fix(runners): Fix Windows user data YAML parsing error for CloudWatch agent#1107
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… agent Replace PowerShell heredoc (@"..."@) with inline string concatenation for the CloudWatch agent config. The heredoc terminator "@ at column 1 broke out of the YAML literal block scalar (content: |-), causing EC2Launch to fail to parse user data entirely. This prevented the GitHub Actions runner from being installed on Windows instances. Signed-off-by: ayush-panta <[email protected]>
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Description of changes: Previous PR to add CloudWatch agent (#1105) introduced a YAML parsing error in the Windows user data script. The PowerShell heredoc terminator "@ at column 1 broke out of the YAML literal block scalar, causing EC2Launch to fail to parse user data entirely. This prevented the GitHub Actions runner from being installed on Windows instances. Fix replaces the heredoc with inline string concatenation.
Testing done: Validated YAML parses correctly with Python yaml parser. SSM'd into an affected Windows instance installed CloudWatch agent manually by copying setup script into runner, confirmed agent starts and config is correct:
Also launched a fresh Windows Server 2022 instance with the fixed user data to verify end-to-end: EC2Launch parsed YAML successfully, runner v2.333.0 downloaded/extracted, CloudWatch agent installed and running via the full setup.
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