GITHUB_ENV: No such file or directory

Describe the bug I am trying to set environment variable using $GITHUB_ENV, and it results in “no such file” error.

To Reproduce

      - name: Set env to prod
        if: github.base_ref == 'master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
        run: echo "ENV_NAME=prod" >> $GITHUB_ENV

Expected behavior It should set environment variable.

Runner Version and Platform

Version of your runner? Current runner version: ‘2.283.3’ OS of the machine running the runner? OSX/Windows/Linux/… Linux

What’s not working?

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Job Log Output

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Runner and Worker’s Diagnostic Logs

[2021-10-28 14:51:22Z INFO ScriptHandler] Which: 'bash'
[2021-10-28 14:51:22Z INFO ScriptHandler] Location: '/usr/bin/bash'
[2021-10-28 14:51:22Z INFO ProcessInvokerWrapper] Starting process:
[2021-10-28 14:51:22Z INFO ProcessInvokerWrapper]   File name: '/usr/bin/bash'
[2021-10-28 14:51:22Z INFO ProcessInvokerWrapper]   Arguments: '-e /home/ubuntu/actions-runner/_work/_temp/8832112a-0fc7-446f-a56d-a23f73497356.sh'
[2021-10-28 14:51:22Z INFO ProcessInvokerWrapper]   Working directory: '/home/ubuntu/actions-runner/_work/myproject/myproject/terraform'
[2021-10-28 14:51:22Z INFO ProcessInvokerWrapper]   Require exit code zero: 'False'
[2021-10-28 14:51:22Z INFO ProcessInvokerWrapper]   Encoding web name:  ; code page: ''
[2021-10-28 14:51:22Z INFO ProcessInvokerWrapper]   Force kill process on cancellation: 'False'
[2021-10-28 14:51:22Z INFO ProcessInvokerWrapper]   Redirected STDIN: 'False'
[2021-10-28 14:51:22Z INFO ProcessInvokerWrapper]   Persist current code page: 'False'
[2021-10-28 14:51:22Z INFO ProcessInvokerWrapper]   Keep redirected STDIN open: 'False'
[2021-10-28 14:51:22Z INFO ProcessInvokerWrapper]   High priority process: 'False'
[2021-10-28 14:51:22Z ERR  StepsRunner] Caught exception from step: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (2): No such file or directory
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.ForkAndExecProcess(String filename, String[] argv, String[] envp, String cwd, Boolean redirectStdin, Boolean redirectStdout, Boolean redirectStderr, Boolean setCredentials, UInt32 userId, UInt32 groupId, U

[SaileshBellamkonda]

@niqo01 , I think the issue might be related to working-directory specified in defaults.run

I was able to reproduce the issue that you are facing https://github.com/SaileshBellamkonda/test-actions-runner/runs/4815449951?check_suite_focus=true and https://github.com/SaileshBellamkonda/test-actions-runner/runs/4815496415?check_suite_focus=true

it got resolved after making sure the working-directory exists https://github.com/SaileshBellamkonda/test-actions-runner/runs/4815527862?check_suite_focus=true and https://github.com/SaileshBellamkonda/test-actions-runner/runs/4815642613?check_suite_focus=true

[nikola-jokic]

Hi everyone,

I tried to reproduce this issue and @SaileshBellamkonda is right. This issue does not relate to the GITHUB_ENV environment variable, but the workdir that does not exist. While reproducing, I am getting an error message saying: Error: An error occurred trying to start process '/usr/bin/bash' with working directory '/home/runner/work/step-order/step-order/test'. No such file or directory.

I will close this issue now since it does not relate to the GITHUB_ENV variable itself. Please, make sure that your directories are set correctly. If you feel like it is not related to the directory that does not exist, feel free to re-open it and please, provide an example repository or a workflow file so we can investigate further.