Trying to store ssh command as variable - 'bad variable name' - jenkins

I'm writing a shell script in Jenkins.
I'm trying to store the output from this ssh command into a variable so I can perform some edits(grep) to the output.
export OUTPUT=$(ssh -q -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ${USER_AND_SERVER} "sudo hab svc status")
I keep getting a "bad variable name" error when I try to run this. I'm not sure if it's the fact I'm passing another variable in the ssh command 'USER_AND_SERVER'.

Try with the below syntax. Assign the variable first without the export, and THEN do the export:
OUTPUT=$(ssh … )
export OUTPUT

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Ansible Tower CLI pass Launch Parameters in one command without prompt

I am trying to launch an ansible-tower cli job through Jenkins. But I don't want a prompt that appears on Ansible Tower. I want to pass those parameters in the same command so that a prompt is not required.
I have tried:
tower-cli job launch --job-template=33 -e "param1" -e "param2"
This is the error I get:
Error: failed to pass some of the extra variables
According to the Ansible Tower-CLI documentation the parameter -e is wrong. You need to use --extra-vars. This differs from ansible-playbook command. So an easy example is
tower-cli job launch --job-template 1 --extra-vars '{"x":"y"}'
Be aware that you write all vars in one argument. The --extra-vars expects JSON or YAML format.
Be also aware, that the given job template MUST be configured to ask for extra-vars. Otherwise the argument is ignored on Ansible Tower side.
Also - not the question but a good advice - if your Jenkins needs to wait for the job result add --monitor to the tower-cli command. Then the cli waits for the response code and the stage could "fail" if there is a problem.

use of inverted commas (" ") in sh command in jenkins file

Hi i am using scp command in jenkinsfile via sh ' '.
My command is:
sh 'sshpass -p "my-password" scp /home/jenkinshome.........'
but it fails and in console output i find that inverted commas (" ") from the command is gone.
I am not sure what is happening there. Is there any othe way to pass my password.
The solution that always works for me is I first create password less authentication between 2 servers where I want to scp. Works like a charm. No need to pass password.

Pmrep command not found - jenkins

I am fairly new to Informatica. I am trying to automate deployment of Powercenter code from one environment to another using jenkins.
Script:
node('')
{
def application = 'powercenter'
stage('deploy'){
sshagent(['group']) {
sh """ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no user#123.com 'cd /opt/hub/infapwc/server/bin && pmrep connect -r Repository_Service_L1 -d domain -n username -x password'"""
}
}
}
My job is failing with error: pmrep command not found. Informatica is installed on the linux server i am doing ssh in. This works fine in putty. I am not sure what the issue is. Can anyone please help?
You can use $INFA_HOME/bin to $PATH or you can use absolute path of pmrep file.
pmrep file is available in $INFA_HOME/bin. You can check with infa admin person about path.
That won't work; pmrep uses a couple of libraries which are located in the .../server/bin directory as well.
In order to make this work, please add the .../server/bin directory of the PowerCenter installation path (resp. ...\server\bin on Windows) to the PATH environment variable of the user ID which runs the Jenkins script before trying to invoke pmrep.

How to add to slave's PATH using Slave SetupPlugin?

