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This component is deprecated. Use the Script Pushdown component for all future Bash scripts. Existing pipelines using the Bash Pushdown component will still work, but we recommend replacing it with Script Pushdown.
Bash Pushdown is an orchestration component that enables you to use SSH connections to run your Bash scripts in your own instances. Any output from your Bash scripts is displayed in task messages. If you cancel a pipeline task while a Bash script is running, then the script terminates. Any command line tools or credentials that you wish to use must be installed and set up on the instance you’re using. Refer to the Bash Reference Manual where appropriate.
Bash Pushdown can be used in both Full SaaS and Hybrid SaaS deployment models.

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Cloud credentials

To ensure that cloud credentials access is managed correctly at all times, we always advise that customers limit scopes (permissions) where applicable.

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Properties

Reference material is provided below for the Connection, Authentication, and Execution details properties.
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string
required
A human-readable name for the component.

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Connection

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string
required
Your SSH host.
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string
required
Your SSH username.Run echo "$USER" to prompt your shell for your username.
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integer
required
Length of time in milliseconds before the connection will timeout. The default is 3000. The purpose of the timeout is to ensure scripts will never run forever even if they enter an infinite loop or are blocked by an external resource.
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integer
required
Enter your port number. The default is set to port 22.

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Authentication

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drop-down
required
Choose whether to use a basic password or a key pair to authenticate. The default is key pair.
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drop-down
required
Available when Authentication Type is set to Basic Password.Use the drop-down menu to select the corresponding secret definition that denotes the value of your password.Read Secrets and secret definitions to learn how to create a new secret definition.
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drop-down
required
Available when Authentication Type is set to Key Pair.Use the drop-down menu to select the corresponding secret definition that denotes the value of your private key.Read Secrets and secret definitions to learn how to create a new secret definition.
The key/value JSON pattern shown in the warning below (with \n for newlines) is specific to key/value formatted secrets used by this component. Read AWS Secrets Manager for general guidance on storing secrets in AWS.
For AWS users:If you’re storing a multi-line secret in AWS Secrets Manager:
  1. Add your key and value to the Key/value tab of the Secret value section when storing your secret.
  2. Click the Plaintext tab.
  3. Replace any whitespace characters before and after ----- with \n. Do not remove whitespace characters in the BEGIN/END RSA PRIVATE KEY parts.
Example: {"dwh-bash-private-key":"-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\nline1\nline2\nline3\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----"}Alternatively, you can run the following code in your terminal, replacing values where appropriate:
For Azure users:Do not store multi-line secrets via the Azure Key Vault GUI, as newlines may be stripped. Instead, use the Azure CLI depending on your use case. Read Store a multi-line secret in Azure Key Vault to work around this issue.The following CLI command will maintain newlines:
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boolean
required
Choose whether to require a passphrase as part of using key pair authentication. Default is No.
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drop-down
required
Use the drop-down menu to select the corresponding secret definition that denotes the value of your passphrase.Read Secrets and secret definitions to learn how to create a new secret definition.

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Execution details

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boolean
Choose whether to enable variable resolution in the script. When set to Yes, variables can be referenced in the script. Default is No.
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text editor
required
The Bash script to run.All the usual project and pipeline variables are made available in the bash environment and any changes made to such variables will never be visible outside of the current script execution.
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boolean
required
Choose whether to terminate the script if any command fails. Default is Yes.