elastic / elastic/elastic-agent
[Windows Server 2022]: Lot of blank lines on running install command with `--unprivileged`.
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Description
**Kibana version:**
```
VERSION: 9.3.0-SNAPSHOT
BUILD: 93303
COMMIT: 07655a0a20808401ae4531541ed85885b2f61fea
Artifact: https://snapshots.elastic.co/9.3.0-aa28bea9/downloads/beats/elastic-agent/elastic-agent-9.3.0-SNAPSHOT-windows-x86_64.zip
```
**Preconditions:**
1. 9.3.0-SNAPSHOT Kibana cloud environment should be available.
2. Windows Server 2022 should be available.
**Steps to reproduce:**
1. Install & extract the artifact.
2. Run install command in Powershell with `--unprivileged`.
3. Observe lot of blank lines are displayed in CLI.
- Issue is consistently reproducible at our end.
**Expected behavior:**
Blank lines should not be displayed on running install command with `--unprivileged` on Windows Server 2022.
**What's working fine:**
- The same issue is not observed on Windows Server 2025
**Screen Capture:**
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4c874621-4852-4109-8a84-efec4680f7f8
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the Elastic Agent install command with --unprivileged in PowerShell on Windows Server 2022 using the linked 9.3.0-SNAPSHOT artifact, then compare the CLI output with Windows Server 2025. Trace the install command's output path and identify where the extra blank lines are emitted; done means the command produces no unintended blank lines on Windows Server 2022.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100