[BUG] Exception: Failed to create opendevin user in sandbox: b'useradd: UID 0 is not unique\n'

[tintin92350]

Describe the bug

When I run the make run command, everything seems to start but when the Agent controller try to initiate the environment an exception is thrown: Exception: Failed to create opendevin user in sandbox: b'useradd: UID 0 is not unique\n'

Setup and configuration

Current version:

commit 8ab9c6fb86db7ac21969fd5fadd18bab97bdb172 (HEAD -> main, origin/main, origin/HEAD)

My config.toml and environment vars (be sure to redact API keys):

LLM_MODEL="gpt-3.5-turbo-1106"
LLM_API_KEY="sk-XXX"
LLM_EMBEDDING_MODEL="openai"
WORKSPACE_DIR="./workspace"

My model and agent (you can see these settings in the UI):

• Model: gpt-3.5-turbo-1106
• Agent: MonologueAgent

Commands I ran to install and run OpenDevin:

# Install NVM then nodejs
nvm install 20.12.1

# Install pipx to install poetry (python 3.11.9)
apt install pipx
pipx install poetry

# Docker version 26.0.0

# Then
make build
make setup-config
make run

Steps to Reproduce:

1. make run
2. Go to the UI

Logs, error messages, and screenshots:

Additional Context

I am running a WSL (ubuntu) on Windows 11

SOLUTION

You need to export the variable SANDBOX_USER_ID to 1000 thanks to @SmartManoj

export SANDBOX_USER_ID=1000 

[ioana11023]

I'm facing the same issue.

[LuoDongK]

me too. My os is macOS. Apple Chip(M1)

[wmitnaj]

I am also running open devin in a WSL (ubuntu) on windows 11 and I get the same error message. Any workarounds?

[tintin92350]

Has this version been tested with a specific version of Docker? In the requirements, it's simply Docker without any version.

[sameqb]

I'm facing the same issue.

[mohammedrbaker]

Same problem here too. Any help please ?

[UnclePi979]

Did you run the command sudo make run? Try changing to make run.

[wmitnaj]

Did you run the command sudo make run? Try changing to make run.

Well that is one thing I tried, then it gives me this error:

[Errno 13] Permission denied: b'/mnt/c/Windows/system32/config/systemprofile/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/uvicorn

[tintin92350]

mmmh in fact may be we need to run docker in rootless ?

[UnclePi979]

Did you run the command sudo make run? Try changing to make run.

Well that is one thing I tried, then it gives me this error:

[Errno 13] Permission denied: b'/mnt/c/Windows/system32/config/systemprofile/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/uvicorn

Can you try sudo chmod 777 -R 'denied_path' ?

[cmhello88]

me too,My Os is CentOS7.9

[a18792721831]

me too！

[fuchsia74]

same error.
Docker version 26.0.0, build 2ae903e
Linux docker2 6.1.0-18-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.76-1 (2024-02-01) x86_64 GNU/Linux

[SmartManoj]

export SANDBOX_USER_ID=1000 and run again

#481 (comment)

[tintin92350]

Ok, this export seems to work 👍 It starts !

[wmitnaj]

Ok, this export seems to work 👍 It starts !

I tried the export, at first it seemed like it worked, but then I got this again:
Exception: Failed to create opendevin user in sandbox: b'useradd: UID 0 is not unique\n'

Can I just add the SANDBOX_USER_ID into the config?

[SmartManoj]

Can I just add the SANDBOX_USER_ID into the config?

s

[sameqb]

This is the cause.
https://github.com/OpenDevin/OpenDevin/blob/main/opendevin/sandbox/sandbox.py#L26

When I commented out the following, the issue was resolved.
opendevin/sandbox/sandbox.py

# if config.get_or_none('SANDBOX_USER_ID') is not None:
#     USER_ID = int(config.get_or_default('SANDBOX_USER_ID', ''))
# elif hasattr(os, 'getuid'):
#     USER_ID = os.getuid()

[Dexhub]

@sameqb - I am having the below issue around docker not working. Per Discord someone recommended your comment. However on the latest commit, I do not see the line in question.
commit e0c7492 (HEAD -> main, origin/main, origin/HEAD)

opendevin:ERROR: ssh_box.py:61 - Please check Docker is running using docker ps.
16:06:10 - opendevin:ERROR: agent.py:136 - Error creating controller: Error while fetching server API version: ('Connection aborted.', ConnectionRefusedError(61, 'Connection refused'))
Traceback (most recent call last)

[SmartManoj]

Please check Docker is running using docker ps

@Dexhub

[Richardjbrain]

Have modified /opendevin/sandbox/docker/ssh_box.py line 40 to the following, which then allows OpenDevin to run on Ubuntu from Visual Studio Code insiders via a SSH connection

# FIXME: On some containers, the devin user doesn't have enough permission, e.g. to install packages
# How do we make this more flexible?
RUN_AS_DEVIN = config.get('RUN_AS_DEVIN').lower() != 'false'

# Set a default USER_ID to a non-system reserved value
default_user_id = 1001

# Fetch USER_ID from configuration and validate it
sandbox_user_id = config.get('SANDBOX_USER_ID')
if sandbox_user_id and int(sandbox_user_id) > 1000:
    USER_ID = int(sandbox_user_id)
else:
    # Fallback to os.getuid(), but ensure it's not 0
    USER_ID = os.getuid() if os.getuid() > 1000 else default_user_id
`

[SmartManoj]

@Dexhub still you have issues?