Hi, you should check that the HOME variable is defined and accessible to the Jenkins process (or to the slave that is executing the task). I remember having the same kind of issue running git clients.
Hope that helps, Vincent 2012/10/31 Burkhard Reffeling <burkhard.reffel...@gmail.com> > Hi all, > > I've got a Jenkins build that runs a Capistrano deploy as a post-build > action. > > Running the Capistrano task as the Jenkins user from the console works > absolutely fine and without a password prompt (I've previously set up SSH > keys on both build and staging server). However, when running the same > script through Jenkins, I suddenly get a password prompt and the build > subsequently fails (no TTY present). > > [workspace] $ /bin/sh -xe /tmp/hudson7321493219694918714.sh >> Performing Post build task... >> Match found for : : True >> Logical operation result is TRUE >> Running script : cap _2.13.4_ deploy >> [workspace] $ /bin/sh -xe /tmp/hudson1545664641721322948.sh >> + cap _2.13.4_ deploy >> * executing `deploy' >> * executing `deploy:update' >> ** transaction: start >> * executing `deploy:update_code' >> triggering before callbacks for `deploy:update_code' >> [32m--> Updating code base with checkout strategy[0m >> executing locally: "git ls-remote >> g...@my.staging-server.com:my_project.git >> master" >> command finished in 1200ms >> * executing "git clone -q g...@my.staging-server.com:my_project.git >> /var/www/staging/my_project/releases/20121029223619 && cd >> /var/www/staging/my_project/releases/20121029223619 && git checkout -q -b >> deploy 1fb11d669a6cb5a714d077162305dfcfaba82f01 && (echo >> 1fb11d669a6cb5a714d077162305dfcfaba82f01 > >> /var/www/staging/my_project/releases/20121029223619/REVISION)" >> servers: ["my.staging-server.com"] >> Password: stty: standard input: Inappropriate ioctl for device >> stty: standard input: Inappropriate ioctl for device >> stty: standard input: Inappropriate ioctl for device >> >> *** [deploy:update_code] rolling back >> * executing "rm -rf >> /var/www/staging/my_project/releases/20121029223619; true" >> servers: ["my.staging-server.com"] >> ** [deploy:update_code] exception while rolling back: >> Capistrano::ConnectionError, connection failed for: >> my.staging-server.com(Net::SSH::AuthenticationFailed: not-specified) >> connection failed for: >> my.staging-server.com(Net::SSH::AuthenticationFailed: not-specified) >> POST BUILD TASK : FAILURE > > > > It looks like Ruby doesn't pick my SSH key up when running through Jenkins > perhaps (`Net::SSH::AuthenticationFailed: not-specified`)? > > > Does anyone have an idea what might be going wrong here? >