How to mark Jenkins builds as SUCCESS only on specific error exit values (other than 0)?

Question

When I run an Execute shell build step to execute a script and that script returns 0, Jenkins flags the build as SUCCESS, oth

Answer 1

Can handle it via the Text-finder Plugin:

• Have your script print the exit-code it is about to exit with, like:
  Failed on XXX - Exiting with RC 2
  
  
• Use the Text-finder Plugin to catch that error-message and mark the build as 'Failed' or 'Unstable',
  for example, if you decide RC 2, 3 and 4 should mark the build as 'Unstable', look for text in this pattern:
  Exiting with RC [2-4].