Azure-pipelines-tasks: Performing Windows Machine File Copy using user with '$' character fails with "The user context supplied is invalid."

[jsblock78]

Copying failed for resource : {fqdnofhost}
Failed to connect to the path \{fqdnofhost} with the user domain\$build for copying.
The user context supplied is invalid.
More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3775.

If I use another account with the same permissions, but no '$' the task completes successfully.

[arjgupta]

Hi @jsblock78 , in "domain$build", is "build" a variable that you are specifying? If yes, the correct way to use it would be to use it like so "domain$(build)" . If you mean something else, then please share the full debug logs with us at [email protected] . You can generate the full debug logs by setting the system.debug variable to true in the variables tab.

[jsblock78]

I guess our IT has a policy that service accounts should start with a dollar sign. The username itself has a $ symbol in it. The paste above seemed to drop the backslash.

For example: mydomain\$thisuser

The username is $thisuser for domain mydomain.

2017-05-12T21:49:30.6240197Z Executing the powershell script: C:VSAgent\tasks\WindowsMachineFileCopy\1.0.23\WindowsMachineFileCopy.ps1

2017-05-12T21:49:32.6838963Z ##[debug]Entering script WindowsMachineFileCopy.ps1

2017-05-12T21:49:32.6838963Z ##[debug]environmentName = reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net:5986

2017-05-12T21:49:32.6838963Z ##[debug]adminUserName = auth\$tfsbuild001

2017-05-12T21:49:32.6838963Z ##[debug]resourceFilteringMethod = machineNames

2017-05-12T21:49:32.6838963Z ##[debug]machineNames =

2017-05-12T21:49:32.6838963Z ##[debug]sourcePath = \regagent1.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.netVSBits\FmsBvtGatedMain\FmsBvtGatedMain_20170512.12\Testing

2017-05-12T21:49:32.6838963Z ##[debug]targetPath = C:VSTests

2017-05-12T21:49:32.6838963Z ##[debug]additionalArguments =

2017-05-12T21:49:32.6838963Z ##[debug]copyFilesInParallel = true

2017-05-12T21:49:32.6838963Z ##[debug]cleanTargetBeforeCopy = true

2017-05-12T21:49:32.8020016Z ##[debug]Loading module from path 'C:VSAgent\agent\worker\Modules\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.DistributedTask.Task.Common\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.DistributedTask.Task.Common.dll'.

2017-05-12T21:49:32.8332478Z ##[debug]Importing cmdlet 'Complete-Task'.

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2017-05-12T21:49:32.8644988Z ##[debug]Loading module from path 'C:VSAgent\agent\worker\Modules\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.DistributedTask.Task.Internal\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.DistributedTask.Task.Internal.dll'.

2017-05-12T21:49:32.8801220Z ##[debug]Importing cmdlet 'Add-BuildAttachment'.

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2017-05-12T21:49:32.8801220Z ##[debug]Loading module from path 'C:VSAgent\agent\worker\Modules\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.DistributedTask.Task.DevTestLabs\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.DistributedTask.Task.DevTestLabs.dll'.

2017-05-12T21:49:32.9582458Z ##[debug]Importing cmdlet 'Get-ExternalIpAddress'.

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2017-05-12T21:49:32.9738703Z ##[debug]Importing cmdlet 'Register-EnvironmentDefinition'.

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2017-05-12T21:49:32.9738703Z ##[debug]Importing cmdlet 'Copy-FilesToRemote'.

2017-05-12T21:49:36.0837879Z ##[debug]Starting Register-Environment cmdlet call for environment : reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net:5986 with filter

2017-05-12T21:49:36.2556592Z ##[debug]Completed Register-Environment cmdlet call for environment : reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net:5986

2017-05-12T21:49:36.2556592Z ##[debug]Starting Get-EnvironmentResources cmdlet call on environment name: reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net:5986

2017-05-12T21:49:36.3025331Z ##[debug]Completed Get-EnvironmentResources cmdlet call for environment name: reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net:5986

2017-05-12T21:49:36.3962814Z ##[debug]Get Resource properties for reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net (ResourceId = 1)

2017-05-12T21:49:36.3962814Z ##[debug] Starting Get-EnvironmentProperty cmdlet call on environment name: reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net:5986 with resource id: 1(Name : reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net) and key: Microsoft-Vslabs-MG-Resource-FQDN

2017-05-12T21:49:36.3962814Z ##[debug] Completed Get-EnvironmentProperty cmdlet call on environment name: reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net:5986 with resource id: 1(Name : reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net) and key: Microsoft-Vslabs-MG-Resource-FQDN

2017-05-12T21:49:36.3962814Z ##[debug] Resource fqdn - reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net

2017-05-12T21:49:36.4275306Z ##[debug] Resource Username - auth\$tfsbuild001

2017-05-12T21:49:36.4744040Z Copy started for - 'reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net'

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2017-05-12T21:50:00.1601471Z ##[error]System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException: Copying failed for resource : reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1601471Z ##[error] Failed to connect to the path \reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net with the user auth\$tfsbuild001 for copying.

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1601471Z ##[error] The user context supplied is invalid.

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1601471Z ##[error] More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3775.

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1757691Z ##[error]

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1757691Z ##[error] ---> System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException: Copying failed for resource : reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1757691Z ##[error] Failed to connect to the path \reg3a-test.fpe.boi.rd.renamed.net with the user auth\$tfsbuild001 for copying.

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1757691Z ##[error] The user context supplied is invalid.

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1757691Z ##[error] More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3775.

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1757691Z ##[error]

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1757691Z ##[error] --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1757691Z ##[error] at System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.PipelineBase.Invoke(IEnumerable input)

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1757691Z ##[error] at System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.Worker.ConstructPipelineAndDoWork(Runspace rs, Boolean performSyncInvoke)

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1757691Z ##[error] at System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.Worker.CreateRunspaceIfNeededAndDoWork(Runspace rsToUse, Boolean isSync)

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1757691Z ##[error] at System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.CoreInvokeHelperTInput,TOutput

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1757691Z ##[error] at System.Management.Automation.PowerShell.CoreInvokeTInput,TOutput

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1757691Z ##[error] at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.DistributedTask.Handlers.PowerShellHandler.Execute(ITaskContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

2017-05-12T21:50:00.1757691Z ##[error] at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.DistributedTask.Worker.JobRunner.RunTask(ITaskContext context, TaskWrapper task, CancellationTokenSource tokenSource)

[arjgupta]

Hi @jsblock78 , we found this to be a bug in the task. We will discuss with our pm team to take this up as an enhancement

[Ajay-MS]

This issue has been fixed is master branch

PR - https://github.com/Microsoft/vsts-tasks/pull/5637

It will get deployed with next release deployment