Using helper image gitlab-runner-helper:x86_64-v16.11.1-nanoserver21H2 results in init-permissions error
Summary
When using nanoserver helper image gitlab-runner-helper:x86_64-v16.11.1-nanoserver21H2 job fails with error:
Warning Failed Error: failed to start containerd task "init-permissions": hcs::System::CreateProcess init-permissions: The system cannot find the file specified.: unknownSteps to reproduce
- In runner configuration, use helper image:
helper_image = "registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/gitlab-runner-helper:x86_64-v17.1.0-nanoserver21H2"- Run a job. It fails:
Warning Failed Error: failed to start containerd task "init-permissions": hcs::System::CreateProcess init-permissions: The system cannot find the file specified.: unknown
WARNING: Event retrieved from the cluster: Error: failed to start containerd task "init-permissions": hcs::System::CreateProcess init-permissions: The system cannot find the file specified.: unknown
ERROR: Job failed (system failure): prepare environment: waiting for pod running: pod status is failed. Check https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/shells/index.html#shell-profile-loading for more information.gitlab-ci.yml
Add the job definition that is failing hereActual behavior
nanoserver helper image causes failure when starting init-permissions.
Expected behavior
nanoserver helper image should work without errors.
Relevant logs and/or screenshots
job log
Running with gitlab-runner 16.11.1 (535ced5f)
on gitlab-runner-b5474989-htt6k _Q6ecjTkG, system ID: r_sSOkTCq4QMeh
feature flags: FF_USE_POWERSHELL_PATH_RESOLVER:true, FF_SCRIPT_SECTIONS:true, FF_RETRIEVE_POD_WARNING_EVENTS:true, FF_PRINT_POD_EVENTS:true
Preparing the "kubernetes" executor
00:00
Using Kubernetes namespace: default
Using Kubernetes executor with image mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2022 ...
Using attach strategy to execute scripts...
Preparing environment
00:18
Using FF_USE_POD_ACTIVE_DEADLINE_SECONDS, the Pod activeDeadlineSeconds will be set to the job timeout: 30m0s...
Subscribing to Kubernetes Pod events...
Type Reason Message
Normal Scheduled Successfully assigned default/runner-q6ecjtkg-project-25452826-concurrent-0-5fhfx99w to gke-ab2d29-hx1o
Normal Pulling Pulling image "registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/gitlab-runner-helper:x86_64-v17.1.0-nanoserver21H2"
Normal Pulled Successfully pulled image "registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/gitlab-runner-helper:x86_64-v17.1.0-nanoserver21H2" in 6.672s (6.672s including waiting)
Normal Created Created container init-permissions
Warning Failed Error: failed to start containerd task "init-permissions": hcs::System::CreateProcess init-permissions: The system cannot find the file specified.: unknown
WARNING: Event retrieved from the cluster: Error: failed to start containerd task "init-permissions": hcs::System::CreateProcess init-permissions: The system cannot find the file specified.: unknown
ERROR: Job failed (system failure): prepare environment: waiting for pod running: pod status is failed. Check https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/shells/index.html#shell-profile-loading for more informationcc. @ratchade