sf: command not found on GITLAB CLI Installation through Yaml file

[Shahul9891NL]

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Summary

In the CI Script on GITLAB , Old SFDX CLI Tar file URL stopped working

Steps To Reproduce

OLD CI Script:

Setup SFDX environment variables

• export CLIURL=https://developer.salesforce.com/media/salesforce-cli/sfdx-linux-amd64.tar.xz

• export ROOTDIR=force-app/main/default/

  Install Salesforce CLI

• mkdir sfdx
• wget -qO- $CLIURL | tar xJ -C sfdx --strip-components 1
• "./sfdx/install"
• export PATH=./sfdx/$(pwd):$PATH

  Output CLI version and plug-in information

• sfdx --version
• sfdx plugins --core

New CI Script:

Setup SFDX environment variables

• export CLIURL=https://developer.salesforce.com/media/salesforce-cli/sf/channels/stable/sf-linux-x64.tar.xz

• export ROOTDIR=force-app/main/default/

  Install Salesforce CLI

• mkdir sfdx
• wget -qO- $CLIURL | tar xJ -C sfdx --strip-components 1
• export PATH=./sfdx/$(pwd):$PATH

  Output CLI version and plug-in information

• sf --version

Expected result

It should return the installed version

Actual result

but we are receiving sf command not found, we are not able to proceed to next step as below. System is not recognizing the installation

JWT Auth and force deploy

Adding our complete Script file

# default: tags:

• virtualbox

before_script:

Decrypt server key

• which openssl

• openssl aes-256-cbc -d -md md5 -in JWTFiles/server.key.enc -out JWTFiles/server.key -k $SERVER_KEY_PASSWORD

  Setup SFDX environment variables

• export CLIURL=https://developer.salesforce.com/media/salesforce-cli/sf/channels/stable/sf-linux-x64.tar.xz

• export ROOTDIR=force-app/main/default/

  Install Salesforce CLI

• mkdir sfdx
• wget -qO- $CLIURL | tar xJ -C sfdx --strip-components 1
• export PATH=./sfdx/$(pwd):$PATH

  Output CLI version and plug-in information

• sf --version

stages:

• deploy

deploy: stage: deploy
script:

Setting consumer key and username for the script to run

• echo "Starting Deployment..."

• if [ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" == "INTG" ]; then USERNAME="$SF_USERNAME_INTG"; CONSUMERKEY="$SF_CONSUMER_KEY_INTG"; elif [ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" == "SIT" ]; then USERNAME="$SF_USERNAME_SIT"; CONSUMERKEY="$SF_CONSUMER_KEY_SIT"; elif [ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" == "UAT" ]; then USERNAME="$SF_USERNAME_UAT"; CONSUMERKEY="$SF_CONSUMER_KEY_UAT"; elif [ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" == "master" ]; then USERNAME="$SF_USERNAME_PROD"; CONSUMERKEY="$SF_CONSUMER_KEY_PROD";
  else echo "None of the condition met"; fi

• if [ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" == "master" ]; then CHECKONLY="-c"; SFDC_LOGIN_URL="$SFDC_PRODUCTION_URL"; else SFDC_LOGIN_URL="$SFDC_SANDBOX_URL"; fi

  Authenticate to the target org using the server key

• sfdx auth:jwt:grant --clientid ${CONSUMERKEY} --jwtkeyfile JWTFiles/server.key --username ${USERNAME} --instanceurl ${SFDC_LOGIN_URL}

• if [ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" == "master" ]; then MODULE="-l RunLocalTests"; else MODULE=""; fi

  Deploying metadata to the target org

• sfdx force:source:deploy --targetusername ${USERNAME} -p $ROOTDIR ${MODULE} ${CHECKONLY} rules:

  • if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "INTG" || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "SIT" || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "UAT" when: always

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[Shahul9891NL]

https://developer.salesforce.com/media/salesforce-cli/sf/channels/stable/sf-linux-x64.tar.xz

[cristiand391]

Hey @Shahul9891NL, we deleted that old tarball a few days ago, see: https://github.com/forcedotcom/cli/issues/2460#issuecomment-1714309082

Last time we checked it was pointing to sfdx v7.82.0, which was published almost 3 years ago.

[Shahul9891NL]

Thanks cristian for checking. We are using the latest version, but that is also failing https://developer.salesforce.com/media/salesforce-cli/sf/channels/stable/sf-linux-x64.tar.xz

[cristiand391]

just tested it on a clean docker container and it works:

After reading how you are installing it:

mkdir sfdx
wget -qO- $CLIURL | tar xJ -C sfdx --strip-components 1
export PATH=./sfdx/$(pwd):$PATH

I think it's because you are adding sfdx to your $PATH when that should be sfdx/bin.

If that was working before it may be that the old tarballs was putting the CLI bin in the top-level folder.

[mshanemc]

The instructions are here. They're slightly different for sf

https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_setup.meta/sfdx_setup/sfdx_setup_install_cli.htm#sfdx_setup_install_cli_linux