This PR was squashed before being merged into the 2.7 branch (closes#25257).
Discussion
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[link] clear the cache after linking
| Q | A
| ------------- | ---
| Branch? | 2.7
| Bug fix? | yes
| New feature? | no <!-- don't forget to update src/**/CHANGELOG.md files -->
| BC breaks? | no
| Deprecations? | no <!-- don't forget to update UPGRADE-*.md files -->
| Tests pass? | yes
| Fixed tickets | n/a
| License | MIT
| Doc PR | n/a
Clearing the cache after linking prevents fatal errors when a container already exists.
Commits
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05c3c81a20 [link] clear the cache after linking