Variable name already exists when syncing to agent

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I got the following error when syncinc a build to a new agent (from the agent debug log):

[AgentBuildHelper] InitialiseWorkspaceOnAgent >> Exception: An error occurred while syncing files from the server to the agent. Details: Exception: ValidationException

Message: Variable name already exists.

Stack Trace: at Continua.Shared.Variables.VariableNamespace.Add(String name, String desc, String value, ElementType type, Boolean maskValue, Boolean availableAsEnv, Boolean constant, Boolean expandExpressions)
at Continua.Shared.Variables.VariableUtilities.CreateEnvironmentNamespace()
at Continua.Shared.Variables.VariableUtilities.SerialiseEnvironmentNamespace(String workspacePath)
at Continua.Modules.Builds.Agent.AgentBuildHelper.CreateVariableNamespaces()
at Continua.Modules.Builds.Agent.AgentBuildHelper.InitialiseWorkspaceOnAgent(IAgentCallbackProxy proxy, TransportContextDTO source, Guid callId, Boolean requeued)

Any idea what could be causing this?

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Hi Anders,

It appears that you may have two environment variables on the agent which transpose to the same name after non-alphanumeric characters are replaced by an underscore. We will release a new version with a fix in the next day or two.

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I found the variables and could start a build on the new agent. Thanks for pointing in the right direction!