SOLVED: unable to find user in passwd file (docker compose)

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unable to find user in passwd file (docker compose) - Pollo - 2024-12-18

Hello! I am trying to set up docker and after using the documentation for docker compose setup, I'm getting this error when I try to start the container with docker compose up:

"Error response from daemon: unable to find user pete: no matching entries in passwd file"

I don't understand why i'm getting this error because my user is in the passwd file already. I am running the latest stable build of the Ubuntu docker container runtime (27.2.0). Here is my docker-compose.yml file:

Code:
services:

  jellyfin:

    image: 'jellyfin/jellyfin:latest'

    container_name: jellyfin

    user: pete:pete

    network_mode: 'host'

    ports:

    - 8096:8096

    volumes:

      - /var/snap/docker/common/var-lib-docker/volumes/jellyfin-config:/config

      - /var/snap/docker/common/var-lib-docker/volumes/jellyfin-cache:/cache

      - type: bind

        source: /media/pete/{media dir}

        target: /media

      #- type: bind

        #source: /path/to/media2

        #target: /media2

        #read_only: true

      # Optional - extra fonts to be used during transcoding with subtitle burn-in

      - type: bind

        source: /home/pete/snap/docker/jellyfin/fonts

        target: /usr/local/share/fonts/custom

        read_only: true

    restart: 'unless-stopped'

    # Optional - alternative address used for autodiscovery

    #environment:

      #- JELLYFIN_PublishedServerUrl=http://example.com

    # Optional - may be necessary for docker healthcheck to pass if running in host network mode

    extra_hosts:

      - 'host.docker.internal:host-gateway'

Any help will be appriciated!

RE: unable to find user in passwd file (docker compose) - theguymadmax - 2024-12-18

In the terminal, type: id
This will display your UID and GID, which you can then enter for the user. See the example below:

Code:
services:

  jellyfin:

    image: jellyfin/jellyfin:latest

    container_name: jellyfin

    user: 1000:1000

    group_add:

      - "992" #render

    network_mode: 'host'

    volumes:

      - /home/max/docker/Jellyfin/Config:/config

      - /home/max/docker/Jellyfin/Cache:/cache

      - /media/Media:/Media

    restart: 'unless-stopped'

    devices:

      - /dev/dri/renderD128:/dev/dri/renderD128

RE: unable to find user in passwd file (docker compose) - Pollo - 2024-12-18

(2024-12-18, 03:10 AM)theguymadmax Wrote: In the terminal, type: id
This will display your UID and GID, which you can then enter for the user. See the example below:

Code:
services: jellyfin: image: jellyfin/jellyfin:latest container_name: jellyfin user: 1000:1000 group_add: - "992" #render network_mode: 'host' volumes: - /home/max/docker/Jellyfin/Config:/config - /home/max/docker/Jellyfin/Cache:/cache - /media/Media:/Media restart: 'unless-stopped' devices: - /dev/dri/renderD128:/dev/dri/renderD128

Thank you, that seemed to work! However I'm getting a new error now

Code:
jellyfin  | Unhandled exception.

jellyfin  | System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path '/config/log' is denied.

jellyfin  |  ---> System.IO.IOException: Permission denied

jellyfin  |    --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

jellyfin  |    at System.IO.FileSystem.CreateDirectory(String fullPath, UnixFileMode unixCreateMode)

jellyfin  |    at System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(String path)

jellyfin  |    at Jellyfin.Server.Helpers.StartupHelpers.CreateApplicationPaths(StartupOptions options)

jellyfin  |    at Jellyfin.Server.Program.StartApp(StartupOptions options)

jellyfin  |    at Jellyfin.Server.Program.<Main>(String[] args)

jellyfin exited with code 139

I tried changing the directories, creating them, and disable + re-enabling docker through snap, but I still get the same error. I'm not sure if this change is correct or if I need to make the /config/log directory.

Code:
volumes:

      - /var/snap/docker/common/var-lib-docker/volumes/jellyfin-config:/var/log/docker/jellyfin/config

      - /var/snap/docker/common/var-lib-docker/volumes/jellyfin-cache:/var/log/docker/jellyfin/cache

RE: unable to find user in passwd file (docker compose) - theguymadmax - 2024-12-18

You don't have permission to access the specified locations. To resolve this, I recommend the following steps:

1. Create a Docker Folder in Your Home Directory:

Set up a dedicated directory for your Docker containers and their associated data inside your home directory. This way, you will have full control over the directories and avoid permission issues. Make sure folder are created prior to running docker compose up -d.

Directory Structure:

/home/pete/Docker/
/home/pete/Docker/Jellyfin/
/home/pete/Docker/Jellyfin/config/
/home/pete/Docker/Jellyfin/cache/
/home/pete/Docker/Jellyfin/docker-compose.yml

2. Update Your docker-compose.yml File:

Modify the volumes section in your docker-compose.yml to point to the new directories you created in your home directory.

Original:

Code:
volumes:

      - /var/snap/docker/common/var-lib-docker/volumes/jellyfin-config:/var/log/docker/jellyfin/config

      - /var/snap/docker/common/var-lib-docker/volumes/jellyfin-cache:/var/log/docker/jellyfin/cache

Updated:

Code:
volumes:

      - /home/pete/Docker/Jellyfin/config:/config

      - /home/pete/Docker/Jellyfin/cache:/cache

RE: unable to find user in passwd file (docker compose) - Pollo - 2024-12-19

(2024-12-18, 05:02 PM)theguymadmax Wrote: You don't have permission to access the specified locations. To resolve this, I recommend the following steps:

1. Create a Docker Folder in Your Home Directory:

Set up a dedicated directory for your Docker containers and their associated data inside your home directory. This way, you will have full control over the directories and avoid permission issues. Make sure folder are created prior to running docker compose up -d.

Directory Structure:
/home/pete/Docker/

/home/pete/Docker/Jellyfin/

/home/pete/Docker/Jellyfin/config/

/home/pete/Docker/Jellyfin/cache/

/home/pete/Docker/Jellyfin/docker-compose.yml

2. Update Your docker-compose.yml File:

Modify the volumes section in your docker-compose.yml to point to the new directories you created in your home directory.

Original:

Code:
volumes: - /var/snap/docker/common/var-lib-docker/volumes/jellyfin-config:/var/log/docker/jellyfin/config - /var/snap/docker/common/var-lib-docker/volumes/jellyfin-cache:/var/log/docker/jellyfin/cache

Updated:

Code:
volumes: - /home/pete/Docker/Jellyfin/config:/config - /home/pete/Docker/Jellyfin/cache:/cache

Oh ok, thank you for the explanation! I'll most likely stick to this method, but would it be better in the long term for me to use volumes instead of bind mounts?