Update releaseVersion

* Temporary fix for macOS runner upgrade crash loop. (#1304)

* Typo fixed (#1289)

* Update error to say 'uninstall' not 'unconfigure' (#1179)

* Update error to say 'uninstall' not 'unconfigure'

* Say uninstall service in *nix config error msgs

Co-authored-by: Ferenc Hammerl <31069338+fhammerl@users.noreply.github.com>

* Allow setting default severity to "notice" (#1213)

* Show More Step Information in composite Actions (#1279)

* Prepare 2.281.1 runner release. (#1305)

Co-authored-by: Daniel Asztalos <asztalosdani@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Nick Fields <50085412+nick-invision@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Ferenc Hammerl <31069338+fhammerl@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Vladimir Panteleev <CyberShadow@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Thomas Boop <52323235+thboop@users.noreply.github.com>

docs/checks/network.md

@@ -2,19 +2,17 @@
 
 ### Common things that can cause the runner to not working properly
 
-- A bug in the runner or the dotnet framework that causes the actions runner to be unable to make Http requests in a certain network environment.
+- Bug in the runner or the dotnet framework that causes actions runner can't make Http request in a certain network environment.
 
-- A Proxy or Firewall may block certain HTTP method, such as blocking all POST and PUT calls which the runner will use to upload logs.
+- Proxy/Firewall block certain HTTP method, like it block all POST and PUT calls which the runner will use to upload logs.
 
-- A Proxy or Firewall may only allows requests with certain user-agent to pass through and the actions runner user-agent is not in the allow list.
+- Proxy/Firewall only allows requests with certain user-agent to pass through and the actions runner user-agent is not in the allow list.
 
-- A Proxy try to decrypt and exam HTTPS traffic for security purpose but cause the actions-runner to fail to finish SSL handshake due to the lack of trusting proxy's CA.
+- Proxy try to decrypt and exam HTTPS traffic for security purpose but cause the actions-runner to fail to finish SSL handshake due to the lack of trusting proxy's CA.
 
-- The SSL handshake may fail if the client and server do not support the same TLS version, or the same cipher suites.
+- Proxy try to modify the HTTPS request (like add or change some http headers) and causes the request become incompatible with the Actions Service (ASP.NetCore), Ex: [Nginx](https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/issues/17081)
 
-- A Proxy may try to modify the HTTPS request (like add or change some http headers) and causes the request become incompatible with the Actions Service (ASP.NetCore), Ex: [Nginx](https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/issues/17081)
+- Firewall rules that block action runner from accessing certain hosts, ex: `*.github.com`, `*.actions.githubusercontent.com`, etc.
-
-- Firewall rules that block action runner from accessing certain hosts, ex: `*.github.com`, `*.actions.githubusercontent.com`, etc
 
 
 ### Identify and solve these problems
@@ -31,31 +29,4 @@ Use a 3rd party tool to make the same requests as the runner did would be a good
 
 If the 3rd party tool is also experiencing the same error as the runner does, then you might want to contact your network administrator for help.
 
-Otherwise, contact GitHub customer support or log an issue at https://github.com/actions/runner
+Otherwise, contact GitHub customer support or log an issue at https://github.com/actions/runner
-
-### Troubleshooting: Why can't I configure a runner?
-
-If you are having trouble connecting, try these steps:
-
-1. Validate you can reach our endpoints from your web browser. If not, double check your local network connection
-    - For hosted Github:
-      - https://api.github.com/
-      - https://vstoken.actions.githubusercontent.com/_apis/health
-      - https://pipelines.actions.githubusercontent.com/_apis/health
-    - For GHES/GHAE
-      - https://myGHES.com/_services/vstoken/_apis/health
-      - https://myGHES.com/_services/pipelines/_apis/health
-      - https://myGHES.com/api/v3
-2. Validate you can reach those endpoints in powershell core
-    - The runner runs on .net core, lets validate the local settings for that stack
-    - Open up `pwsh`
-    - Run the command using the urls above `Invoke-WebRequest {url}`
-3. If not, get a packet trace using a tool like wireshark and start looking at the TLS handshake. 
-    - If you see a Client Hello followed by a Server RST:
-      - You may need to configure your TLS settings to use the correct version
-        - You should support TLS version 1.2 or later
-      - You may need to configure your TLS settings to have up to date cipher suites, this may be solved by system updates and patches.
-      - Your firewall, proxy or network configuration may be blocking the connection
-      - You will want to reach out to whoever is in charge of your network with these pcap files to further troubleshoot
-    - If you see a failure later in the handshake:
-      - Try the fix in the [SSLCert Fix](./sslcert.md)

