# Bugs

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## [Agents become offline if build is stopped during an ssh command exection](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/agents-become-offline-if-build-is-stopped-during-an-ssh-command-exection/7420)

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**Author:** [@ktopaz](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/ktopaz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/agents-become-offline-if-build-is-stopped-during-an-ssh-command-exection/7420 "2024-04-02T04:12:17Z")

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Hi Guys, We sometimes have issues where agents become offline and have to be killed and restarted to come online again. I haven’t run the agents in debug mode yet because the problem was sporadic But I think I’ve iden…

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## [Exception on getting branch name, but only for one specific branch](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/exception-on-getting-branch-name-but-only-for-one-specific-branch/7457)

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**Author:** [@k3tchup](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/k3tchup)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/exception-on-getting-branch-name-but-only-for-one-specific-branch/7457 "2024-02-12T13:01:03Z")

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I have a really strange issue, which was reported by one person, that the build fails. The reason is that Continua fails to get branch name property. I have reset the repository but it does not help. No other persone re…

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## [Git stuck on “Getting changesets"](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/git-stuck-on-getting-changesets/7455)

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**Author:** [@balena](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/balena)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 6:14am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/git-stuck-on-getting-changesets/7455 "2024-02-05T06:14:11Z")

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Yesterday I tried to create a new repository and I succeeded. This new repository fetches the changesets successfully. However, I think something I did broke the “official”. It has been stuck on “Getting changesets” fo…

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## [Octopus Deploy - Expressions not working in Create Release](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/octopus-deploy-expressions-not-working-in-create-release/7449)

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**Author:** [@moonriver](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/moonriver)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/octopus-deploy-expressions-not-working-in-create-release/7449 "2024-01-17T20:41:33Z")

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I have a build created where I’m trying to pass the commit messages as the Release Notes into Octopus Deploy via the “Create Release” event and it doesn’t seem to be evaluating the expressions associated with the build. …

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## [Display issue for long build tags on builds view page](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/display-issue-for-long-build-tags-on-builds-view-page/7439)

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**Author:** [@k3tchup](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/k3tchup)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/display-issue-for-long-build-tags-on-builds-view-page/7439 "2023-12-12T11:40:47Z")

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I noticed one display bug for build tags:

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## [No branches visible after upgrade to newest version](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/no-branches-visible-after-upgrade-to-newest-version/7437)

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**Author:** [@k3tchup](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/k3tchup)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/no-branches-visible-after-upgrade-to-newest-version/7437 "2023-12-12T10:57:03Z")

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Yesterday I installed the newest version ( 1.9.2.1246 ) of Continua. Today, although everything seems working fine, repositories do not show any branch, so we cannot select what to build. It is the same for repositorie…

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## [Upgrade Resulted in Inifinte Redirect to /Install](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/upgrade-resulted-in-inifinte-redirect-to-install/7416)

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**Author:** [@reylocsoft](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/reylocsoft)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/upgrade-resulted-in-inifinte-redirect-to-install/7416 "2023-10-17T23:15:52Z")

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Hello, I’m stuck in a bit of a conundrum currently. I recently upgraded my ContinuaCI instance from v 1.9.2.1140 to 1.9.2.1199. After the upgrade, everything seemed to work out okay. However, after a day or so, my inst…

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## [Agent selection deadlock](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/agent-selection-deadlock/7413)

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**Author:** [@k3tchup](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/k3tchup)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/agent-selection-deadlock/7413 "2023-10-12T09:26:41Z")

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I recently changed CI setup, so that all configurations/stages can be run on every agent. Before tests were run on thinner clients, so there was a context switch. I also have a condition that every configuration keeps o…

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## [Configuration variables not expanded while persisted to global variables from event handlers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/configuration-variables-not-expanded-while-persisted-to-global-variables-from-event-handlers/7414)

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**Author:** [@ktopaz](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/ktopaz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/configuration-variables-not-expanded-while-persisted-to-global-variables-from-event-handlers/7414 "2023-10-12T08:59:48Z")

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Hi Guys, We’ve recently upgraded to 1.9.2.1185 Since then - when a build is persisting a global scope variable using a persist event handler and a variable in the “new value” field - the variable is NOT expanded when t…

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## [Wrong variable display on action log](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/wrong-variable-display-on-action-log/7392)

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**Author:** [@k3tchup](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/k3tchup)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/wrong-variable-display-on-action-log/7392 "2023-09-21T00:13:39Z")

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When using iteration over list, the extracted variable is wrongly presented in action description, although shown correctly in parameters section: Action configuration: Execution:

