Post Run step has started failing with cache path error

[paullewisn]

Description:
All our GH actions have started failing with the same error:

Error: Path Validation Error: Path(s) specified in the action for caching do(es) not exist, hence no cache is being saved.

workflow.yml
on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, synchronize]
jobs:
  title:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with: 
          node-version: '20.x'
          cache: 'yarn'
...

Log for Run actions/setup-node@v4

``` 2s ##[debug]Evaluating condition for step: 'Run actions/setup-node@v4' ##[debug]Evaluating: success() ##[debug]Evaluating success: ##[debug]=> true ##[debug]Result: true ##[debug]Starting: Run actions/setup-node@v4 ##[debug]Register post job cleanup for action: actions/setup-node@v4 ##[debug]Loading inputs ##[debug]Evaluating: (((github.server_url == 'https://github.com') && github.token) || '') ##[debug]Evaluating Or: ##[debug]..Evaluating And: ##[debug]....Evaluating Equal: ##[debug]......Evaluating Index: ##[debug]........Evaluating github: ##[debug]........=> Object ##[debug]........Evaluating String: ##[debug]........=> 'server_url' ##[debug]......=> 'https://github.com' ##[debug]......Evaluating String: ##[debug]......=> 'https://github.com' ##[debug]....=> true ##[debug]....Evaluating Index: ##[debug]......Evaluating github: ##[debug]......=> Object ##[debug]......Evaluating String: ##[debug]......=> 'token' ##[debug]....=> '***' ##[debug]..=> '***' ##[debug]=> '***' ##[debug]Expanded: ((('https://github.com' == 'https://github.com') && '***') || '') ##[debug]Result: '***' ##[debug]Loading env Run actions/setup-node@v4 ##[debug]isExplicit: ##[debug]explicit? false ##[debug]isExplicit: 16.20.2 ##[debug]explicit? true ##[debug]isExplicit: 18.19.0 ##[debug]explicit? true ##[debug]isExplicit: 20.11.0 ##[debug]explicit? true ##[debug]evaluating 3 versions ##[debug]matched: 20.11.0 ##[debug]checking cache: /opt/hostedtoolcache/node/20.11.0/x64 ##[debug]Found tool in cache node 20.11.0 x64 Found in cache @ /opt/hostedtoolcache/node/20.11.0/x64 ::group::Environment details Environment details /usr/local/bin/yarn --version 4.0.2 ##[debug]Consumed yarn version is 4.0.2 (working dir: "") /usr/local/bin/yarn config get cacheFolder /home/runner/.yarn/berry/cache ##[debug]yarn's cache folder "/home/runner/.yarn/berry/cache" configured for the root directory ##[debug]followSymbolicLinks 'true' ##[debug]followSymbolicLinks 'true' ##[debug]implicitDescendants 'true' ##[debug]matchDirectories 'true' ##[debug]omitBrokenSymbolicLinks 'true' ##[debug]Search path '/home/runner/work/frontend/frontend/yarn.lock' ##[debug]/home/runner/work/frontend/frontend/yarn.lock ##[debug]Found 1 files to hash. ##[debug]primary key is node-cache-Linux-yarn-5b2f434a0f9e68c8e636ddfde85c86be7e24f8503de4affd705dc91e5dec466c ##[debug]check if "/home/runner/work/frontend/frontend" has locally managed yarn3 dependencies /usr/local/bin/yarn config get enableGlobalCache true ##[debug]"/home/runner/work/frontend/frontend" dependencies are not managed by yarn 3 locally ##[debug]Resolved Keys: ##[debug]["node-cache-Linux-yarn-5b2f434a0f9e68c8e636ddfde85c86be7e24f8503de4affd705dc91e5dec466c"] ##[debug]Checking zstd --quiet --version ##[debug]1.5.5 ##[debug]zstd version: 1.5.5 ##[debug]Resource Url: https://acghubeus2.actions.githubusercontent.com/pFJuBg4cxObebgpVnNSROKFquMufoN1DnNHMqtBjdzPp8dLP2Z/_apis/artifactcache/cache?keys=node-cache-Linux-yarn-5b2f434a0f9e68c8e636ddfde85c86be7e24f8503de4affd705dc91e5dec466c&version=379c55b6a55fa132d093e1f265a9b34fdf2df216ede493e847733a841fe56fc8 ##[debug]Resource Url: https://acghubeus2.actions.githubusercontent.com/pFJuBg4cxObebgpVnNSROKFquMufoN1DnNHMqtBjdzPp8dLP2Z/_apis/artifactcache/caches?key=node-cache-Linux-yarn-5b2f434a0f9e68c8e636ddfde85c86be7e24f8503de4affd705dc91e5dec466c ##[debug]No matching cache found for cache key 'node-cache-Linux-yarn-5b2f434a0f9e68c8e636ddfde85c86be7e24f8503de4affd705dc91e5dec466c', version '379c55b6a55fa132d093e1f265a9b34fdf2df216ede493e847733a841fe56fc8 and scope refs/pull/511/merge. There exist one or more cache(s) with similar key but they have different version or scope. See more info on cache matching here: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#matching-a-cache-key ##[debug]Other caches with similar key: ##[debug]Cache Key: node-cache-Linux-yarn-5b2f434a0f9e68c8e636ddfde85c86be7e24f8503de4affd705dc91e5dec466c, Cache Version: 379c55b6a55fa132d093e1f265a9b34fdf2df216ede493e847733a841fe56fc8, Cache Scope: refs/pull/510/merge, Cache Created: 2024-02-08T08:45:00.45Z ##[debug]Cache Key: node-cache-Linux-yarn-5b2f434a0f9e68c8e636ddfde85c86be7e24f8503de4affd705dc91e5dec466c, Cache Version: 379c55b6a55fa132d093e1f265a9b34fdf2df216ede493e847733a841fe56fc8, Cache Scope: refs/pull/506/merge, Cache Created: 2024-02-07T17:58:06.2933333Z ##[debug]Cache Key: node-cache-Linux-yarn-5b2f434a0f9e68c8e636ddfde85c86be7e24f8503de4affd705dc91e5dec466c, Cache Version: 379c55b6a55fa132d093e1f265a9b34fdf2df216ede493e847733a841fe56fc8, Cache Scope: refs/pull/437/merge, Cache Created: 2024-02-05T17:35:55.7633333Z ##[debug]Failed to delete archive: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, unlink '' yarn cache is not found ##[add-matcher]/home/runner/work/_actions/actions/setup-node/v4/.github/tsc.json ##[debug]Added matchers: 'tsc'. Problem matchers scan action output for known warning or error strings and report these inline. ##[add-matcher]/home/runner/work/_actions/actions/setup-node/v4/.github/eslint-stylish.json ##[debug]Added matchers: 'eslint-stylish'. Problem matchers scan action output for known warning or error strings and report these inline. ##[add-matcher]/home/runner/work/_actions/actions/setup-node/v4/.github/eslint-compact.json ##[debug]Added matchers: 'eslint-compact'. Problem matchers scan action output for known warning or error strings and report these inline. ##[debug]Node Action run completed with exit code 0 ##[debug]Save intra-action state SETUP_NODE_CACHE_PACKAGE_MANAGER = yarn ##[debug]Save intra-action state CACHE_PATHS = ["/home/runner/.yarn/berry/cache"] ##[debug]Save intra-action state CACHE_KEY = node-cache-Linux-yarn-5b2f434a0f9e68c8e636ddfde85c86be7e24f8503de4affd705dc91e5dec466c ##[debug]Set output node-version = v20.11.0 ##[debug]Set output cache-hit = false ##[debug]Finishing: Run actions/setup-node@v4 ```

Log for Post Run actions/setup-node@v4