releaseNote.md

@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
 ## Features
 
-- Support the `--ephemeral` flag (#660)
+- Allow setting default severity to "notice" (#1213)
-  - This optional flag will configure the runner to only take one job, and let the service un-configure the runner after that job finishes.
+- Show More Step Information in composite Actions (#1279)
-  - Expect to see more info in the Github API documentation soon. We'll link to those docs directly as they become generally available!
 
 ## Bugs
 
-- Fix a bug in `script/delete` wherein a repo with multiple runners would be unable to find the correct runner (#1268) (#1269)
+- Temporary fix for macOS runner upgrade crash loop. (#1304)
-- Mitigate a race condition when requesting an OIDC `Id_token` (#1320)
+- Fixed an issue where GHES runners fail to download public docker images (#1199)
-- Make client retries more resilient in JobServer (#1316)
 
 ## Misc
 
-- Increase readability of colored console output (#1295) (#1319)
+- Update error to say 'uninstall' not 'unconfigure' (#1179)
-- Add more network troubleshooting to the docs (#1325)
+- Typo fixed (#1289)
-- Bump [path-parse](https://github.com/jbgutierrez/path-parse) from 1.0.6 to 1.0.7 (#1256)
 
 ## Windows x64
 We recommend configuring the runner in a root folder of the Windows drive (e.g. "C:\actions-runner"). This will help avoid issues related to service identity folder permissions and long file path restrictions on Windows.

releaseVersion

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.282.0
+2.281.1

scripts/delete.sh

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fi
 # Ensure offline
 #--------------------------------------
 runner_status=$(curl -s -X GET ${base_api_url}/${runner_scope}/actions/runners?per_page=100  -H "accept: application/vnd.github.everest-preview+json" -H "authorization: token ${RUNNER_CFG_PAT}" \
-        | jq -M -j ".runners | .[] | select(.name == \"${runner_name}\") | .status")
+        | jq -M -j ".runners | .[] | [select(.name == \"${runner_name}\")] | .[0].status")
 
 if [ -z "${runner_status}" ]; then 
     fatal "Could not find runner with name ${runner_name}"
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fi
 # Get id of runner to remove
 #--------------------------------------
 runner_id=$(curl -s -X GET ${base_api_url}/${runner_scope}/actions/runners?per_page=100  -H "accept: application/vnd.github.everest-preview+json" -H "authorization: token ${RUNNER_CFG_PAT}" \
-        | jq -M -j ".runners | .[] | select(.name == \"${runner_name}\") | .id")
+        | jq -M -j ".runners | .[] | [select(.name == \"${runner_name}\")] | .[0].id")
 
 if [ -z "${runner_id}" ]; then 
     fatal "Could not find runner with name ${runner_name}"

src/Misc/expressionFunc/hashFiles/package-lock.json

@@ -1947,9 +1947,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "path-parse": {
-      "version": "1.0.7",
+      "version": "1.0.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-parse/-/path-parse-1.0.7.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-parse/-/path-parse-1.0.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-LDJzPVEEEPR+y48z93A0Ed0yXb8pAByGWo/k5YYdYgpY2/2EsOsksJrq7lOHxryrVOn1ejG6oAp8ahvOIQD8sw==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GSmOT2EbHrINBf9SR7CDELwlJ8AENk3Qn7OikK4nFYAu3Ote2+JYNVvkpAEQm3/TLNEJFD/xZJjzyxg3KBWOzw==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "path-type": {

src/Runner.Common/ConfigurationStore.cs

@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
         [DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false)]
         public string PoolName { get; set; }
 
