CI/CD self-hosted runners fail on Windows junction points and symlinks
Self-hosted CI/CD runners break when workspace directories contain Windows junction points, causing pipeline failures. Developers must work around the issue manually as runner configurations lack native junction point support. The problem is specific to Windows environments and affects teams migrating on-premises workloads.
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