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Jamf exit code show error exit code 1

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Hi there, 
I am trying to use Swiftdialog prompts for installing application with deferrals

I have the following code which exits out with error code 1 when deployed by jamf , but the same code exit without any issues in vscode

So i basically use this part of the code to exit

log_message() { echo "$(date): $@" } cleanup_and_exit() { # If you have temp folders/files that you want to delete as this script exits, this is the place to add that log_message "${2}" exit "${1}" } Write_To_Config() { log_message "Writing to Plist" $pBuddy -c "Set :CurrentDeferralTime $currentDeferralTime" "$deferralPlist" $pBuddy -c "Set :TotalDeferralTime $TotalDeferralTime" "$deferralPlist" # $pBuddy -c "Set :TotalDeferralTimeEpoch $TotalDeferralTimeEpoch" "$deferralPlist" $pBuddy -c "Set :CurrentDeferralTimeEpoch $deferralDateSeconds" "$deferralPlist" $pBuddy -c "Set :AllowedDeferralTime $AllowedDeferralTime" "$deferralPlist" $pBuddy -c "Add :HumanReadableDeferralDate string $deferralDateReadable" "$deferralPlist" > /dev/null 2>&1 cleanup_and_exit 1 "Set deferral, Exiting." } #####################SCRIPT######################################### verify_config_file check_for_deadline check_for_active_deferral currentDeferralTime=$(prompt_with_deferral) # if the user presses ok i am ready if [[ -z "$currentDeferralTime" ]]; then install_application fi #if the user presses deferral without any option , set it to defer by 1 hour if [[ "$currentDeferralTime" == 0 ]];then echo "Setting deferral value to 1 hour" currentDeferralTime=3600 fi deferralDateSeconds=$((unixEpochTime + currentDeferralTime )) deferralDateReadable=$(date -j -f %s $deferralDateSeconds) if [[ "$($pBuddy -c "Print :TotalDeferralTime" "$deferralPlist")" == 0 ]]; then TotalDeferralTime=$currentDeferralTime else TotalDeferralTime=$(( $( $pBuddy -c "Print :TotalDeferralTime" "$deferralPlist" ) + currentDeferralTime )) fi Write_To_Config

 

First screenshot is the output from VScode
Second and third are from Jamf

I use the exact same code in VScode and JAMF , the script does everything as intended. But i see the exit status as failed in jamf and with error code 1.
Can anyone advise why is this happening and i get failed exit status in Jamf even tho the script work as intended?

    AJPinto
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    • AJPinto
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    • October 24, 2024

    Your script is missing the shebang. You need to have #!/bin/bash (or another interpreter like zsh or python3) as the first line of a script. 

     

    Also try to run the script using terminal, save it somewhere and the command is sudo sh {path to file}.

    A
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    Oh sorry i do use shebang , i only copied portion of script which is relevant to exit , entire script is 250 lines long. 
    I tried executing through terminal it works fine without any failed exit status.
    even pushing through jamf , script works as expected but i just see failed status when i check the log, I am trying to understand why it show failed status and fix that.

    AJPinto
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    • AJPinto
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    • October 24, 2024
    Abhinav_mohan wrote:

    Oh sorry i do use shebang , i only copied portion of script which is relevant to exit , entire script is 250 lines long. 
    I tried executing through terminal it works fine without any failed exit status.
    even pushing through jamf , script works as expected but i just see failed status when i check the log, I am trying to understand why it show failed status and fix that.


    What is the shebang you are using? Jamf can be a bit temperamental with some interpreters, I usually just stick to bash as stuff that works locally with others like zsh sometimes has issues with Jamf.

    Shyamsundar
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    When executing a script in Visual Studio Code, it runs in the user’s space. Conversely, when executing a script via JAMF, it runs in the root space.

    Please verify if any functions require execution in the user’s space. If so, use the appropriate method for execution.

     

    https://scriptingosx.com/2020/08/running-a-command-as-another-user/

    # convenience function to run a command as the current user # usage: # runAsUser command arguments... runAsUser() { if [ "$currentUser" != "loginwindow" ]; then launchctl asuser "$uid" sudo -u "$currentUser" "$@" else echo "no user logged in" # uncomment the exit command # to make the function exit with an error when no user is logged in # exit 1 fi }

     

    acodega
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    • acodega
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    • October 24, 2024

    I don't believe it's related to user space, but that's a good post to bookmark anyway.

    Your Write_To_Config function is simply causing the exit code 1 because of the line

    cleanup_and_exit 1 "Set deferral, Exiting."

    So you'll need to decide when do you need to exit with an error and when do you not, and adjust your use of cleanup_and_exit. 

    howie_isaacks
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    CodeRunner is a great app to use to test your scripts.

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