-        [DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false)]
-        public bool Ephemeral { get; set; }
-
         [DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false)]
         public string ServerUrl { get; set; }
 

src/Runner.Common/Constants.cs

@@ -125,10 +125,9 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                 {
                     public static readonly string Check = "check";
                     public static readonly string Commit = "commit";
-                    public static readonly string Ephemeral = "ephemeral";
                     public static readonly string Help = "help";
                     public static readonly string Replace = "replace";
-                    public static readonly string Once = "once"; // TODO: Remove in 10/2021
+                    public static readonly string Once = "once";
                     public static readonly string RunAsService = "runasservice";
                     public static readonly string Unattended = "unattended";
                     public static readonly string Version = "version";

src/Runner.Common/JobServer.cs

@@ -2,19 +2,16 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using GitHub.Runner.Sdk;
 using GitHub.Services.WebApi;
-using GitHub.Services.Common;
 
 namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
 {
     [ServiceLocator(Default = typeof(JobServer))]
     public interface IJobServer : IRunnerService
     {
-        Task ConnectAsync(Uri jobServerUrl, VssCredentials jobServerCredential, DelegatingHandler[] delegatingHandler = null);
+        Task ConnectAsync(VssConnection jobConnection);
 
         // logging and console
         Task<TaskLog> AppendLogContentAsync(Guid scopeIdentifier, string hubName, Guid planId, int logId, Stream uploadStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
@@ -35,21 +32,20 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
         private VssConnection _connection;
         private TaskHttpClient _taskClient;
 
-        public async Task ConnectAsync(Uri jobServerUrl, VssCredentials jobServerCredential, DelegatingHandler[] delegatingHandler = null)
+        public async Task ConnectAsync(VssConnection jobConnection)
         {
-            Trace.Info($"Establishing connection for JobServer");
+            _connection = jobConnection;
             int attemptCount = 5;
-
+            while (!_connection.HasAuthenticated && attemptCount-- > 0)
-            while (attemptCount-- > 0)
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    await RefreshConnectionAsync(jobServerUrl, jobServerCredential, delegatingHandler);
+                    await _connection.ConnectAsync();
                     break;
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex) when (attemptCount > 0)
                 {
-                    Trace.Info($"Catch exception during connect. {attemptCount} attempts left.");
+                    Trace.Info($"Catch exception during connect. {attemptCount} attemp left.");
                     Trace.Error(ex);
                 }
 
@@ -57,15 +53,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
             }
 
             _taskClient = _connection.GetClient<TaskHttpClient>();
-        }
-
-        private async Task RefreshConnectionAsync(Uri jobServerUrl, VssCredentials jobServerCredential, DelegatingHandler[] delegatingHandler)
-        {
-            Trace.Info($"Refresh JobServer VssConnection to get on a different AFD node.");
-            _hasConnection = false;
-            _connection?.Dispose();
-            _connection = VssUtil.CreateConnection(jobServerUrl, jobServerCredential, delegatingHandler);
-            await _connection.ConnectAsync();
             _hasConnection = true;
         }
 

src/Runner.Common/JobServerQueue.cs

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
     [ServiceLocator(Default = typeof(JobServerQueue))]
     public interface IJobServerQueue : IRunnerService, IThrottlingReporter
     {
-        TaskCompletionSource<int> JobRecordUpdated { get; }
         event EventHandler<ThrottlingEventArgs> JobServerQueueThrottling;
         Task ShutdownAsync();
         void Start(Pipelines.AgentJobRequestMessage jobRequest);
@@ -63,11 +62,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
         private IJobServer _jobServer;
         private Task[] _allDequeueTasks;
         private readonly TaskCompletionSource<int> _jobCompletionSource = new TaskCompletionSource<int>();
-        private readonly TaskCompletionSource<int> _jobRecordUpdated = new TaskCompletionSource<int>();
         private bool _queueInProcess = false;
 
