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[ci-scan] Build break: PALTests Send job to Helix fails with SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN variable not found #132614
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Build Information
Build: https://dev.azure.com/dnceng-public/public/_build/results?buildId=1561604
Build error leg or test failing: linux-x64 Debug PALTests - Send job to Helix (Unix)
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Error Details
All six Debug PALTests legs (linux-x64, linux-arm64, linux_musl-x64, linux_musl-arm64, osx-x64, osx-arm64) in the runtime-coreclr outerloop pipeline (definition 108) fail identically in the Send job to Helix step. The Helix SDK cannot find SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN, so no work items are dispatched and the build fails before any test runs. The signature reproduces in every sampled build in the scan window, including the follow-up build #1561949.
##[error].packages/microsoft.dotnet.helix.sdk/11.0.0-beta.26411.119/tools/azure-pipelines/AzurePipelines.props(41,5): error : Azure Pipelines SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN variable not found. Either the build is not running in Azure Pipelines, or the current step is not configured correctly. Please configure this step with the System.AccessToken variable, see: (docs.microsoft.com/redacted),batch#systemaccesstoken [/__w/1/s/src/coreclr/scripts/paltests.proj]
Build FAILED.
1 Error(s)
Build failed with exit code 1. Check errors above.
First build it occurred: signature is present across the entire scanned window (builds #1559609 through #1561949); true origin may predate 2026-08-19.
Error Message
{
"ErrorMessage": "Azure Pipelines SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN variable not found. Either the build is not running in Azure Pipelines, or the current step is not configured correctly.",
"ErrorPattern": "",
"BuildRetry": false,
"ExcludeConsoleLog": false
}Agentic workflow metadata (ci-failure-scan)
Workflow artifact: ci-failure-scan
Artifact kind: kbe-verification
Verified match count: 3 hits in failure.log
Filed by ci-failure-scan (detection only). ci-failure-fix walks open [ci-scan] KBEs and either opens a small fix PR or comments here to loop in owners — it never disables the test.
Note
This issue was generated by an AI agent (GitHub Copilot / ci-failure-scan).
Generated by CI Outer-Loop Failure Scanner · opus48 · 391.2 AIC · ⌖ 10.7 AIC · ⊞ 20.7K · ◷
Report
| Build | Repository | Step Name | Console log | Pull Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1566089 | dotnet/runtime | Send job to Helix (Unix) | Log | |
| 1565369 | dotnet/runtime | Send job to Helix (Unix) | Log | |
| 1564675 | dotnet/runtime | Send job to Helix (Unix) | Log | #131866 |
| 1564549 | dotnet/runtime | Send job to Helix (Unix) | Log | |
| 1564131 | dotnet/runtime | Send job to Helix (Unix) | Log | |
| 1564048 | dotnet/runtime | Send job to Helix (Unix) | Log | |
| 1563902 | dotnet/runtime | Send job to Helix (Unix) | Log | |
| 1563824 | dotnet/runtime | Send job to Helix (Unix) | Log | |
| 1563695 | dotnet/runtime | Send job to Helix (Unix) | Log | |
| 1563509 | dotnet/runtime | Send job to Helix (Unix) | Log | |
| 1563323 | dotnet/runtime | Send job to Helix (Unix) | Log | |
| 1562816 | dotnet/runtime | Send job to Helix (Unix) | Log |
Summary
| 24-Hour Hit Count | 7-Day Hit Count | 1-Month Count |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 12 | 12 |
Activity
dotnet-policy-service commentedon Aug 21, 2026
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Enable PAL test result publishing token (#132712)