# Jenkins - File path must be set with -file option error **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask a question\ **Created:** [May 7, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/jenkins-file-path-must-be-set-with-file-option-error/14907 "2024-05-07T13:04:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WorkingRobot95](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.jenkins.io/workingrobot95/32/8124_2.png) [@WorkingRobot95](https://community.jenkins.io/u/WorkingRobot95)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/jenkins-file-path-must-be-set-with-file-option-error/14907/1 "2024-05-07T13:04:47Z")
Hi, I’m new to Jenkins and trying to build a project but I keep getting this message in the console log, another colleague of mine have the same setup as mine and everything is working on his side. I tried reinstalling everything but I still got the same result. Console Log: ```auto [BasicTest] $ C:\BMC\WorkbenchCLI\TotalTestFTCLI.bat -data C:\ProgramData\Jenkins\.jenkins\workspace\BasicTest\BMC-CliWkspc -host example -port 16196 -u test -p ******* -f C:\Users\BasicTest -R -G -cfgdir C:\Users\TotalTestConfiguration -v 6 -l jenkins -U -loglevel ALL -norep -nosq -noju Using JAVA_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11 Using customized WORKSPACE: C:\ProgramData\Jenkins\.jenkins\workspace\BasicTest\BMC-CliWkspc 1 file(s) copied. Using configuration location : C:\WorkbenchCLI\ DevX Total Test Command Line Interface (CLI) 23.3.1.v20240305-1740_96 TotalTestLogLevel changed to: ALL File path must be set with -file option CLI was unable to execute and is exiting now TotalTestFTCLI.bat exited with exit value = -1 Something went wrong when executing the Total Test Testing CLI, and therefore there is no test results to analyze ERROR: Test failure Test failure ERROR: null Finished: FAILURE ``` ## Jenkins setup: Jenkins: 2.440.3 OS: Windows 11 - 10.0 Java: 11.0.21 - Oracle Corporation (Java HotSpot™ 64-Bit Server VM) ant:497.v94e7d9fffa\_b\_9 antisamy-markup-formatter:162.v0e6ec0fcfcf6 apache-httpcomponents-client-4-api:4.5.14-208.v438351942757 asm-api:9.7-33.v4d23ef79fcc8 bootstrap5-api:5.3.3-1 bouncycastle-api:2.30.1.77-225.v26ea\_c9455fd9 branch-api:2.1169.va\_f810c56e895 build-timeout:1.32 caffeine-api:3.1.8-133.v17b\_1ff2e0599 checks-api:2.2.0 cloudbees-folder:6.901.vb\_4c7a\_da\_75da\_3 command-launcher:107.v773860566e2e commons-lang3-api:3.13.0-62.v7d18e55f51e2 commons-text-api:1.11.0-109.vfe16c66636eb\_ compuware-common-configuration:1.0.16 compuware-ispw-operations:2.3.1 compuware-scm-downloader:2.1.0 compuware-strobe-measurement:1.0.4 compuware-topaz-for-enterprise-data:1.1.1 compuware-topaz-for-total-test:2.4.14 compuware-topaz-utilities:1.0.9 compuware-xpediter-code-coverage:1.0.8 compuware-zadviser-api:1.0.4 credentials:1337.v60b\_d7b\_c7b\_c9f credentials-binding:677.vdc9d38cb\_254d dark-theme:439.vdef09f81f85e delivery-pipeline-plugin:1.4.2 display-url-api:2.204.vf6fddd8a\_8b\_e9 durable-task:555.v6802fe0f0b\_82 echarts-api:5.5.0-1 email-ext:1806.v856a\_01a\_fa\_39a\_ emailext-template:1.5 font-awesome-api:6.5.2-1 git:5.2.1 git-client:4.7.0 github:1.38.0 github-api:1.318-461.v7a\_c09c9fa\_d63 github-branch-source:1789.v5b\_0c0cea\_18c3 gradle:2.11 gson-api:2.10.1-15.v0d99f670e0a\_7 instance-identity:185.v303dc7c645f9 ionicons-api:73.vb\_f522f227457 jackson2-api:2.17.0-379.v02de8ec9f64c