-        public TaskCompletionSource<int> JobRecordUpdated => _jobRecordUpdated;
-
         public event EventHandler<ThrottlingEventArgs> JobServerQueueThrottling;
 
         // Web console dequeue will start with process queue every 250ms for the first 60*4 times (~60 seconds).
@@ -291,11 +287,11 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                                 {
                                     await _jobServer.AppendTimelineRecordFeedAsync(_scopeIdentifier, _hubName, _planId, _jobTimelineId, _jobTimelineRecordId, stepRecordId, batch.Select(logLine => logLine.Line).ToList(), batch[0].LineNumber.Value, default(CancellationToken));
                                 }
-                                else
+                                else 
                                 {
                                     await _jobServer.AppendTimelineRecordFeedAsync(_scopeIdentifier, _hubName, _planId, _jobTimelineId, _jobTimelineRecordId, stepRecordId, batch.Select(logLine => logLine.Line).ToList(), default(CancellationToken));
                                 }
-
+                                
                                 if (_firstConsoleOutputs)
                                 {
                                     HostContext.WritePerfCounter($"WorkerJobServerQueueAppendFirstConsoleOutput_{_planId.ToString()}");
@@ -459,14 +455,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
                             {
                                 Trace.Verbose("Cleanup buffered timeline record for timeline: {0}.", update.TimelineId);
                             }
-
-                            if (!_jobRecordUpdated.Task.IsCompleted &&
-                                update.PendingRecords.Any(x => x.Id == _jobTimelineRecordId && x.State != null))
-                            {
-                                // We have changed the state of the job
-                                Trace.Info("Job timeline record has been updated for the first time.");
-                                _jobRecordUpdated.TrySetResult(0);
-                            }
                         }
                         catch (Exception ex)
                         {

src/Runner.Common/Terminal.cs

@@ -164,8 +164,9 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
             if (!Silent)
             {
                 Console.WriteLine();
-                Console.ResetColor();
+                Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
                 Console.WriteLine($"# {message}");
+                Console.ResetColor();
                 Console.WriteLine();
             }
         }
@@ -176,8 +177,9 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common
             {
                 Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
                 Console.Write("√ ");
-                Console.ResetColor();
+                Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
                 Console.WriteLine(message);
+                Console.ResetColor();
             }
         }
 

src/Runner.Listener/CommandSettings.cs

@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
         {
             Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Check,
             Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Commit,
-            Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Ephemeral,
             Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Help,
             Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Replace,
             Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.RunAsService,
+            Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Once,
             Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Unattended,
             Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Version
         };
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
         public bool Help => TestFlag(Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Help);
         public bool Unattended => TestFlag(Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Unattended);
         public bool Version => TestFlag(Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Version);
-        public bool Ephemeral => TestFlag(Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Ephemeral);
 
-        // TODO: Remove in 10/2021
         public bool RunOnce => TestFlag(Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Flags.Once);
 
         // Constructor.

