[BUG]: Azure App Service deploy : TypeError: Cannot read property 'retrieveSecret' of undefined

[corentinvds]

Task name

Azure App Service deploy

Task version

4.223.0

Environment type (Please select at least one enviroment where you face this issue)

• Self-Hosted
• Microsoft Hosted
• VMSS Pool
• Container

Azure DevOps Server type

dev.azure.com (formerly visualstudio.com)

Azure DevOps Server Version (if applicable)

No response

Operation system

Windows

Task log

##[section]Starting: Deploy [REMOVED]
==============================================================================
Task         : Azure App Service deploy
Description  : Deploy to Azure App Service a web, mobile, or API app using Docker, Java, .NET, .NET Core, Node.js, PHP, Python, or Ruby
 Version      : 4.223.0
 Author       : Microsoft Corporation
 Help         : https://aka.ms/azureappservicetroubleshooting
 ==============================================================================
 Got service connection details for Azure App Service:'[REMOVED]'
 [command]C:\[REMOVED]\_work\_tasks\AzureRmWebAppDeployment_497d490f-eea7-4f2b-ab94-48d9c1acdcb1\4.223.0\node_modules\azure-pipelines-tasks-webdeployment-common\7zip\7zip\7z.exe x -oC:\[REMOVED]\_work\_temp\temp_web_package_14232955676860182 C:\[REMOVED].zip

7-Zip [64] 16.00 : Copyright (c) 1999-2016 Igor Pavlov : 2016-05-10

Scanning the drive for archives:
1 file, 156212779 bytes (149 MiB)

Extracting archive: [REMOVED]
--
Path = [REMOVED]
Type = zip
Physical Size = 156212779

Everything is Ok

Folders: 82
Files: 663
Size:       398178722
Compressed: 156212779
##[warning]Resource file haven't been set, can't find loc string for key: VariableSubstitutionInitiated
VariableSubstitutionInitiated C:\[REMOVED]\_work\_temp\temp_web_package_14232955676860182\[REMOVED].dll.config
##[warning]Resource file haven't been set, can't find loc string for key: SubstitutionForXmlNode
SubstitutionForXmlNode appSettings
##[warning]Resource file haven't been set, can't find loc string for key: SkippedUpdatingFile
SkippedUpdatingFile C:\[REMOVED]\_work\_temp\temp_web_package_14232955676860182\[REMOVED].dll.config
##[warning]Resource file haven't been set, can't find loc string for key: VariableSubstitutionInitiated
VariableSubstitutionInitiated C:\[REMOVED]\_work\_temp\temp_web_package_14232955676860182\app.config
##[warning]Resource file haven't been set, can't find loc string for key: SubstitutionForXmlNode
SubstitutionForXmlNode appSettings
##[warning]Resource file haven't been set, can't find loc string for key: SkippedUpdatingFile
SkippedUpdatingFile C:\[REMOVED]\_work\_temp\temp_web_package_14232955676860182\app.config
##[warning]Resource file haven't been set, can't find loc string for key: VariableSubstitutionInitiated
VariableSubstitutionInitiated

[REMOVED]

JSONvariablesubstitutionappliedsuccessfully
JSONvariablesubstitutionappliedsuccessfully
Trying to update App Service Application settings. Data: null
App Service Application settings are already present.
##[error]TypeError: Cannot read property 'retrieveSecret' of undefined
Successfully updated deployment History at [REMOVED]
App Service Application URL: [REMOVED]
##[section]Finishing: Deploy [REMOVED]

Relevant log output

##[warning]Resource file haven't been set, can't find loc string for key: VariableSubstitutionInitiated
...
##[error]TypeError: Cannot read property 'retrieveSecret' of undefined

Aditional info

This is blocking multiple releases. Previous releases releases succeeded without modifications on our side. The last successful release occurs on 2023-05-23 with version 4.221.103.

[freke1981SWE]

I also just started to get this error.

[Ghkuijer]

Yes also the case here. This issue seems related to #16821 where the same kind of issue occurred.

