cicd auth_error ai_generated true

Error: credential helper 'desktop' is not installed or not configured. Run 'docker login' to configure credentials.

ID: cicd/docker-credential-helper-not-configured

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85%Fix Rate
82%Confidence
1Evidence
2023-11-12First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
Docker 24.0.5 active — — —
Docker Desktop 4.22.0 active — — —
Amazon ECR Docker Credential Helper 0.7.1 active — — —

Root Cause

Docker credential helper (e.g., desktop, ecr-login) is not installed or configured in the CI environment, preventing authentication to private registries.

generic

中文

Docker 凭据助手（例如 desktop、ecr-login）未在 CI 环境中安装或配置，导致无法向私有注册表进行身份验证。

Official Documentation

https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/login/#credential-stores

Workarounds

  1. 90% success Install the credential helper: For Docker Desktop on Linux, run: sudo apt-get install docker-credential-desktop. Then verify: docker-credential-desktop list. Alternatively, use the 'pass' credential store. 
    Install the credential helper: For Docker Desktop on Linux, run: sudo apt-get install docker-credential-desktop. Then verify: docker-credential-desktop list. Alternatively, use the 'pass' credential store.
  2. 80% success Disable credential helpers temporarily by setting the config to store credentials in plain text (not recommended for production): echo '{"credsStore":""}' > ~/.docker/config.json && docker login 
    Disable credential helpers temporarily by setting the config to store credentials in plain text (not recommended for production): echo '{"credsStore":""}' > ~/.docker/config.json && docker login

中文步骤

  1. Install the credential helper: For Docker Desktop on Linux, run: sudo apt-get install docker-credential-desktop. Then verify: docker-credential-desktop list. Alternatively, use the 'pass' credential store.
  2. Disable credential helpers temporarily by setting the config to store credentials in plain text (not recommended for production): echo '{"credsStore":""}' > ~/.docker/config.json && docker login

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 40% fail

    Running docker login without specifying the credential store may still fail if the helper path is missing.

  2. 30% fail

    Setting DOCKER_CONFIG to a non-existent path can break other Docker commands.