src/Runner.Listener/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.cs

@@ -65,18 +65,18 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
         public async Task ConfigureAsync(CommandSettings command)
         {
             _term.WriteLine();
-            _term.WriteLine("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------");
+            _term.WriteLine("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------", ConsoleColor.White);
-            _term.WriteLine("|        ____ _ _   _   _       _          _        _   _                      |");
+            _term.WriteLine("|        ____ _ _   _   _       _          _        _   _                      |", ConsoleColor.White);
-            _term.WriteLine("|       / ___(_) |_| | | |_   _| |__      / \\   ___| |_(_) ___  _ __  ___      |");
+            _term.WriteLine("|       / ___(_) |_| | | |_   _| |__      / \\   ___| |_(_) ___  _ __  ___      |", ConsoleColor.White);
-            _term.WriteLine("|      | |  _| | __| |_| | | | | '_ \\    / _ \\ / __| __| |/ _ \\| '_ \\/ __|     |");
+            _term.WriteLine("|      | |  _| | __| |_| | | | | '_ \\    / _ \\ / __| __| |/ _ \\| '_ \\/ __|     |", ConsoleColor.White);
-            _term.WriteLine("|      | |_| | | |_|  _  | |_| | |_) |  / ___ \\ (__| |_| | (_) | | | \\__ \\     |");
+            _term.WriteLine("|      | |_| | | |_|  _  | |_| | |_) |  / ___ \\ (__| |_| | (_) | | | \\__ \\     |", ConsoleColor.White);
-            _term.WriteLine("|       \\____|_|\\__|_| |_|\\__,_|_.__/  /_/   \\_\\___|\\__|_|\\___/|_| |_|___/     |");
+            _term.WriteLine("|       \\____|_|\\__|_| |_|\\__,_|_.__/  /_/   \\_\\___|\\__|_|\\___/|_| |_|___/     |", ConsoleColor.White);
-            _term.WriteLine("|                                                                              |");
+            _term.WriteLine("|                                                                              |", ConsoleColor.White);
-            _term.Write("|                       ");
+            _term.Write("|                       ", ConsoleColor.White);
             _term.Write("Self-hosted runner registration", ConsoleColor.Cyan);
-            _term.WriteLine("                        |");
+            _term.WriteLine("                        |", ConsoleColor.White);
-            _term.WriteLine("|                                                                              |");
+            _term.WriteLine("|                                                                              |", ConsoleColor.White);
-            _term.WriteLine("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------");
+            _term.WriteLine("--------------------------------------------------------------------------------", ConsoleColor.White);
 
             Trace.Info(nameof(ConfigureAsync));
             if (IsConfigured())
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
             TaskAgent agent;
             while (true)
             {
-                runnerSettings.Ephemeral = command.Ephemeral;
                 runnerSettings.AgentName = command.GetRunnerName();
 
                 _term.WriteLine();
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
                     if (command.GetReplace())
                     {
                         // Update existing agent with new PublicKey, agent version.
-                        agent = UpdateExistingAgent(agent, publicKey, userLabels, runnerSettings.Ephemeral);
+                        agent = UpdateExistingAgent(agent, publicKey, userLabels);
 
                         try
                         {
@@ -235,7 +234,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
                 else
                 {
                     // Create a new agent.
-                    agent = CreateNewAgent(runnerSettings.AgentName, publicKey, userLabels, runnerSettings.Ephemeral);
+                    agent = CreateNewAgent(runnerSettings.AgentName, publicKey, userLabels);
 
                     try
                     {
@@ -457,7 +456,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
         }
 
 
-        private TaskAgent UpdateExistingAgent(TaskAgent agent, RSAParameters publicKey, ISet<string> userLabels, bool ephemeral)
+        private TaskAgent UpdateExistingAgent(TaskAgent agent, RSAParameters publicKey, ISet<string> userLabels)
         {
             ArgUtil.NotNull(agent, nameof(agent));
             agent.Authorization = new TaskAgentAuthorization
@@ -468,8 +467,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
             // update should replace the existing labels
             agent.Version = BuildConstants.RunnerPackage.Version;
             agent.OSDescription = RuntimeInformation.OSDescription;
-            agent.Ephemeral = ephemeral;
-            agent.MaxParallelism = 1;
 
             agent.Labels.Clear();
 
@@ -485,7 +482,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
             return agent;
         }
 
-        private TaskAgent CreateNewAgent(string agentName, RSAParameters publicKey, ISet<string> userLabels, bool ephemeral)
+        private TaskAgent CreateNewAgent(string agentName, RSAParameters publicKey, ISet<string> userLabels)
         {
             TaskAgent agent = new TaskAgent(agentName)
             {
@@ -496,7 +493,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
                 MaxParallelism = 1,
                 Version = BuildConstants.RunnerPackage.Version,
                 OSDescription = RuntimeInformation.OSDescription,
-                Ephemeral = ephemeral,
             };
 
             agent.Labels.Add(new AgentLabel("self-hosted", LabelType.System));

src/Runner.Listener/Configuration/PromptManager.cs

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
             while (true)
             {
                 // Write the message prompt.
-                _terminal.Write($"{description} ");
+                _terminal.Write($"{description} ", ConsoleColor.White);
 
                 if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(defaultValue))
                 {

src/Runner.Listener/JobDispatcher.cs

@@ -510,8 +510,9 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
 
                                     var jobServer = HostContext.GetService<IJobServer>();
                                     VssCredentials jobServerCredential = VssUtil.GetVssCredential(systemConnection);
+                                    VssConnection jobConnection = VssUtil.CreateConnection(systemConnection.Url, jobServerCredential);
+                                    await jobServer.ConnectAsync(jobConnection);
 
