{"version":"2.1.224","anchor":"pool-renamed-to-environment-in-runner-flags-old-names-still-","canonical_anchor":"pool-renamed-to-environment-in-runner-flags-old-names-still-","heading":"\"pool\" renamed to \"environment\" in runner flags, old names still work","tier":"use","area":"Self-Hosted Runners","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.224\/e\/pool-renamed-to-environment-in-runner-flags-old-names-still-","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.224","markdown":"### \"pool\" renamed to \"environment\" in runner flags, old names still work\n\nRunner \"pool\" flags are renamed to \"environment\"; old names still work but warn.\n\n**What**\n\n`--pool-secret-file` and `SELF_HOSTED_RUNNER_POOL_SECRET` still work on both the runner and the orchestrator but now print a deprecation warning to stderr. Use `--environment-secret-file` or `SELF_HOSTED_RUNNER_ENVIRONMENT_SECRET` instead; the error shown when no secret is supplied at all names only the new spellings.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`[runner:warn] --pool-secret-file is deprecated; use --environment-secret-file`\n\n- Area: Self-Hosted Runners\n- Names: `--environment-secret-file`, `SELF_HOSTED_RUNNER_ENVIRONMENT_SECRET`, `--pool-secret-file`, `SELF_HOSTED_RUNNER_POOL_SECRET`, `--environment`\n- Tier: Use it now\n- Useful: 4\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5"}