Java tool installer task is failing with path in the azure devops

Question

java tool installer task failing with following error

##[debug]win: true

Extracting archive to: C:\azp\agent_work_temp\JAVA_HOME_17_X64_OpenJDK17U-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_17.0.2_8_zip

Creating destination folder: C:\azp\agent_work_temp\JAVA_HOME_17_X64_OpenJDK17U-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_17.0.2_8_zip

##[debug]testing directory 'C:\azp\agent_work_temp\JAVA_HOME_17_X64_OpenJDK17U-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_17.0.2_8_zip'

##[debug]testing directory 'C:\azp\agent_work_temp'

##[debug]mkdir 'C:\azp\agent_work_temp\JAVA_HOME_17_X64_OpenJDK17U-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_17.0.2_8_zip'

##[error]ENOENT: no such file or directory, stat 'D:\Java\OpenJDK17U-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_17.0.2_8.zip'

Please suggest

Answer 1

Hi tarun k

You're running into an issue because the JavaToolInstaller task in your pipeline is trying to locate the JDK zip file at a Windows-specific path (D:\Java\...), but the agent running the job is a Windows Docker container, which does not have access to that drive or path.

Could you please try the below steps:

1. From your YAML code, Replace this: jdkFile: 'D:\Java\OpenJDK17U-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_17.0.2_8.zip' on 54th line with jdkFile: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\OpenJDK17U-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_17.0.2_8.zip'
2. Insert the below PowerShell script before the JavaToolInstaller task:

      - powershell: |
          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://example.com/OpenJDK17U-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_17.0.2_8.zip" `
              -OutFile "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\OpenJDK17U-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_17.0.2_8.zip"
        displayName: "Download Java 17 JDK Zip"
        condition: and(eq(variables['OSType'], 'Windows'), eq(parameters.java_version, '17'))
   

3. Use a cloud-hosted JDK binary instead of relying on local disk, update the Windows section of your YAML like this:

      - task: JavaToolInstaller@0
        displayName: 'Install JDK in container agent'
        inputs:
          versionSpec: '17'
          jdkArchitectureOption: 'x64'
          jdkSourceOption: 'AzureStorage'
          azureResourceManagerEndpoint: '<YourServiceConnection>'
          azureStorageAccountName: '<StorageAccount>'
          azureContainerName: '<BlobContainer>'
          azureCommonVirtualPath: 'OpenJDK17U-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_17.0.2_8.zip'
          jdkDestinationDirectory: '$(Agent.ToolsDirectory)/jdk-17'
          cleanDestinationDirectory: false
   

Alternatively, If you're using a Windows container that already has Java installed, you do not need to install the JDK manually.

Instead of JavaToolInstaller@0, simply set the environment variable JAVA_HOME or PATH using the already installed JDK in the container.

1. Remove or skip JavaToolInstaller@0
2. Add the below script to check Java version:

      - powershell: |
          java -version
          echo "JAVA_HOME is set to: $env:JAVA_HOME"
        displayName: "Check existing Java in container"
        condition: eq(variables['OSType'], 'Windows')
   

Additional References:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61124946/how-to-you-use-a-specific-version-of-java-in-azure-devops-agent-without-download

Hope this helps!

Please Let me know if you have any queries.