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## [Continua Sensitive variable value](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/continua-sensitive-variable-value/7404)

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**Author:** [@HAMBSIT](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/HAMBSIT)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/continua-sensitive-variable-value/7404 "2023-09-18T22:31:25Z")

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Hi, hoping for some help with Continua ‘Sensitive’ variable value please. We’re taking a user password in as user input during a continua configuration - and flagging Sensitive as TRUE is masking the value in the logs, …

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## [Start build buttons problem after update](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/start-build-buttons-problem-after-update/7389)

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**Author:** [@k3tchup](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/k3tchup)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 7:42am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/start-build-buttons-problem-after-update/7389 "2023-08-08T07:42:48Z")

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After update from 1.9.2.1123 to 1.9.2.1139 build start buttons are not visible from configuration view, although they are visible on main Continua page (projects view). Seems permissions are OK as users can start builds…

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## [Echoing a variable doesnt work anymore](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/echoing-a-variable-doesnt-work-anymore/7375)

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**Author:** [@sascha.isensee](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sascha.isensee)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/echoing-a-variable-doesnt-work-anymore/7375 "2023-07-06T10:06:36Z")

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Hi There, we use CI Version 1.9.2.1106. In the first Step of our Configuration we start a Commandline which includes a few Variables. Like that: set BuildVersion=%VerProject%.%VerBuild%.0.%VerRevision% echo @@continua\[…

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## [Powershell script path with whitespace fails quietly](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/powershell-script-path-with-whitespace-fails-quietly/7372)

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**Author:** [@k3tchup](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/k3tchup)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2023, 7:15am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/powershell-script-path-with-whitespace-fails-quietly/7372 "2023-06-28T07:15:44Z")

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I just lost some time debugging what was going on with my powershell script, run via Powershell action. I found the problem but I think this could be fixed easily. The problem was that I added, by mistake, space after …

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## [Escaping backslashes in CI output](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/escaping-backslashes-in-ci-output/7354)

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**Author:** [@k3tchup](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/k3tchup)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/escaping-backslashes-in-ci-output/7354 "2023-05-21T23:44:16Z")

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I have problem with outputting network path as log messages and as comments. \\\\serverHostname\\data\\output\\master Outputted to comment or log message look like this → \\serverHostname\\data\\output\\master \\\\serverHostname…

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## [Error Synching Workspace](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/error-synching-workspace/7343)

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**Author:** [@dev.licensing](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/dev.licensing)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/error-synching-workspace/7343 "2023-05-04T22:09:36Z")

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This was reported last year, but we’re still seeing the same issue. Almost 100% of the time. The first stage of a job builds the Delphi DUnit test suite, runs the tests and then imports them via the Import/Evaluate DUni…

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## [Can't edit checkbox select prompt items?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/cant-edit-checkbox-select-prompt-items/7336)

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**Author:** [@ktopaz](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/ktopaz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/cant-edit-checkbox-select-prompt-items/7336 "2023-03-23T21:50:43Z")

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Hi Guys, For some reason we cannot edit any checkbox select items for prompt (existing or new variable) There used to be 2 edit boxes, one for optional values (items that we can check if we want) and one for initial v…

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## [Build stuck at starting stage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/build-stuck-at-starting-stage/7333)

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**Author:** [@k3tchup](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/k3tchup)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/build-stuck-at-starting-stage/7333 "2023-03-02T11:34:21Z")

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One of our build got stuck at starting first stage. I am guessing that the agent had some networking issue for a moment, but is not available, but Continua is stuck and not proceeding. The timeline looks like this: Sta…

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## [Revisited: MS SQL Server, RCSI and Continua database](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/revisited-ms-sql-server-rcsi-and-continua-database/7334)

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**Author:** [@bruce\_at\_ds](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/bruce_at_ds)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/revisited-ms-sql-server-rcsi-and-continua-database/7334 "2023-03-01T23:03:50Z")

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Hi, This is a revisit of a previous issue we had. See this post for reference: https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ms-sql-server-rcsi-and-continua-database/7162 Having installed Continua v1.9.2.1067 only a few days …

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## [Finally clause runs only first action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finally-clause-runs-only-first-action/7306)

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**Author:** [@k3tchup](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/k3tchup)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 8:48am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finally-clause-runs-only-first-action/7306 "2022-12-08T08:48:20Z")

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I have created an if statement which uses “Stop” action “Mark stage as failure”, after that Continua falls into “Finally” action which has 2 actions under it, both are 7zip actions. The problem is that only the first on…

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## [Temporary lack of licences cause queued build to stay forever](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/temporary-lack-of-licences-cause-queued-build-to-stay-forever/7290)