[MatthewSteeples]

We're seeing it here but with a lot less output

2023-05-25T10:43:22.7835477Z ==============================================================================
2023-05-25T10:43:22.7835639Z Task         : Azure App Service deploy
2023-05-25T10:43:22.7835717Z Description  : Deploy to Azure App Service a web, mobile, or API app using Docker, Java, .NET, .NET Core, Node.js, PHP, Python, or Ruby
2023-05-25T10:43:22.7835886Z Version      : 4.223.0
2023-05-25T10:43:22.7835948Z Author       : Microsoft Corporation
2023-05-25T10:43:22.7836023Z Help         : https://aka.ms/azureappservicetroubleshooting
2023-05-25T10:43:22.7836133Z ==============================================================================
2023-05-25T10:43:24.7074211Z Got service connection details for Azure App Service:'xxxx-webjobv3'
2023-05-25T10:43:26.7283711Z Trying to update App Service Application settings. Data: null
2023-05-25T10:43:26.8735492Z App Service Application settings are already present.
2023-05-25T10:43:27.1875104Z ##[error]TypeError: Cannot read property 'retrieveSecret' of undefined
2023-05-25T10:43:28.0687226Z Successfully added release annotation to the Application Insight : xxxx
2023-05-25T10:43:29.1945419Z Successfully updated deployment History at https://xxxx-webjobv3.scm.azurewebsites.net/api/deployments/412361685011408061
2023-05-25T10:43:29.1965532Z App Service Application URL: https://xxxx-webjobv3.azurewebsites.net
2023-05-25T10:43:29.2091180Z ##[section]Finishing: Azure App Service Deploy: xxxx-webjobv3

Our YAML for this task is

          - task: AzureRmWebAppDeployment@4
            displayName: 'Azure App Service Deploy: xxxx-webjobv3'
            inputs:
              azureSubscription: 'Microsoft Azure'
              WebAppName: 'xxxx-webjobv3'
              package: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/Ledgerscope.WebJob.zip'
              enableCustomDeployment: true
              TakeAppOfflineFlag: false
              RemoveAdditionalFilesFlag: true
              ExcludeFilesFromAppDataFlag: false
              RenameFilesFlag: false

v4.221.103 was working fine

[alexchx]

We have been suffering the same error too since 2 hours ago, any advice to fix this?

[Sharparam]

This is preventing deploys for us as well, when using AzureRmWebAppDeployment@4.

[bjorkholm-g]

Seems to be identical to #18364

[kjetilormestadeid]

same issue, ##[warning]Resource file haven't been set, can't find loc string for key: JSONvariableSubstitution ,

[GerardGroenewegen]

same issue here, ##[error]TypeError: Cannot read property 'retrieveSecret' of undefined

[chris-kruining]

we also experience this issue, are deploy pipelines are down atm

[anitaupatil101]

we also experience same issue.

2023-05-25T12:26:17.1730861Z ##[section]Starting: Deploy Azure App Service
2023-05-25T12:26:17.1842823Z ==============================================================================
2023-05-25T12:26:17.1842994Z Task : Azure App Service deploy
2023-05-25T12:26:17.1843080Z Description : Deploy to Azure App Service a web, mobile, or API app using Docker, Java, .NET, .NET Core, Node.js, PHP, Python, or Ruby
2023-05-25T12:26:17.1843218Z Version : 4.223.0
2023-05-25T12:26:17.1843416Z Author : Microsoft Corporation
2023-05-25T12:26:17.1843484Z Help : https://aka.ms/azureappservicetroubleshooting
2023-05-25T12:26:17.1843566Z ==============================================================================
2023-05-25T12:26:18.8239098Z Trying to update App Service Application settings. Data: null
2023-05-25T12:26:19.0091353Z App Service Application settings are already present.
2023-05-25T12:26:19.3011324Z ##[error]TypeError: Cannot read property 'retrieveSecret' of undefined
2023-05-25T12:26:20.4878266Z ##[section]Finishing: Deploy Azure App Service

[XSSammy]

Same issue here ##[error]TypeError: Cannot read property 'retrieveSecret' of undefined

[neisep]

Same issue here

[etheone]

Same issue here using V4 of Azure App Service Deploy. It works if we change the version of the task to V3.

[00specter00]

Same issue here

[LuizOVianna]

Azure Devops. Version 4.223.0. Same error here.

[djspaan]

Seems fixed now!

[LuizOVianna]

In fact, I ran again my job with no changes and worked, @djspaan is right. Seems fixed.

[ghost]

Duplicating with #18361 .