[JENKINS-56954] After upgrade to 2.164.1 from 2.150.3 injecting from file with absolute path does not work

We use ${TMP}\Jenkins\${BUILD_TAG}_inject.inp to point to a file in the "Inject environment variables" and "Parameters from properties file". Eg the path ${TMP} is absolute.

This has always worked and the "Inject environment variables" still works. But after upgrading to Jenkins 2.164.1 "Parameters from properties file" reports an this error:

[EnvInject] - Injecting environment variables from a build step.

[EnvInject] - Injecting as environment variables the properties file path 'c:/temp/Jenkins/jenkins- Build Installer 1.6-82_inject.inp'

[EnvInject] - Variables injected successfully.

ERROR: Build step failed with exception

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Only a relative path is supported, the given path is absolute: c:/temp/Jenkins/jenkins Build Installer 1.6-82_inject.inp/

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Originally reported by nih, imported from: After upgrade to 2.164.1 from 2.150.3 injecting from file with absolute path does not work

• status: Open
  
• priority: Blocker
  
• component(s): parameterized-trigger-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 1
  
• imported: 2025-12-07
  

Raw content of original issue

We use ${TMP}\Jenkins\${BUILD_TAG}_inject.inp to point to a file in the "Inject environment variables" and "Parameters from properties file". Eg the path ${TMP} is absolute.


This has always worked and the "Inject environment variables" still works. But after upgrading to Jenkins 2.164.1 "Parameters from properties file" reports an this error:

 [EnvInject] - Injecting environment variables from a build step.

 [EnvInject] - Injecting as environment variables the properties file path 'c:/temp/Jenkins/jenkins- Build Installer 1.6-82_inject.inp'

 [EnvInject] - Variables injected successfully.

 ERROR: Build step failed with exception

 java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Only a relative path is supported, the given path is absolute: c:/temp/Jenkins/jenkins Build Installer 1.6-82_inject.inp/

environment

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Jenkins 2.164.1

Google Chrome

Job is run on slave
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