[JENKINS-53387] ssh-add - Text file busy

Random error `Text file busy` when using ssh-agent

 

[Pipeline] {

[Pipeline] withCredentials

[Pipeline] {

[Pipeline] sshagent

[ssh-agent] Using credentials APP_SSH_KEY

[ssh-agent] Looking for ssh-agent implementation...

[ssh-agent] Exec ssh-agent (binary ssh-agent on a remote machine)

$ ssh-agent

SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-QWEfM28796/agent.28796

SSH_AGENT_PID=28800

$ ssh-add /jenkins/workspace/myjob@​tmp/private_key_1395343975081553490.key

Identity added: /jenkins/workspace/myjob@​tmp/private_key_1395343975081553490.key (/jenkins/workspace/myjob@​tmp/private_key_1395343975081553490.key)

$ ssh-add /jenkins/workspace/myjob@​tmp/private_key_503513565487944952.key

ssh_askpass: exec(/jenkins/workspace/myjob@​tmp/askpass_1445148365080710750.sh): Text file busy [Pipeline] // sshagent [Pipeline] }

[Pipeline] // withCredentials

[Pipeline] }

[Pipeline] // timestamps

[Pipeline] }

[Pipeline] // node

[Pipeline] End of Pipeline

ERROR: Failed to run ssh-add

Finished: FAILURE

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Originally reported by phgr100x, imported from: ssh-add - Text file busy

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): ssh-agent-plugin
  
• label(s): plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 3
  
• imported: 20260604-211335
  

Raw content of original issue

Random error `Text file busy` when using ssh-agent


 



[Pipeline] {

[Pipeline] withCredentials

[Pipeline] {

[Pipeline] sshagent

[ssh-agent] Using credentials APP_SSH_KEY

[ssh-agent] Looking for ssh-agent implementation...

[ssh-agent] Exec ssh-agent (binary ssh-agent on a remote machine)

$ ssh-agent

SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-QWEfM28796/agent.28796

SSH_AGENT_PID=28800

$ ssh-add /jenkins/workspace/myjob@tmp/private_key_1395343975081553490.key

Identity added: /jenkins/workspace/myjob@tmp/private_key_1395343975081553490.key (/jenkins/workspace/myjob@tmp/private_key_1395343975081553490.key)

$ ssh-add /jenkins/workspace/myjob@tmp/private_key_503513565487944952.key

ssh_askpass: exec(/jenkins/workspace/myjob@tmp/askpass_1445148365080710750.sh): Text file busy [Pipeline] // sshagent [Pipeline] }

[Pipeline] // withCredentials

[Pipeline] }

[Pipeline] // timestamps

[Pipeline] }

[Pipeline] // node

[Pipeline] End of Pipeline

ERROR: Failed to run ssh-add






 Finished: FAILURE

environment

```
Jenkins 2.121.3

ss-agent-plugin 1.15
```