The setup wizard shows after updating an instance to 2.277.1.x

Issue

After updating an instance, the setup wizard is displayed

Environment

CloudBees CI (CloudBees Core) on modern cloud platforms - Managed controller
CloudBees CI (CloudBees Core) on modern cloud platforms - Operations Center
CloudBees CI (CloudBees Core) on traditional platforms - Client controller
CloudBees CI (CloudBees Core) on traditional platforms - Operations Center
Jenkins LTS

Resolution

This bug affects Jenkins instances that were installed before 2.4/2.7.1 LTS. Those versions are missing a file that the setup wizard now relies on.

At the time of this writing, no fix is available for this issue.

Workaround

Skipping the setup wizard will workaround the issue. On the subsequent restarts the setup wizard will not be displayed anymore.

Tested product/plugin versions

CloudBees CI (CloudBees Core) on modern cloud platforms - Managed controller version 2.277.1.2

References

JENKINS-65149

This article is part of our Knowledge Base and is provided for guidance-based purposes only. The solutions or workarounds described here are not officially supported by CloudBees and may not be applicable in all environments. Use at your own discretion, and test changes in a safe environment before applying them to production systems.