Publish Over SSH Plugin does not use Remote Directory for Exec function

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Kim Abbott

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Jun 21, 2019, 1:21:24 PM6/21/19

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When setting up the SSH server it is possible to provide a directory location on the remote server (Remote Directory parameter). This parameter is defined as "The base directory for this configuration." yet when an Exec command is performed, it is NOT run in this directory, but at the SSH user's come directory. None of the (?) help or plugin documentation mentions this. I lost a couple of hours trying to decipher why my commands were not being executed thinking it was a cause of my fault.

I love this plugin, but the documentation definitely needs to state that the remote directory is NOT supported for Exec commands (even though exec commands are supported by this plugin configuration) and that you must path to where you want to run your script or execute your command. Why has this been left so obscure? Also, if it is possible to copy files to the Remote Directory, why is it not possible to run exec commands at that directory?

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Jun 21, 2019, 1:26:33 PM6/21/19

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This plugin currently doesn't have a maintainer (I was but no longer have the time). If you are interested in picking it up, check out https://wiki.jenkins.io/display/JENKINS/Adopt+a+Plugin. You already have my go ahead as the former maintainer to get permissions and so forth. FYI, I think this issue addresses your same concern? https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-17052

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Alex

On Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 10:21 AM Kim Abbott <kabb...@gmail.com> wrote:

When setting up the SSH server it is possible to provide a directory location on the remote server (Remote Directory parameter). This parameter is defined as "The base directory for this configuration." yet when an Exec command is performed, it is NOT run in this directory, but at the SSH user's come directory. None of the (?) help or plugin documentation mentions this. I lost a couple of hours trying to decipher why my commands were not being executed thinking it was a cause of my fault.

I love this plugin, but the documentation definitely needs to state that the remote directory is NOT supported for Exec commands (even though exec commands are supported by this plugin configuration) and that you must path to where you want to run your script or execute your command. Why has this been left so obscure? Also, if it is possible to copy files to the Remote Directory, why is it not possible to run exec commands at that directory?

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