IIS Web App Manage - Error when using double back slash in Physical Path

Required Information

Question, Bug, or Feature?
Type: Bug

Enter Task Name: IIS Web App Manage

Environment

• Server - Azure Pipelines

• Account Name: [e-mail]

• Project Name: tdyapp

• If using Azure Pipelines, provide the account name, team project name, build definition name/build number:

  • Project Name: tdyapp
  • Build Definition Id: 12
  • Build Definition Name: Alpha - Rolling Release
  • Build Number: Release-21

• Agent - Hosted or Private: Private

• Agent Version: 2.168.2

• Agent OS: Windows_NT

• OS of machine running on: Windows 10

Issue Description

Im currently using IIS Web App Manage task to update the IIS Website Physical path. When try to update it to a physical path with a network unc path with double backslashes, i.e:

• \\AzureShare\Website\1.0.0

i get the following error.

However, if i use a rooted drive path (i.e. C:\Website\1.1.0) it works fine.

Task logs

tasklog_4.log

Error logs

2020-05-20T01:21:16.2086575Z ##[error]The parameter is incorrect.

[gaz91au]

@ChrisFulstow, i have added the credentials into cmdkey and its working now, Thank you for your help, much appreciated. 🙂

[eaarora-ms]

@ChrisFulstow Thanks for the help!