access bamboo password/secret variables inside a shell script task (file not inline)

Question

I'm using a shell script task as part of build process. When I access variables using ${bamboo.my.variable} and ${bamboo.my.secret}, it works fine for  inline task. However if I use, ${bamboo_my_variable} and ${bamboo_my_secret} in an external script file, only the first one i.e. normal variable works, but not the secret one.

Is there a way to access secret/password variables inside external script files? Bamboo version 6.1.0

robhit · Answer

That is how the Bamboo is designed to safeguard the sensitive data when it gets into environment variables.

You can see when we select inline the Bamboo creates a temporary script task in which it stores the commands and then execute it one by one.

Ashis Nayak · Answer

Hi Robhit,

Thanks for your input.

My point is if I can access the password variable in the inline script, then why not in an external script file. What's the rational behind this?

robhit · Answer

Hi Ashish,

I don't think it is possible to access the Bamboo password variables value in this fashion because if you see the build logs you will observe that Bamboo has already hashed(***) the value so you cannot access it.

Thanks!