I have 2 RHEL machines setup in a Master/Slave configuration using Jenkins ver. 1.609.2
The slave is being launched via SSH Slaves Plugin 1.10.
I'm trying to use the Slave Setup Plugin v 1.9 to install the tools that will be necessary for my slave machine to run builds. In particular I am installing sqlplus.
Here is the script that I am running in order to try installing sqlplus:
if command -v sqlplus >/dev/null; then
echo "sqlplus already setup. Nothing to do."
else
#Create directory for sqlplus and unzip it there.
mkdir /jenkins/tools/sqlplus
tar -xvf sqlplussetup/instantclient-basiclite-linux.x64-12.1.0.2.0.tar.gz -C /jenkins/tools/sqlplus || { echo 'unzip failed' ; exit 1; }
tar -xvf sqlplussetup/instantclient-sqlplus-linux.x64-12.1.0.2.0.tar.gz -C /jenkins/tools/sqlplus || { echo 'unzip failed' ; exit 1; }
cd /jenkins/tools/sqlplus/instantclient_12_1
#Create links for the Oracle libs
ln -s libclntsh.so.12.1 libclntsh.so || { echo 'Could not create link' ; exit 1; }
ln -s libocci.so.12.1 libocci.so || { echo 'Could not create link' ; exit 1; }
#Add two lines to .bashrc only if they don't already exist. Export LD_LIBRARY_PATH and add sqlplus to PATH.
grep -q -F 'export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/jenkins/tools/sqlplus/instantclient_12_1:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH' /home/jenkins/.bashrc || echo 'export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/jenkins/tools/sqlplus/instantclient_12_1:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH' >> /home/jenkins/.bashrc
grep -q -F 'export PATH=$PATH:/jenkins/tools/sqlplus/instantclient_12_1' /home/jenkins/.bashrc || echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/jenkins/tools/sqlplus/instantclient_12_1' >> /home/jenkins/.bashrc
#Export variables so they can be used right away
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/jenkins/tools/sqlplus/instantclient_12_1:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export PATH=$PATH:/jenkins/tools/sqlplus/instantclient_12_1
echo "sqlplus has been setup."
fi
This script runs successfully and everything appears to work until I try to run a build and execute the sqlplus command. The build fails because sqlplus is not a recognized command.
My main question is this:
What is the proper way to automatically add an environment variable when launching a slave?
Please note I am looking for an automated way of doing this. I don't want to go into the configuration screen for my slave, tick a checkbox and specify an environment variable. That is counter-productive to what I am trying to achieve which is a slave that is immediately usable for builds once connected.
I pretty much understand why my script doesn't work. When Jenkins is launching the slave it first makes an SSH connection and then it runs my setup script using the command
/bin/sh -xe /jenkins/tmp/hudson8035138410767957141.sh
Where the contents of hudson8035138410767957141.sh is my script from above. So obviously, the export isn't going to work. I was hoping adding the exports to the .bashrc file would get around this but it does not work. I think this is because this script is executed after the ssh connection is established and therefore the .bashrc has already been read.
Problem is I can't figure out any way to work around this limitation.
Bash does not read any of its startup files (.bashrc, .profile etc) for non-interative shells that don't have the --login option set explicitly -- that's why the exports don't work.
So, solution "A" is to keep the bashrc magic that you suggest above, and to add the --login option by changing the first line in your build step to
#!/bin/bash --login
<your script here>
The explicit shebang at on the first line will also prevent excessive debug output that you get from the default's -x option (see your console snippet above).
Alternative solution "B" uses the fact that bash will source any script whose name is given in $BASH_ENV (if that variable is defined and the file exists). Define that variable globally in your slave properties (e.g., set to /jenkins/tools/setup.sh) and add exports as needed during slave setup. Every bash shell build step will read the settings then.
With solution "B" you don't need to use the --login option and you don't have to mess up the .bashrc. However, the "BASH_ENV" feature is only active when bash runs in "bash mode". As Jenkins starts the shell via sh, bash tries to emulate historic sh, which does not have that feature. So, also for B, you need a shebang:
#!/bin/bash
<your script here>
But that you'd need anyway to get rid of the tracing output that's usually too much in production setups.

PBSPro qsub output error file directed to path with jobid in name

I'm using PBSPro and am trying to use qsub command line to submit a job but can't seem to get the output and error files to be named how I want them. Currently using:
qsub -N ${subjobname_short} \
-o ${path}.o{$PBS_JOBID} -e ${path}.e${PBS_JOBID}
... submission_script.sc
Where $path=fulljobname (i.e. more than 15 characters)
I'm aware that $PBS_JOBID won't be set until after the job is submitted...
Any ideas?
Thanks
The solution I came up with was following the qsub command with a qalter command like so:
jobid=$(qsub -N ${subjobname_short} submission_script.sc)
qalter -o ${path}.o{$jobid} -e ${path}.e${jobid} ${jobid}
This way, PBS Pro does not need to resolve the variables, as it failed to do so in our install (this may be a configuration issue)
If you want the ${PBS_JOBID} to be resolved by PBSPro, you need to escape it on the command line:
qsub -o \$PBS_JOBID
Otherwise, bash will attempt to resolve $PBS_JOBID before it gets to the qsub command. I don't know if $subjobname_short and $path are actual environment variables or ones you want pbs to resolve, but if you want pbs to resolve them you'll also need to escape these ones or place it inside the job script.
NOTE: I also notice that your -o argument says {$PBS_JOBID} and I'm pretty sure you want ${PBS_JOBID}. I don't know if that's a typo in the question or what you tried to pass to qsub.

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