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**Author:** [@k3tchup](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/k3tchup)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 8:17am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/temporary-lack-of-licences-cause-queued-build-to-stay-forever/7290 "2022-10-27T08:17:18Z")

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I recently often encounter licence saturation, which normally works fine (when licence is release build starts). But for the first time I came across an error: “Error selecting agent and licence for stage ‘Clone’: No r…

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## [Variable W/Dropdown select prompt (Label:Value) - initialized with label instead of value when triggered](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/variable-w-dropdown-select-prompt-label-value-initialized-with-label-instead-of-value-when-triggered/7293)

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**Author:** [@ktopaz](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/ktopaz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 11:21am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/variable-w-dropdown-select-prompt-label-value-initialized-with-label-instead-of-value-when-triggered/7293 "2022-10-25T11:21:07Z")

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Hi Guys, Continua 1.9.2.1011 A configuration has a variable with a drop down select prompt - using labels and values. Initial Value is one of the labels. When triggering the build manually with the play button - the …

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## [Strange Continua behaviour](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/strange-continua-behaviour/7283)

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**Author:** [@bruce\_at\_ds](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/bruce_at_ds)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/strange-continua-behaviour/7283 "2022-09-30T03:50:43Z")

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Hi, Installed Continua 1.9.2.1008 earlier this week. Using FinalBuilder 8.0.0.3127, and Visual Studio 17.3.5. When doing a .NET build for a back end service, the FinalBuilder script is running to completion without err…

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## [Agent reconnect issue](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/agent-reconnect-issue/7276)

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**Author:** [@k3tchup](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/k3tchup)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 7:56am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/agent-reconnect-issue/7276 "2022-08-29T07:56:14Z")

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It seems there was some network problem on Friday and agents were not accessible. Agents are now fine, but ContinuaCI is stuck. Builds are trying to reconnect with message: " Agent agent\_name which is executing stage …

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## [Git - Fetching changesets fails](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/git-fetching-changesets-fails/7246)

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**Author:** [@chrisfor](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/chrisfor)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/git-fetching-changesets-fails/7246 "2022-08-08T23:41:22Z")

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Hello, we have lots of these messages in our ContinuaCI Log. Sometimes we end up with a detached head on out git repos and ContinuaCI seems unable to fetch the changesets. In the server logs we find lots of these error …

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## [Underscores break http links in build comments](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/underscores-break-http-links-in-build-comments/7240)

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**Author:** [@ktopaz](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/ktopaz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/underscores-break-http-links-in-build-comments/7240 "2022-06-16T01:58:47Z")

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See attached I’ve tried wrapping the links with a href html tags, but it doesn’t look like this is supported. Thanks!

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## ["Total" count of UnitTestResult is not including nested (InnerResults) results](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/total-count-of-unittestresult-is-not-including-nested-innerresults-results/7228)

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**Author:** [@ktopaz](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/ktopaz)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 10:02am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/total-count-of-unittestresult-is-not-including-nested-innerresults-results/7228 "2022-06-02T10:02:52Z")

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Hi Guys, I’ve noticed that one of our unit test seems to “fail but pass” strangely. After investigating: It looks as if the “Total” count of UnitTestResult - is not taking nested results into account, screenshot: T…

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## [Multiline build status logs](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/multiline-build-status-logs/7217)

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**Author:** [@k3tchup](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/k3tchup)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/multiline-build-status-logs/7217 "2022-05-31T01:04:38Z")

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Is there a possibility for build status message to be multiline ? I mean logging @@continua\[setBuildStatus value=‘my multiline message’\] I tried \\n and \<br\> but it seems it does not work (stops showing at all).

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## ["Build Initialising" times are longer than usual](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/build-initialising-times-are-longer-than-usual/7215)

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**Author:** [@ktopaz](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/ktopaz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/build-initialising-times-are-longer-than-usual/7215 "2022-05-26T06:18:48Z")

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Hi Guys, Our builds used to be in “Build Initialising” state for a few seconds max, before queueing and running. Recently (few days) they are in “Build Initialising” state ~1 minute, which is much longer. Wondering wh…

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## [Server.Banner.RestrictToGroups doesn't restrict to groups](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/server-banner-restricttogroups-doesnt-restrict-to-groups/7225)

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**Author:** [@ktopaz](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/ktopaz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 6:16am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/server-banner-restricttogroups-doesnt-restrict-to-groups/7225 "2022-05-26T06:16:16Z")

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While looking for something else, under server properties I’ve noticed there are some banner related settings, so I’ve played around with them a little because having a banner for messages was something we wanted, so I w…

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