-                                    await jobServer.ConnectAsync(systemConnection.Url, jobServerCredential);
                                     await LogWorkerProcessUnhandledException(jobServer, message, detailInfo);
 
                                     // Go ahead to finish the job with result 'Failed' if the STDERR from worker is System.IO.IOException, since it typically means we are running out of disk space.
@@ -790,8 +791,9 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
 
                 var jobServer = HostContext.GetService<IJobServer>();
                 VssCredentials jobServerCredential = VssUtil.GetVssCredential(systemConnection);
+                VssConnection jobConnection = VssUtil.CreateConnection(systemConnection.Url, jobServerCredential);
 
-                await jobServer.ConnectAsync(systemConnection.Url, jobServerCredential);
+                await jobServer.ConnectAsync(jobConnection);
 
                 var timeline = await jobServer.GetTimelineAsync(message.Plan.ScopeIdentifier, message.Plan.PlanType, message.Plan.PlanId, message.Timeline.Id, CancellationToken.None);
 

src/Runner.Listener/Runner.cs

@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                     HostContext.StartupType = startType;
 
                     // Run the runner interactively or as service
-                    return await RunAsync(settings, command.RunOnce || settings.Ephemeral);  // TODO: Remove RunOnce later.
+                    return await RunAsync(settings, command.RunOnce);
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -466,16 +466,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                         await jobDispatcher.ShutdownAsync();
                     }
 
-                    try
+                    //TODO: make sure we don't mask more important exception
-                    {
+                    await _listener.DeleteSessionAsync();
-                        await _listener.DeleteSessionAsync();
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex) when (runOnce)
-                    {
-                        // ignore exception during delete session for ephemeral runner since the runner might already be deleted from the server side
-                        // and the delete session call will ends up with 401.
-                        Trace.Info($"Ignore any exception during DeleteSession for an ephemeral runner. {ex}");
-                    }
 
                     messageQueueLoopTokenSource.Dispose();
                 }
@@ -520,9 +512,7 @@ Config Options:
  --labels string        Extra labels in addition to the default: 'self-hosted,{Constants.Runner.Platform},{Constants.Runner.PlatformArchitecture}'
  --work string          Relative runner work directory (default {Constants.Path.WorkDirectory})
  --replace              Replace any existing runner with the same name (default false)
- --pat                  GitHub personal access token used for checking network connectivity when executing `.{separator}run.{ext} --check`
+ --pat                  GitHub personal access token used for checking network connectivity when executing `.{separator}run.{ext} --check`");
- --ephemeral            Configure the runner to only take one job and then let the service un-configure the runner after the job finishes (default false)");
-
 #if OS_WINDOWS
     _term.WriteLine($@" --runasservice   Run the runner as a service");
     _term.WriteLine($@" --windowslogonaccount string   Account to run the service as. Requires runasservice");

src/Runner.Worker/JobRunner.cs

@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             Trace.Info($"Creating job server with URL: {jobServerUrl}");
             // jobServerQueue is the throttling reporter.
             _jobServerQueue = HostContext.GetService<IJobServerQueue>();
-            
+            VssConnection jobConnection = VssUtil.CreateConnection(jobServerUrl, jobServerCredential, new DelegatingHandler[] { new ThrottlingReportHandler(_jobServerQueue) });
-            await jobServer.ConnectAsync(jobServerUrl, jobServerCredential, new DelegatingHandler[] { new ThrottlingReportHandler(_jobServerQueue) });
+            await jobServer.ConnectAsync(jobConnection);
 
