Running sfdx force:auth:web:login on jenkins job

Question

I have a Jenkins job to deploy metadata to a given org. This is meant to be used as a first time setup method for new metadata. I have a jenkinsfile that can run the sfdx commands, and I'm trying to run force:auth:web:login.

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            steps {
                script {
                    withEnv(["HOME=${env.WORKSPACE}", "MY_TOOL_DIR=${tool name: 'sfdx', type: 'com.cloudbees.jenkins.plugins.customtools.CustomTool'}"]){
                        def sfdx = "SFDX_USE_GENERIC_UNIX_KEYCHAIN=true ${MY_TOOL_DIR}/sfdx"
                        sh "${sfdx} force:auth:web:login --setalias deployOrg"
                        sh "${sfdx} force:mdapi:deploy -c -d ../MetadataFiles -u deployOrg -w 10"
                    }
                }

This runs, but it doesn't open up the prompt to do the actual login. I was trying to do this before with ant, which was running but was refusing to deploy customSite data. So I could do either or, I just have to fix one error or the other. Is there a way to authorize a regular org (not devhub) like with JWT flows, or is that fully impossible?

Any help is much appreciated.

Answer 1

Is there a way to authorize a regular org (not devhub) like with JWT flows, or is that fully impossible?

Yes. The JWT Flow is in no way specific to Dev Hub orgs. You can authorize those orgs using JWT and a stored certificate following the instructions in the Salesforce DX Developer Guide.