (core)",
                "@oclif/plugin-plugins 1.10.11 (core)",
                "@oclif/plugin-update 1.5.0 (core)",
                "@oclif/plugin-warn-if-update-available 1.7.3 (core)",
                "@oclif/plugin-which 1.0.4 (core)",
                "@salesforce/sfdx-plugin-lwc-test 1.0.0 (core)",
                "alias 2.1.0 (core)",
                "apex 1.1.0 (core)",
                "auth 2.2.2 (core)",
                "community 2.0.0 (core)",
                "config 1.4.14 (core)",
                "custom-metadata 2.0.0 (core)",
                "data 2.0.4 (core)",
                "generator 2.0.2 (core)",
                "info 2.0.1 (core)",
                "limits 2.0.1 (core)",
                "org 2.0.2 (core)",
                "salesforce-alm 54.6.2 (core)",
                "schema 2.1.1 (core)",
                "sfdx-cli 7.159.0 (core)",
                "signups 1.2.0 (core)",
                "source 2.0.7 (core)",
                "telemetry 2.0.0 (core)",
                "templates 55.0.0 (core)",
                "trust 2.0.1 (core)",
                "user 2.1.0 (core)"
        ],
        "osVersion": "Windows_NT 10.0.19043"
}

CI builds:

{
	"cliVersion": "sfdx-cli/7.159.0",
	"architecture": "linux-x64",
	"nodeVersion": "node-v16.15.1",
	"pluginVersions": [
		"@oclif/plugin-autocomplete 0.3.0 (core)",
		"@oclif/plugin-commands 1.3.0 (core)",
		"@oclif/plugin-help 3.3.1 (core)",
		"@oclif/plugin-not-found 1.2.6 (core)",
		"@oclif/plugin-plugins 1.10.11 (core)",
		"@oclif/plugin-update 1.5.0 (core)",
		"@oclif/plugin-warn-if-update-available 1.7.3 (core)",
		"@oclif/plugin-which 1.0.4 (core)",
		"@salesforce/sfdx-plugin-lwc-test 1.0.0 (core)",
		"alias 2.1.0 (core)",
		"apex 1.1.0 (core)",
		"auth 2.2.2 (core)",
		"community 2.0.0 (core)",
		"config 1.4.14 (core)",
		"custom-metadata 2.0.0 (core)",
		"data 2.0.4 (core)",
		"generator 2.0.2 (core)",
		"info 2.0.1 (core)",
		"limits 2.0.1 (core)",
		"org 2.0.2 (core)",
		"salesforce-alm 54.6.2 (core)",
		"schema 2.1.1 (core)",
		"sfdx-cli 7.159.0 (core)",
		"signups 1.2.0 (core)",
		"source 2.0.7 (core)",
		"telemetry 2.0.0 (core)",
		"templates 55.0.0 (core)",
		"trust 2.0.1 (core)",
		"user 2.1.0 (core)"
	],
	"osVersion": "Linux 5.4.0-110-generic"
}

Additional information

• Am encountering this error both on local computer, as well as when running builds using CI tooling for a project.

Screenshot of created scratch org lacking an alias:

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[mshanemc]

yep, we just fixed this yesterday (thanks for the report, though!). You can try/confirm by running

sfdx plugin:install org

and then sfdx plugins:uninstall org to get back to your normal CLI setup.

[sanderott]

Can confirm setting aliases works with the newer org plugin, thank you!