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

[Pollo]

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!

[theguymadmax]

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

[Pollo]

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

[theguymadmax]

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

[Pollo]

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?