AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY is empty and/or not pointing to /opt/hostedtoolcache

[majorvin]

Similar issue as #57
Running echo $AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY in the server shows /opt/hostedtoolscache but when I run this on a build agent hosted internally,$AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY returns _work/tools which is empty.

When running use python version task on ubuntu private agents:

##[debug]Evaluating condition for step: 'UsePythonVersion'
##[debug]Evaluating: SucceededNode()
##[debug]Evaluating SucceededNode:
##[debug]=> True
##[debug]Result: True
##[section]Starting: UsePythonVersion
==============================================================================
Task         : Use Python version
Description  : Use the specified version of Python from the tool cache, optionally adding it to the PATH
Version      : 0.151.1
Author       : Microsoft Corporation
Help         : https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/tool/use-python-version
==============================================================================
##[debug]agent.TempDirectory=~/myagent/_work/_temp
##[debug]loading inputs and endpoints
##[debug]loading INPUT_VERSIONSPEC
##[debug]loading INPUT_ADDTOPATH
##[debug]loading INPUT_ARCHITECTURE
##[debug]loading ENDPOINT_AUTH_SYSTEMVSSCONNECTION
##[debug]loading ENDPOINT_AUTH_SCHEME_SYSTEMVSSCONNECTION
##[debug]loading ENDPOINT_AUTH_PARAMETER_SYSTEMVSSCONNECTION_ACCESSTOKEN
##[debug]loading SECRET_SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN
##[debug]loaded 7
##[debug]Agent.ProxyUrl=undefined
##[debug]Agent.CAInfo=undefined
##[debug]Agent.ClientCert=undefined
##[debug]Agent.SkipCertValidation=undefined
##[debug]Agent.ProxyUrl=undefined
##[debug]Agent.CAInfo=undefined
##[debug]Agent.ClientCert=undefined
##[debug]check path : ~/myagent/_work/_tasks/UsePythonVersion_33c63b11-352b-45a2-ba1b-54cb568a29ca/0.151.1/node_modules/azure-pipelines-tool-lib/lib.json
##[debug]adding resource file: ~/myagent/_work/_tasks/UsePythonVersion_33c63b11-352b-45a2-ba1b-54cb568a29ca/0.151.1/node_modules/azure-pipelines-tool-lib/lib.json
##[debug]system.culture=en-US
##[debug]check path : ~/myagent/_work/_tasks/UsePythonVersion_33c63b11-352b-45a2-ba1b-54cb568a29ca/0.151.1/task.json
##[debug]adding resource file: ~/myagent/_work/_tasks/UsePythonVersion_33c63b11-352b-45a2-ba1b-54cb568a29ca/0.151.1/task.json
##[debug]system.culture=en-US
##[debug]versionSpec=3.6
##[debug]addToPath=true
##[debug]architecture=x64
##[debug]Semantic version spec of 3.6 is 3.6
##[debug]isExplicit: null
##[debug]explicit? false
##[debug]Agent.Version=2.153.2
##[debug]Agent.ToolsDirectory=~/myagent/_work/_tool
##[debug]evaluating 0 versions
##[debug]match not found
##[debug]Agent.Version=2.153.2
##[debug]Agent.ToolsDirectory=~/myagent/_work/_tool
##[debug]Agent.Version=2.153.2
##[debug]Agent.ToolsDirectory=~/myagent/_work/_tool
##[debug]Agent.ToolsDirectory=~/myagent/_work/_tool
##[debug]task result: Failed
##[error]Version spec 3.6 for architecture x64 did not match any version in Agent.ToolsDirectory.
Versions in ~/myagent/_work/_tool:


If this is a Microsoft-hosted agent, check that this image supports side-by-side versions of Python at https://aka.ms/hosted-agent-software.
If this is a self-hosted agent, see how to configure side-by-side```

[damccorm]

Hey @majorvin - we don't prepopulate the tool-cache on your private machine. If you want it to function like the hosted machines you'll need to download your own versions of python.

[stephenmichaelf]

Looks like this was answered, please reopen if you still have an issue or questions. Thanks!