[BUG]: 'tr' not recognized as command when both Agent OS and Target VM OS are Windows #21444
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Task name
SSH
Task version
0.259.0
Issue Description
Conditions:
- Agent OS: Windows
- Target VM OS: Windows
runOptions: 'inline'
It appears that the task wants to change line endings if the Agent OS is Windows, but it attempts to do so using tr which I am assuming is a Unix tool not available on Windows Command Prompt.
I believe this is the relevant code.
My initial thought is that this block should be skipped if the target VM is also running Windows.
Environment type (Please select at least one enviroment where you face this issue)
- Self-Hosted
- Microsoft Hosted
- VMSS Pool
- Container
Azure DevOps Server type
dev.azure.com (formerly visualstudio.com)
Azure DevOps Server Version (if applicable)
No response
Operation system
Windows Server 2019
Relevant log output
##[error]'tr' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.Full task logs with system.debug enabled
2025-11-12T18:21:31.1184901Z ##[debug]Evaluating condition for step: 'Run My Script' 2025-11-12T18:21:31.1186307Z ##[debug]Evaluating: SucceededNode() 2025-11-12T18:21:31.1186664Z ##[debug]Evaluating SucceededNode: 2025-11-12T18:21:31.1187465Z ##[debug]=> True 2025-11-12T18:21:31.1187876Z ##[debug]Result: True 2025-11-12T18:21:31.1188873Z ##[section]Starting: Run My Script 2025-11-12T18:21:31.1202003Z ============================================================================== 2025-11-12T18:21:31.1202209Z Task : SSH 2025-11-12T18:21:31.1202307Z Description : Run shell commands or a script on a remote machine using SSH 2025-11-12T18:21:31.1202446Z Version : 0.259.0 2025-11-12T18:21:31.1202557Z Author : Microsoft Corporation 2025-11-12T18:21:31.1202660Z Help : https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/deploy/ssh 2025-11-12T18:21:31.1202812Z ============================================================================== 2025-11-12T18:21:31.1670729Z ##[debug]Using node path: C:\azdo\agent001\externals\node20_1\bin\node.exe 2025-11-12T18:21:31.7993657Z ##[debug]system.debug=True 2025-11-12T18:21:31.7994554Z ##[debug]DistributedTask.Tasks.Node.SkipDebugLogsWhenDebugModeOff=True 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8110206Z ##[debug]agent.TempDirectory=C:\azdo\agent001\_work\_temp 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8135907Z ##[debug]loading inputs and endpoints 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8178637Z ##[debug]loading ENDPOINT_AUTH_11122233-3444-5556-6677-7888999aaabb 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8209113Z ##[debug]loading ENDPOINT_AUTH_PARAMETER_11122233-3444-5556-6677-7888999aaabb_PASSWORD 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8215770Z ##[debug]loading ENDPOINT_AUTH_PARAMETER_11122233-3444-5556-6677-7888999aaabb_USERNAME 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8222862Z ##[debug]loading ENDPOINT_AUTH_PARAMETER_SYSTEMVSSCONNECTION_ACCESSTOKEN 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8229546Z ##[debug]loading ENDPOINT_AUTH_SCHEME_11122233-3444-5556-6677-7888999aaabb 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8236255Z ##[debug]loading ENDPOINT_AUTH_SCHEME_SYSTEMVSSCONNECTION 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8244769Z ##[debug]loading ENDPOINT_AUTH_SYSTEMVSSCONNECTION 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8252991Z ##[debug]loading INPUT_FAILONSTDERR 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8264088Z ##[debug]loading INPUT_INLINE 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8270141Z ##[debug]loading INPUT_INTERACTIVEKEYBOARDAUTHENTICATION 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8277668Z ##[debug]loading INPUT_INTERACTIVESESSION 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8286619Z ##[debug]loading INPUT_READYTIMEOUT 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8293697Z ##[debug]loading INPUT_RUNOPTIONS 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8303460Z ##[debug]loading INPUT_SCRIPTPATH 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8310616Z ##[debug]loading INPUT_SSHENDPOINT 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8320090Z ##[debug]loading SECRET_SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8335308Z ##[debug]loaded 16 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8344015Z ##[debug]Agent.ProxyUrl=undefined 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8346916Z ##[debug]Agent.CAInfo=undefined 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8347530Z ##[debug]Agent.ClientCert=undefined 2025-11-12T18:21:31.8348145Z ##[debug]Agent.SkipCertValidation=undefined 2025-11-12T18:21:31.9997098Z ##[debug]check path : C:\azdo\agent001\_work\_tasks\SSH_91443475-df55-4874-944b-39253b558790\0.259.0\task.json 