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[Bug]: step ca renew --force incorrectly invokes step-kms-plugin on Debian 12 #1704

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Steps to Reproduce

step ca renew -f
succeeds

step ca renew --force
fails with:
exec: "step-kms-plugin": executable file not found in $PATH

Ubuntu 24.04 with the same step-cli version/build:
both commands succeed

Your Environment

  • OS - Debian 12 (Bookworm)
  • step CLI Version -
    Smallstep CLI/0.30.6 (linux/amd64)
    Release Date: 2026-06-10T20:39:13Z

Expected Behavior

Both flags should behave the same regardless of operating system as documented.

Actual Behavior

On Debian 12 -
step ca renew -f
succeeds

step ca renew --force
fails with:
exec: "step-kms-plugin": executable file not found in $PATH

Ubuntu 24.04 with the same step-cli version/build:
both commands succeed

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