jakarta-activation-api:2.1.3-1 jakarta-mail-api:2.1.3-1 javax-activation-api:1.2.0-6 javax-mail-api:1.6.2-9 jaxb:2.3.9-1 jdk-tool:73.vddf737284550 jjwt-api:0.11.5-112.ve82dfb\_224b\_a\_d joda-time-api:2.12.7-29.v5a\_b\_e3a\_82269a\_ jquery:1.12.4-1 jquery3-api:3.7.1-2 json-api:20240303-41.v94e11e6de726 json-path-api:2.9.0-58.v62e3e85b\_a\_655 junit:1265.v65b\_14fa\_f12f0 ldap:725.v3cb\_b\_711b\_1a\_ef mailer:472.vf7c289a\_4b\_420 matrix-auth:3.2.2 matrix-project:822.824.v14451b\_c0fd42 mina-sshd-api-common:2.12.1-101.v85b\_e08b\_780dd mina-sshd-api-core:2.12.1-101.v85b\_e08b\_780dd okhttp-api:4.11.0-172.vda\_da\_1feeb\_c6e pam-auth:1.10 parameterized-trigger:787.v665fcf2a\_830b\_ pipeline-build-step:540.vb\_e8849e1a\_b\_d8 pipeline-github-lib:42.v0739460cda\_c4 pipeline-graph-analysis:216.vfd8b\_ece330ca\_ pipeline-groovy-lib:704.vc58b\_8890a\_384 pipeline-input-step:495.ve9c153f6067b\_ pipeline-milestone-step:119.vdfdc43fc3b\_9a\_ pipeline-model-api:2.2198.v41dd8ef6dd56 pipeline-model-definition:2.2198.v41dd8ef6dd56 pipeline-model-extensions:2.2198.v41dd8ef6dd56 pipeline-rest-api:2.34 pipeline-stage-step:312.v8cd10304c27a\_ pipeline-stage-tags-metadata:2.2198.v41dd8ef6dd56 pipeline-stage-view:2.34 plain-credentials:179.vc5cb\_98f6db\_38 plugin-util-api:4.1.0 resource-disposer:0.23 scm-api:690.vfc8b\_54395023 script-security:1336.vf33a\_a\_9863911 snakeyaml-api:2.2-111.vc6598e30cc65 ssh-credentials:337.v395d2403ccd4 ssh-slaves:2.948.vb\_8050d697fec sshd:3.322.v159e91f6a\_550 structs:337.v1b\_04ea\_4df7c8 theme-manager:215.vc1ff18d67920 timestamper:1.26 token-macro:400.v35420b\_922dcb\_ trilead-api:2.142.v748523a\_76693 variant:60.v7290fc0eb\_b\_cd workflow-aggregator:596.v8c21c963d92d workflow-api:1291.v51fd2a\_625da\_7 workflow-basic-steps:1058.vcb\_fc1e3a\_21a\_9 workflow-cps:3894.3896.vca\_2c931e7935 workflow-durable-task-step:1336.v768003e07199 workflow-job:1400.v7fd111b\_ec82f workflow-multibranch:773.vc4fe1378f1d5 workflow-scm-step:427.v4ca\_6512e7df1 workflow-step-api:657.v03b\_e8115821b\_ workflow-support:907.v6713a\_ed8a\_573 ws-cleanup:0.45 ---
**Author:** ![mawinter69](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.jenkins.io/mawinter69/32/1625_2.png) [@mawinter69](https://community.jenkins.io/u/mawinter69)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/jenkins-file-path-must-be-set-with-file-option-error/14907/2 "2024-05-07T14:57:49Z")
Does the command work when you run it directly on the command line outside of Jenkins? ---
**Author:** ![WorkingRobot95](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.jenkins.io/workingrobot95/32/8124_2.png) [@WorkingRobot95](https://community.jenkins.io/u/WorkingRobot95)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 8:08am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/jenkins-file-path-must-be-set-with-file-option-error/14907/3 "2024-05-12T08:08:45Z")
Hey Thanks a lot, when I used the command in the windows command line I got a better error explanation and I fixed the issue. the issue was that my user id access was revoked. ---
**Author:** ![poddingue](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.jenkins.io/poddingue/32/985_2.png) [@poddingue](https://community.jenkins.io/u/poddingue)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/jenkins-file-path-must-be-set-with-file-option-error/14907/4 "2024-05-13T16:25:11Z")
Thanks for the feedback. 👍