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0001663Z ##[debug]adding resource file: C:\azdo\agent001\_work\_tasks\SSH_91443475-df55-4874-944b-39253b558790\0.259.0\task.json 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0002357Z ##[debug]system.culture=en-US 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0043352Z ##[debug]sshEndpoint=11122233-3444-5556-6677-7888999aaabb 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0048842Z ##[debug]interactiveKeyboardAuthentication=false 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0056612Z ##[debug]11122233-3444-5556-6677-7888999aaabb auth param username = *** 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0062053Z ##[debug]11122233-3444-5556-6677-7888999aaabb auth param password = *** 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0063276Z ##[debug]11122233-3444-5556-6677-7888999aaabb data host = 10.11.12.13 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0063963Z ##[debug]11122233-3444-5556-6677-7888999aaabb data port = 22 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0069818Z ##[debug]interactiveSession=false 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0076726Z ##[debug]readyTimeout=20000 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0077404Z ##[debug]Using username and password for ssh connection. 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0082453Z ##[debug]runOptions=inline 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0088835Z ##[debug]inline=set SECRET_ENV_VAR01=*** set SECRET_ENV_VAR02=*** powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\temp\my-powershell-script.ps1" 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0089578Z ##[debug]interpreterCommand=undefined 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0090143Z ##[debug]Agent.TempDirectory=C:\azdo\agent001\_work\_temp 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0116454Z ##[debug]failOnStdErr=false 2025-11-12T18:21:32.0152136Z Trying to establish an SSH connection to ***@10.11.12.13:22 2025-11-12T18:21:32.8654933Z Successfully connected. 2025-11-12T18:21:32.8655794Z ##[debug]remoteScriptPath = ./sshscript_79641c2e-6f28-4a32-842e-b48d24de72eb 2025-11-12T18:21:32.8656516Z ##[debug]Copying script to remote machine. 2025-11-12T18:21:34.6094101Z ##[debug]Copied script file to remote machine at: ./sshscript_79641c2e-6f28-4a32-842e-b48d24de72eb 2025-11-12T18:21:34.7156440Z ##[debug]sftpClient: Ignoring error diconnecting: Error: read ECONNRESET 2025-11-12T18:21:34.7167161Z ##[debug]Fixing the line endings in case the file was created in Windows 2025-11-12T18:21:34.7168801Z tr -d '\015' <./sshscript_79641c2e-6f28-4a32-842e-b48d24de72eb> ./sshscript_79641c2e-6f28-4a32-842e-b48d24de72eb._unix 2025-11-12T18:21:34.7169474Z ##[debug]Removing Windows CR LF from ./sshscript_79641c2e-6f28-4a32-842e-b48d24de72eb 2025-11-12T18:21:34.7171326Z ##[debug]command = tr -d '\015' <./sshscript_79641c2e-6f28-4a32-842e-b48d24de72eb> ./sshscript_79641c2e-6f28-4a32-842e-b48d24de72eb._unix 2025-11-12T18:21:34.9355623Z ##[debug]stderr = 'tr' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.2025-11-12T18:21:34.9382603Z ##[error]'tr' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.2025-11-12T18:21:34.9390718Z ##[debug]Processed: ##vso[task.issue type=error;source=CustomerScript;correlationId=d237194d-5f86-407d-a75b-733a2fa9826e;]'tr' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.2025-11-12T18:21:34.9391838Z ##[debug]code = 1, signal = undefined
2025-11-12T18:21:34.9392320Z ##[debug]task result: Failed
2025-11-12T18:21:34.9394203Z ##[error]Command tr -d '\015' <./sshscript_79641c2e-6f28-4a32-842e-b48d24de72eb> ./sshscript_79641c2e-6f28-4a32-842e-b48d24de72eb._unix exited with code 1.
2025-11-12T18:21:34.9395179Z ##[debug]Processed: ##vso[task.issue type=error;source=TaskInternal;correlationId=d237194d-5f86-407d-a75b-733a2fa9826e;]Command tr -d '\015' <./sshscript_79641c2e-6f28-4a32-842e-b48d24de72eb> ./sshscript_79641c2e-6f28-4a32-842e-b48d24de72eb._unix exited with code 1.
2025-11-12T18:21:34.9396803Z ##[debug]Processed: ##vso[task.complete result=Failed;]Command tr -d '\015' <./sshscript_79641c2e-6f28-4a32-842e-b48d24de72eb> ./sshscript_79641c2e-6f28-4a32-842e-b48d24de72eb._unix exited with code 1.
2025-11-12T18:21:34.9397461Z ##[debug]Closing the SSH client connection.
2025-11-12T18:21:35.0613365Z ##[section]Finishing: Run My Script
Repro steps
# AZDO Agent is running Windows
# Target VM is also running Windows
- task: SSH@0
displayName: 'Run My Script'
inputs:
sshEndpoint: '11122233-3444-5556-6677-7888999aaabb'
runOptions: 'inline'
interpreterCommand: ''
inline: |
set SECRET_ENV_VAR01=$(MySecret01)
set SECRET_ENV_VAR02=$(MySecret02)
powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\temp\my-powershell-script.ps1"
failOnStdErr: false