Issue

A SSH connected agent does not have the same PATH when connecting as that user via remote desktop

**PATH for jenkins user when connected via remote desktop**
![remoteDesktopPath.png](../images/remoteDesktopPath.png)

**PATH for jenkins agent when ssh agent is launched from CloudBees Jenkins UI**
![sshAgentPathNoPermitEnvironment.png](../images/sshAgentPathNoPermitEnvironment.png)

Environment

CloudBees Jenkins

Jenkins

Resolution

The reason for the difference in the PATH environment variable is due to the remote desktop connection
using an interactive shell, while the jenkins agent is using a non-interactive shell.

In order to resolve this issue, please do the following:

1.  Make a note of the `echo $PATH` output when connected to the slave agent machine via remote desktop
    as shown in the **PATH for jenkins user when connected via remote desktop** screen shot above or
    from any connection that uses an interactive shell.

2.  You will need to edit the `etc/ssh/sshd_config` file to enable and `PermitUserEnvironment` to **yes**
    on the slave agent machine.  Please see the example in the screen shot below:

    ![sshdConfigPermitEnvironment](../images/sshdConfigPermitEnvironment.png)

3.  Next you will need to create a `.ssh` directory for the user that the Jenkins connects as to launch the
    ssh agent if it does not already exist.  Then create an `environment` file in the `.ssh` directory.  The
    `environment` file will contain an entry for PATH and its value (taken from step 1).  Please note that the
    syntax for the `environment` file is Variable=Value and any additional environment variables can be added
    on a separate line in this manner.  In the example below the jenkins user is used:

    ![jenkinsUser.sshDirectory](../images/jenkinsUser.sshDirectory.png)

4.  Restart the `sshd` service for the change in `step 2` to be picked up.  Stop the agent from the Jenkins
    UI if it is currently connected and relaunch it.  The PATH environment variable will now match the
    output shown in the the **PATH for jenkins user when connected via remote desktop** screen shot above.

    ![jenkinsAgentWithMatchingPath](../images/jenkinsAgentWithMatchingPath.png)