[BUG]: Agent failed to download tasks / initialize

[IgorFalco]

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Issue Description

This pipeline was working fine yesterday, but now it's crashing while trying to download tasks on the Microsoft agent. It's designed to build iOS and Android apps using React Native.

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)

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Operation system

Windows 11

Relevant log output

Set build variables.
Download all required tasks.
Downloading task: NodeTool (0.235.1)
##[debug]Task 'NodeTool' has been downloaded into '/Users/runner/work/_tasks/NodeTool_31c75bbb-bcdf-4706-8d7c-4da6a1959bc2/0.235.1'.
Downloading task: YarnInstaller (3.0.2003)
##[debug]Task 'YarnInstaller' has been downloaded into '/Users/runner/work/_tasks/YarnInstaller_2ec1147b-5c33-41df-94b5-676758d87c1b/3.0.2003'.
##[warning]Task 'Yarn Tool Installer' version 3 (YarnInstaller@3) is dependent on a Node version (10) that is end-of-life. Contact the extension owner for an updated version of the task. Task maintainers should review Node upgrade guidance: https://aka.ms/node-runner-guidance
Downloading task: CmdLine (2.244.3)
##[debug]Task 'CmdLine' has been downloaded into '/Users/runner/work/_tasks/CmdLine_d9bafed4-0b18-4f58-968d-86655b4d2ce9/2.244.3'.
Downloading task: npmAuthenticate (0.244.1)
##[debug]Task 'npmAuthenticate' has been downloaded into '/Users/runner/work/_tasks/npmAuthenticate_ad884ca2-732e-4b85-b2d3-ed71bcbd2788/0.244.1'.
Downloading task: Bash (3.244.1)
##[debug]Task 'Bash' has been downloaded into '/Users/runner/work/_tasks/Bash_6c731c3c-3c68-459a-a5c9-bde6e6595b5b/3.244.1'.
Downloading task: ios-bundle-version (1.0.0)
##[debug]Task 'ios-bundle-version' has been downloaded into '/Users/runner/work/_tasks/ios-bundle-version_42284b34-be85-4034-890f-8755ad9f6249/1.0.0'.
##[warning]Task 'iOS Bundle Version Numbers' version 1 (ios-bundle-version@1) is dependent on a Node version (6) that is end-of-life. Contact the extension owner for an updated version of the task. Task maintainers should review Node upgrade guidance: https://aka.ms/node-runner-guidance
Downloading task: InstallAppleCertificate (2.238.1)
##[debug]Task 'InstallAppleCertificate' has been downloaded into '/Users/runner/work/_tasks/InstallAppleCertificate_d2eff759-736d-4b7b-8554-7ba0960d49d6/2.238.1'.


##[error]Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
##[debug]System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Agent.Worker.TaskManager.CheckIfTaskNodeRunnerIsDeprecated(IExecutionContext executionContext, TaskStepDefinitionReference task) in /Users/runner/work/1/s/src/Agent.Worker/TaskManager.cs:line 382
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Agent.Worker.TaskManager.DownloadAsync(IExecutionContext executionContext, IEnumerable`1 steps) in /Users/runner/work/1/s/src/Agent.Worker/TaskManager.cs:line 100
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Agent.Worker.JobExtension.InitializeJob(IExecutionContext jobContext, AgentJobRequestMessage message) in /Users/runner/work/1/s/src/Agent.Worker/JobExtension.cs:line 140
Finishing: Initialize job

Full task logs with system.debug enabled

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Repro steps

trigger: none

pool:
  vmImage: ubuntu-latest

resources:
  repositories:
    - repository: templates
      type: git
      name: "repositoryName"
      ref: main

stages:

  - template: build-pipeline-ios-android.yaml@templates
    parameters:
      # All parametres to work
      # This template has all the tasks to build.

[JulianPedro]

Same problem here but in DownloadSecureFile@1 task!!!

[lurbea]

Same problem in InstallSSHKey@0 task!

[diezapata]

same issue here using InstallSSHKey@0 task , seems it´s related with the Advanced Security Build Tasks v 1.1.283 updated yesterday.

[EmanuelOSSouza]

Same problem with DownloadSecureFile@1 task

[phmonte]

This issue was opened, I believe the problem was the latest release of the agent that performs validation.

[willianantunes]

It seems this PR solves it.

[LeaoSomogyi]

Here we use InstallSSHKey@0 task to build our project with git submodule, so we cannot build anything because this issue!

[rodolfourb]

Hello,

I'm encountering a similar issue to what was described. The pipeline was working fine yesterday, but now it’s crashing while trying to download tasks on the Microsoft agent. The error I’m seeing is as follows:

It appears the issue is related to the InstallAppleCertificate (2.238.1) task, as indicated by the error message.

I noticed that @willianantunes mentioned the problem with the DownloadSecureFile task was resolved, but I haven’t found a solution for InstallAppleCertificate.

Any suggestions for resolving the issue with this task?

Thank you!

[phmonte]

@rodolfourb I believe the same solution solves both problems, We are waiting for the team's evaluation.

[mmrazik]

Hi All,
It should be mitigated now by turning off a feature flag. You should not be seeing this with any of the tasks anymore.

[IgorFalco]

It's working!