Troubleshooting UiPath CLI

If you run into issues while using the UiPath CLI, consider the following troubleshooting scenarios.

Issue related to the .NET version

Description:

You may encounter issues with UiPath CLI tasks and pipeline operations if the correct version of the .NET framework is not installed (or missing) on your system.

When this issue occurs, you may come across error messages such as:

• You must install or update .NET to run this application.
  App: C:\Program Files (x86)\UiPath CLI\UiPath.CLI.Windows.23.10.8894.39673\tools\uipcli.exe
  Architecture: x64
  Framework: 'Microsoft.NETCore.App', version '6.0.0' (x64)
  .NET location: C:\Program Files\dotnet
  The following frameworks were found:
  8.0.5 at [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
  8.0.8 at [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]

• An error occurred trying to start process 'dotnet' with working directory 'C:\Users\Public\UiPathDevOpsScripts\uipathcli-23.10\tools'. The system cannot find the file specified. Failed to run the command. UiPath.CommandLine.Exceptions.CommandException: Packaging failed due to one or more errors.
  Message: An error occurred trying to start process 'dotnet' with working directory 'C:\Users\Public\UiPathDevOpsScripts\uipathcli-23.10\tools'. The system cannot find the file specified.
  Error at: System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)

Remedy:

You must ensure that you have the correct .NET version installed.

For the CLI and .NET version compatibility matrix, see the Prerequisites section.