fix: preserve HAB_AUTH_TOKEN through sudo and fix Windows hab PATH#46
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fix: preserve HAB_AUTH_TOKEN through sudo and fix Windows hab PATH#46
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Linux/macOS: `sudo hab pkg install` was dropping the HAB_AUTH_TOKEN environment variable because sudo does not preserve env vars by default. The token was correctly set via `export`, but the hab process running under sudo never received it, resulting in 401 Unauthorized from Builder. Fix: use `sudo -E` to preserve the environment across all three `sudo hab pkg install` invocations (Linux build install, Linux download, macOS download). Windows: hab binary was installed to C:\ProgramData\Habitat but that directory was never added to GITHUB_PATH in the Configure Habitat step, causing subsequent steps to fail with 'hab is not recognized'. Fix: add C:\ProgramData\Habitat to GITHUB_PATH. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Signed-off-by: Nikita Mathur <nikita.mathur@progress.com>
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Problem
Linux/macOS
sudo hab pkg installwas dropping theHAB_AUTH_TOKENenvironment variable becausesudodoes not preserve env vars by default. The token was correctly set viaexport, but the hab process running under sudo never received it, resulting in 401 Unauthorized from Builder.Windows
The hab binary is installed to
C:\ProgramData\Habitatbut that directory was never added toGITHUB_PATHin the Configure Habitat step, causing subsequent steps to fail withhab is not recognized.Fix
sudo hab pkg installinvocations tosudo -E hab pkg installso the environment (includingHAB_AUTH_TOKEN) is preserved across the sudo boundary.C:\ProgramData\HabitattoGITHUB_PATHin the Configure Habitat (Windows) step so thehabbinary is available in subsequent steps.Files Changed
.github/workflows/grype-hab-package-scan.yml