Unable To Use [pre-entrypoint,entrypoint,post-entrypoint] in action.yml #26429

varunsridharan · 2020-10-30T05:19:13Z

varunsridharan
Oct 30, 2020

After reading the docs @ https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/creating-actions/metadata-syntax-for-github-actions#pre-entrypoint

I tried to use pre-entrypoint & entrypoint in my github action but i keep getting error like below

docker: Error response from daemon: OCI runtime create failed: container_linux.go:370: starting container process caused: exec: "entrypoint2.sh": executable file not found in $PATH: unknown.

My current action.yml looks like below

name: 'Action Test'
description: ""
author: "varunsridharan"
runs:
  using: 'docker'
  image: 'docker://ghcr.io/varunsridharan/actions-alpine-php:latest'
  entrypoint: 'entrypoint2.sh'

Answered by airtower-luna

Oct 30, 2020

There are a number of things that could be causing this:

The entrypoint2.sh script is missing from the Docker image
The entrypoint2.sh script is not marked as executable (use chmod a+x to change that)
The path to entrypoint2.sh is missing in the entrypoint: parameter. Without specifying a full path the script must be in one of the directories listed in $PATH. For example, if the script is in the root of the container image, you’d need to use:

  entrypoint: '/entrypoint2.sh'

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airtower-luna · 2020-10-30T08:13:29Z

airtower-luna
Oct 30, 2020

There are a number of things that could be causing this:

The entrypoint2.sh script is missing from the Docker image
The entrypoint2.sh script is not marked as executable (use chmod a+x to change that)
The path to entrypoint2.sh is missing in the entrypoint: parameter. Without specifying a full path the script must be in one of the directories listed in $PATH. For example, if the script is in the root of the container image, you’d need to use:

  entrypoint: '/entrypoint2.sh'

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matifali Nov 24, 2022

Should I make entrypoint.sh executable inside my docker image even if I pass it as metadata in action.yaml?

airtower-luna Nov 24, 2022

Yes, otherwise it can't be executed.

matifali Nov 24, 2022

My question is as I am not copying entrypoint.sh in my Dockerfile, (only passing it as metadata)
So how and where should I set it as executable?

airtower-luna Nov 24, 2022

"Only as metadata" won't work at all, unless you mean selecting something already present in the base image. If you mean it's in a volume mount (e.g. the workspace) it needs to be set as executable there.

matifali Nov 24, 2022

Thanks.
I get it.

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