Agent checking build queue for executables

Question

I install the remote agent on my computer. But the installation hangs with a message in the logs:

2017-08-15 16:22:22,708 INFO [0-BAM::mycomp::Agent:pool-3-thread-1] [BuildAgentControllerImpl] Agent 5144580 checking build queue for executables...
2017-08-15 16:27:22,911 INFO [0-BAM::mycomp::Agent:pool-3-thread-1] [BuildAgentControllerImpl] Agent 5144580 checking build queue for executables...
2017-08-15 16:32:23,124 INFO [0-BAM::mycomp::Agent:pool-3-thread-1] [BuildAgentControllerImpl] Agent 5144580 checking build queue for executables...
2017-08-15 16:37:23,347 INFO [0-BAM::mycomp::Agent:pool-3-thread-1] [BuildAgentControllerImpl] Agent 5144580 checking build queue for executables...

java version "1.8.0_144"

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harryfeng NA · Answer

I am having the same issue.

Whenever I tried to add a git checkout task, it will stuck at "checking build queue for executables" forever.

Jeyanthan I · Answer

Hi,

This log line is shown when the agent is checking the server for new builds. Your agent is already ready to pick up builds from the queue. If you have the right capability to build a plan, it should just pick from the queue and run it. How did you start the remote agent?

Did you start the remote agent like below?

java -jar atlassian-bamboo-agent-installer-x.x-SNAPSHOT.jar http://bamboo-host-server:8085/agentServer start

This documentation explains what wrapper commands can be used other than start.