Act: super-linter action results in "No command specified" error from docker daemon

Created on 30 Jun 2020  ·  4Comments  ·  Source: nektos/act

When trying to use basic implementation of super-linter, action fails due to missing command. I tried various workarounds and I did try the solution mentioned in the pinned issue. 

[lint/LINT TESTING]   🐳  docker pull github/super-linter:v2.2.0
DEBU[0002] Image exists? true
[lint/LINT TESTING]   🐳  docker create image=github/super-linter:v2.2.0 entrypoint=[] cmd=[]
DEBU[0002] Error response from daemon: No command specified

To repoduce 

#lint.yml
name: superlinter
on: [push]
jobs:
  lint:
    name: Lint Code Base
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout Code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Lint Code Base
        uses: docker://github/super-linter:v2.2.0
        env:
          VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE: true

act -j lint -P ubuntu-latest=nektos/act-environments-ubuntu:18.04

Results in

act -j lint -P ubuntu-latest=nektos/act-environments-ubuntu:18.04
[lint/LINT TESTING] 🚀  Start image=nektos/act-environments-ubuntu:18.04
[lint/LINT TESTING]   🐳  docker run image=nektos/act-environments-ubuntu:18.04 entrypoint=["/usr/bin/tail" "-f" "/dev/null"] cmd=[]
[lint/LINT TESTING]   🐳  docker cp src=***. dst=/github/workspace
[lint/LINT TESTING] ⭐  Run Checkout Code
[lint/LINT TESTING]   ✅  Success - Checkout Code
[lint/LINT TESTING] ⭐  Run Lint Code Base
[lint/LINT TESTING]   ❌  Failure - Lint Code Base
Error: Error response from daemon: No command specified


Stack Trace

gist

[lint/LINT TESTING] ⭐  Run Lint Code Base
DEBU[0002] Loading slug from git directory '***'
DEBU[0002] Found revision: 44906d929be63b6dee1da1787f8e4efa237f89cf
DEBU[0002] Loading revision from git directory '***'
DEBU[0002] Found revision: 44906d929be63b6dee1da1787f8e4efa237f89cf
DEBU[0002] HEAD points to '44906d929be63b6dee1da1787f8e4efa237f89cf'
DEBU[0002] HEAD matches refs/heads/master
DEBU[0002] using github ref: refs/heads/master
DEBU[0002] context env => map[]
DEBU[0002] context env => map[GITHUB_ACTION:1 GITHUB_ACTIONS:true GITHUB_ACTOR:nektos/act GITHUB_EVENT_NAME:push GITHUB_EVENT_PATH:/github/workflow/event.json GITHUB_REF:refs/heads/master GITHUB_REPOSITORY:***/*** GITHUB_RUN_ID:1 GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER:1 GITHUB_SHA:44906d929be63b6dee1da1787f8e4efa237f89cf GITHUB_TOKEN: GITHUB_WORKFLOW:lint GITHUB_WORKSPACE:/github/workspace HOME:/github/home VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE:true]
[lint/LINT TESTING]   🐳  docker pull github/super-linter:v2.2.0
DEBU[0002] Image exists? true
[lint/LINT TESTING]   🐳  docker create image=github/super-linter:v2.2.0 entrypoint=[] cmd=[]
DEBU[0002] Error response from daemon: No command specified
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/container.(*containerReference).create.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/container/docker_run.go:266
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.Then.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:146
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.IfNot.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:164
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.Then.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:146
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.Then.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:146
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.Then.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:133
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.Finally.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:180
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/runner.(*StepContext).runUsesContainer.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/runner/step_context.go:213
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/runner.(*RunContext).newStepExecutor.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/runner/run_context.go:208
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.Then.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:146
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.Then.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:133
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.If.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:154
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/runner.(*runnerImpl).NewPlanExecutor.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/runner/runner.go:76
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.ChannelError.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:125
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.NewParallelExecutor.func1.1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:101
runtime.goexit
    /opt/hostedtoolcache/go/1.14.4/x64/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:1373
[lint/LINT TESTING]   ❌  Failure - Lint Code Base
DEBU[0002] Error response from daemon: No command specified
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/container.(*containerReference).create.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/container/docker_run.go:266
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.Then.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:146
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.IfNot.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:164
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.Then.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:146
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.Then.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:146
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.Then.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:133
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.Finally.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:180
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/runner.(*StepContext).runUsesContainer.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/runner/step_context.go:213
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/runner.(*RunContext).newStepExecutor.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/runner/run_context.go:208
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.Then.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:146
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.Then.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:133
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.If.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:154
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/runner.(*runnerImpl).NewPlanExecutor.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/runner/runner.go:76
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.Executor.ChannelError.func1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:125
github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common.NewParallelExecutor.func1.1
    /home/runner/work/act/act/pkg/common/executor.go:101
runtime.goexit
    /opt/hostedtoolcache/go/1.14.4/x64/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:1373
Error: Error response from daemon: No command specified

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A workaround that I found to help is specifying entrypoint explicitly in the workflow file (same as in super-linter's Docker image):

      - name: Lint Code Base
        uses: docker://github/super-linter:v3
        with:
          entrypoint: /action/lib/linter.sh
        env:
          # VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE: false
          DEFAULT_BRANCH: master
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
picture maciejp-ro on 28 Jul 2020
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All my implementations have a lint job using super-linter that is a prerequisite [needs: lint] to jobs such as test and so this is a huge blocker for local testing of actions.

dskvr picture dskvr on 14 Jul 2020

A workaround that I found to help is specifying entrypoint explicitly in the workflow file (same as in super-linter's Docker image):

      - name: Lint Code Base
        uses: docker://github/super-linter:v3
        with:
          entrypoint: /action/lib/linter.sh
        env:
          # VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE: false
          DEFAULT_BRANCH: master
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
maciejp-ro picture maciejp-ro on 28 Jul 2020
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@maciejp-ro Awesome! Did you notice any adverse effects while in production Actions?

dskvr picture dskvr on 30 Jul 2020

Issue is stale and will be closed in 7 days unless there is new activity

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