[JENKINS-54892] java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_171\bin\java.exe

After upgrading to New Jenkins version 2.138.3, Jenkins job is failed due to 

java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_171\bin\java.exe

at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.translateToIOException(WindowsException.java:83)

at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.rethrowAsIOException(WindowsException.java:97)

at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.rethrowAsIOException(WindowsException.java:102)

at sun.nio.fs.WindowsFileSystemProvider.implDelete(WindowsFileSystemProvider.java:269)

at sun.nio.fs.AbstractFileSystemProvider.deleteIfExists(AbstractFileSystemProvider.java:108)

at java.nio.file.Files.deleteIfExists(Files.java:1165)

at hudson.Util.tryOnceDeleteFile(Util.java:316)

at hudson.Util.deleteFile(Util.java:272)

Caused: java.io.IOException: Unable to delete 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_171\bin\java.exe'. Tried 3 times (of a maximum of 3) waiting 0.1 sec between attempts.

at hudson.Util.deleteFile(Util.java:277)

at hudson.FilePath.deleteRecursive(FilePath.java:1304)

at hudson.FilePath.deleteContentsRecursive(FilePath.java:1313)

at hudson.FilePath.deleteRecursive(FilePath.java:1295)

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Originally reported by saftron, imported from: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_171\bin\java.exe

• assignee: fbelzunc
  
• status: Open
  
• priority: Blocker
  
• component(s): active-directory-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 1
  
• watchers: 0
  
• imported: 2025-12-07
  

Raw content of original issue

After upgrading to New Jenkins version 2.138.3, Jenkins job is failed due to 


java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_171\bin\java.exe

 at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.translateToIOException(WindowsException.java:83)

 at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.rethrowAsIOException(WindowsException.java:97)

 at sun.nio.fs.WindowsException.rethrowAsIOException(WindowsException.java:102)

 at sun.nio.fs.WindowsFileSystemProvider.implDelete(WindowsFileSystemProvider.java:269)

 at sun.nio.fs.AbstractFileSystemProvider.deleteIfExists(AbstractFileSystemProvider.java:108)

 at java.nio.file.Files.deleteIfExists(Files.java:1165)

 at hudson.Util.tryOnceDeleteFile(Util.java:316)

 at hudson.Util.deleteFile(Util.java:272)

Caused: java.io.IOException: Unable to delete 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_171\bin\java.exe'. Tried 3 times (of a maximum of 3) waiting 0.1 sec between attempts.

 at hudson.Util.deleteFile(Util.java:277)

 at hudson.FilePath.deleteRecursive(FilePath.java:1304)

 at hudson.FilePath.deleteContentsRecursive(FilePath.java:1313)

 at hudson.FilePath.deleteRecursive(FilePath.java:1295)

• environment: localhost:8080//

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Start with the active-directory-plugin context and trace the reported Windows failure through hudson.Util.deleteFile and hudson.FilePath.deleteRecursive. Reproduce the Jenkins 2.138.3 job failure if possible and determine why java.exe cannot be deleted; done means the job completes without this AccessDeniedException.

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