             _jobServerQueue.Start(message);
             HostContext.WritePerfCounter($"WorkerJobServerQueueStarted_{message.RequestId.ToString()}");
@@ -145,16 +145,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
                 Trace.Verbose($"Job steps: '{string.Join(", ", jobSteps.Select(x => x.DisplayName))}'");
                 HostContext.WritePerfCounter($"WorkerJobInitialized_{message.RequestId.ToString()}");
 
-                if (systemConnection.Data.TryGetValue("GenerateIdTokenUrl", out var generateIdTokenUrl) &&
-                    !string.IsNullOrEmpty(generateIdTokenUrl))
-                {
-                    // Server won't issue ID_TOKEN for non-inprogress job.
-                    // If the job is trying to use OIDC feature, we want the job to be marked as in-progress before running any customer's steps as much as we can.
-                    // Timeline record update background process runs every 500ms, so delay 1000ms is enough for most of the cases
-                    Trace.Info($"Waiting for job to be marked as started.");
-                    await Task.WhenAny(_jobServerQueue.JobRecordUpdated.Task, Task.Delay(1000));
-                }
-
                 // Run all job steps
                 Trace.Info("Run all job steps.");
                 var stepsRunner = HostContext.GetService<IStepsRunner>();

src/Sdk/DTWebApi/WebApi/TaskAgentReference.cs

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.WebApi
             this.OSDescription = referenceToBeCloned.OSDescription;
             this.ProvisioningState = referenceToBeCloned.ProvisioningState;
             this.AccessPoint = referenceToBeCloned.AccessPoint;
-            this.Ephemeral = referenceToBeCloned.Ephemeral;
 
             if (referenceToBeCloned.m_links != null)
             {
@@ -82,16 +81,6 @@ namespace GitHub.DistributedTask.WebApi
             set;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Signifies that this Agent can only run one job and will be removed by the server after that one job finish.
-        /// </summary>
-        [DataMember]
-        public bool? Ephemeral
-        {
-            get;
-            set;
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether or not the agent is online.
         /// </summary>

src/Test/L0/Listener/RunnerL0.cs

@@ -243,8 +243,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Listener
                 runner.Initialize(hc);
                 var settings = new RunnerSettings
                 {
-                    PoolId = 43242,
+                    PoolId = 43242
-                    Ephemeral = true
                 };
 
                 var message = new TaskAgentMessage()
@@ -295,7 +294,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Listener
 
                 _configStore.Setup(x => x.IsServiceConfigured()).Returns(false);
                 //Act
-                var command = new CommandSettings(hc, new string[] { "run" });
+                var command = new CommandSettings(hc, new string[] { "run", "--once" });
                 Task<int> runnerTask = runner.ExecuteCommand(command);
 
                 //Assert
@@ -333,8 +332,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Listener
                 runner.Initialize(hc);
                 var settings = new RunnerSettings
                 {
-                    PoolId = 43242,
+                    PoolId = 43242
-                    Ephemeral = true
                 };
 
                 var message1 = new TaskAgentMessage()
@@ -392,7 +390,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Listener
 
                 _configStore.Setup(x => x.IsServiceConfigured()).Returns(false);
                 //Act
-                var command = new CommandSettings(hc, new string[] { "run" });
+                var command = new CommandSettings(hc, new string[] { "run", "--once" });
                 Task<int> runnerTask = runner.ExecuteCommand(command);
 
                 //Assert
@@ -433,8 +431,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Listener
                 var settings = new RunnerSettings
                 {
                     PoolId = 43242,
-                    AgentId = 5678,
+                    AgentId = 5678
-                    Ephemeral = true
                 };
 
                 var message1 = new TaskAgentMessage()
@@ -478,7 +475,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests.Listener
 
                 _configStore.Setup(x => x.IsServiceConfigured()).Returns(false);
                 //Act
-                var command = new CommandSettings(hc, new string[] { "run" });
+                var command = new CommandSettings(hc, new string[] { "run", "--once" });
                 Task<int> runnerTask = runner.ExecuteCommand(command);
 
                 //Assert

src/runnerversion

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.282.0
+2.281.1