How to set the PATH environment variable in Jenkins configuration on Windows?

Question

When I run my build process on Windows Server 2008, it fails with the error message like

Cannot run program \"foo\": CreateProcess: error=2, The syste

Answer 1

If you want to set it locally for the respective job try this in Build -> Execute batch Command step:

//append more variables separated by ; if required
SET Path=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\Git\bin;

//run your command here
git --version

This approach works for any type of command you wanted to execute. Just add the respective environmental variable to the Path variable locally as shown above.

Answer 2

don't get to confused about %PATH% vs $PATH in the Value field. While %PATH% is the correct syntax for windows nodes, you should use /foo/bar:$PATH to extend PATH on unix nodes

Answer 3

• For adding path for Slave nodes, like home env variable.

• It can be directory done from Slave nide configuration.

• Open the configuration setting for any slave node, add env vaiable information.

• For example for setting HOME just add the name and location of home directory.

Answer 4

It needs to be "Path", not "PATH".

Jenkins treats this special variable in a case-sensitive way, and only "Path" is recognized as being the path variable. "PATH" looks to jenkins like a generic environment variable, even on Windows.

Answer 5

Couldn't get other it to work by the other answers. Ended up setting the variable in my slave node launcher (batch) script:

SET PATH=C:\cygwin64\bin;%PATH%
java -jar agent.jar -jnlpUrl ...

Answer 6

The issue I had was caused not by a wrong Path configuration. %PATH%;D:\path\to\COMPOSER_HOME\vendor\bin is correct.