解决单元测试(MSTest.exe)无法远程执行的问题

问题描述

我们使用Jenkins对pipeline的发布过程进行管理，部分c#代码需要在slave机器上运行单元测试(unit test)。测试脚本在本地运行正常，但发现使用openssh登陆到slave机器，使用远程命令执行Mstest.exe指令时，收到错误。

追踪系统日志，查询到日志中出现VSTTAgentProcess和VSTTExecution的错误日志。

异常内容如下：

(QTAgent32_40.exe, PID 3236, Thread 1) AgentProcess: Failed to get agent process proxy: System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingException: Failed to connect to an IPC Port: Access is denied.
 
Server stack trace: 
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Ipc.IpcPort.Connect(String portName, Boolean secure, TokenImpersonationLevel impersonationLevel, Int32 timeout)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Ipc.ConnectionCache.GetConnection(String portName, Boolean secure, TokenImpersonationLevel level, Int32 timeout)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Ipc.IpcClientTransportSink.ProcessMessage(IMessage msg, ITransportHeaders requestHeaders, Stream requestStream, ITransportHeaders& responseHeaders, Stream& responseStream)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.BinaryClientFormatterSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg)

Exception rethrown at [0]: 
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.Agent.IAgentProcessManagerAccessManager.GetAgentProcessProxy(String executionKey)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.Agent.AgentProcess.GetAgentProcessProxy()

Unable to start the agent process. Failed to connect to an IPC Port: Access is denied.

The description for Event ID 0 from source VSTTExecution cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.

If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.

The following information was included with the event: 

(mstest.exe, PID 3856, Thread 6) OutOfProcessStrategy.StartAgentProcess: Killing timed out agent process (if it exists).

the message resource is present but the message is not found in the string/message table

分析过程

在google上翻了很多文章，最开始有了以下几个方向的考虑，但都一一排除了。
1、考虑防火墙或防病毒软件是否会阻止它
2、是否因为应用程序的执行权限等所导致
3、是否因为是OpenSSH Service权限不足导致
4、考虑是否因为OpenSSH Service（ssdh进程无法访问桌面？）。。。

偶然翻到stackoverflow的一篇文章，楼主说自己使用powershell进行远程执行也遇到了类似的问题：
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31914144/cant-execute-mstest-through-powershell-remote-session

这篇帖子的有个人的回复中提到：

Have you tried vstest.console.exe? That is the preferred executable in VS2012 and above. It could be that the old mstest.exe has problems and they are addressed by the new exe. – John Koerner Sep 1 '15 at 2:58

感觉此问题是不是Mstest.exe的缺陷导致？

结论

把Mstest.exe更换为vstest.console.exe进行尝试，发现执行正常。然后修正测试命令脚本搞定。

使用参考说明：https://docs.microsoft.com/zh-cn/previous-versions/visualstudio/visual-studio-2012/jj155796(v=vs.110)