EACCES docker permission_error ai_generated partial

Error: EACCES: permission denied (inside container with volume mount)

ID: docker/volume-mount-permission-denied

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82%Fix Rate

85%Confidence

50Evidence

2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

Version	Status	Introduced	Deprecated	Notes
27	active	—	—	—

Container process can't write to mounted volume due to UID/GID mismatch.

generic

92% success Match container user UID to host user UID: docker run --user $(id -u):$(id -g)
```
docker run --user $(id -u):$(id -g)
```
Sources: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/run/#user
88% success Set ownership in Dockerfile: RUN chown -R appuser:appgroup /app
```
RUN chown -R appuser:appgroup /app
```
Sources: https://docs.docker.com/reference/dockerfile/#user
80% success Use named volumes instead of bind mounts for data that doesn't need host access
```
Use named volumes instead of bind mounts for data that doesn't need host access
```
Sources: https://docs.docker.com/engine/storage/volumes/

Common approaches that don't work:

Run container as root 65% fail
Security risk and may not fix file ownership on the host
chmod 777 on host directory 80% fail
Major security risk — opens directory to all users

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