``` ##[debug]Evaluating condition for step: 'Post Run actions/setup-node@v4' ##[debug]Evaluating: success() ##[debug]Evaluating success: ##[debug]=> true ##[debug]Result: true ##[debug]Starting: Post Run actions/setup-node@v[4](https://github.com/.../frontend/actions/runs/7828414794/job/21358401855#step:19:4) ##[debug]Loading inputs ##[debug]Evaluating: (((github.server_url == 'https://github.com') && github.token) || '') ##[debug]Evaluating Or: ##[debug]..Evaluating And: ##[debug]....Evaluating Equal: ##[debug]......Evaluating Index: ##[debug]........Evaluating github: ##[debug]........=> Object ##[debug]........Evaluating String: ##[debug]........=> 'server_url' ##[debug]......=> 'https://github.com' ##[debug]......Evaluating String: ##[debug]......=> 'https://github.com' ##[debug]....=> true ##[debug]....Evaluating Index: ##[debug]......Evaluating github: ##[debug]......=> Object ##[debug]......Evaluating String: ##[debug]......=> 'token' ##[debug]....=> '***' ##[debug]..=> '***' ##[debug]=> '***' ##[debug]Expanded: ((('https://github.com' == 'https://github.com') && '***') || '') ##[debug]Result: '***' ##[debug]Loading env Post job cleanup. ##[debug]Checking zstd --quiet --version ##[debug]1.[5](https://github.com/.../frontend/actions/runs/7828414794/job/21358401855#step:19:5).5 ##[debug]zstd version: 1.5.5 ##[debug]implicitDescendants 'false' ##[debug]followSymbolicLinks 'true' ##[debug]implicitDescendants 'false' ##[debug]omitBrokenSymbolicLinks 'true' ##[debug]Search path '/home/runner/.yarn/berry/cache' ##[debug]Cache Paths: ##[debug][] Error: Path Validation Error: Path(s) specified in the action for caching do(es) not exist, hence no cache is being saved. ##[debug]Node Action run completed with exit code 1 ##[debug]Finishing: Post Run actions/setup-node@v4 ```

Action version:
v4

Platform:

• Ubuntu
• macOS
• Windows

Runner type:

• Hosted
• Self-hosted

Tools version:

yarn 4.0.2

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[priya-kinthali]

Hello @paullewisn 👋,
Thank you for reporting the issue!
It seems like you're experiencing a path validation error because the caching action can't find the specified paths. The caching mechanism in GitHub Actions requires the paths for caching to be present beforehand. Running yarn install establishes the node_modules folder and install the packages that your application depends on, based on the yarn.lock file, which the caching action then caches.
Committing yarn.lock and .yarnrc.yml files to your repository is important for ensuring consistent behaviour.
Please ensure to execute yarn install before setting up caching in your workflow as follows:


     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 20
         cache: 'yarn'
     - run: yarn install

Hope this helps! Please let us know incase of any further concerns.

[priya-kinthali]

Hello @paullewisn 👋, just a gentle reminder regarding this issue. If you have any updates or need further assistance, please let us know :)

[paullewisn]

@priya-kinthali Thanks for your reply I will investigate your suggestions now 👍🏼

[priya-kinthali]

Hello @paullewisn 👋,
Hope the workaround provided was helpful. Could you kindly confirm if the issue has been resolved?

[paullewisn]

@priya-kinthali yes it did, thank you for your help 👍

[priya-kinthali]

@paullewisn 👋,
Thank you for your confirmation😊
Closing the issue now as the issue has been resolved, Please reach us out in case of any further concerns:)