[SOLVED] Bash script not outputting nohup.out + Jenkins

Issue

I have a bash script that I am calling from a build step in Jenkins. Within this bash script is a nohup command for calling a different script in the background, such as:

#!/bin/bash
nohup otherScript.sh &

After the build step completes I go to the path where the nohup.out should have been created, but there is nothing there. Any ideas on what is going on?

Solution

You should make sure that the output goes into your build's workspace. This will avoid permission problems with other directories.

nohup otherScript.sh > $WORKSPACE/scriptOutput.txt 2>&1 &

Answered By - gareth_bowles

Answer Checked By - Gilberto Lyons (WPSolving Admin)