ERROR Failed to write file: my-resume.yml

[GurdipS5]

Hi,

I ran the command below on an Ubuntu docker host:

docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/home/yamlresume yamlresume/yamlresume new my-resume.yml

But I get the error:

ERROR Failed to write file: my-resume.yml

I thought this file needs to exist but that causes a different error (file already exists).

[xiaohanyu]

Which host OS do you use? I guess it is Windows WSL?

How about running this command like: docker run -u root --rm -v $(pwd):/home/yamlresume yamlresume/yamlresume new my-resume.yml

Add -u root for docker run to run the container with root access, see whether this issue still exists.

[GurdipS5]

That worked! And it was Ubuntu Server

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[xiaohanyu]

That worked! And it was Ubuntu Server
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I see I see, seems there are some permission/access issues on some systems. Let me check.

[aleckmann]

as a follow up to this, the -u root flag works because the yamlresume Dockerfile contains the USER parameter, and per github's documentation here

Note: GitHub Actions must be run by the default Docker user (root). Ensure your Dockerfile does not set the USER instruction, otherwise you will not be able to access GITHUB_WORKSPACE.

i think setting a default user in the Dockerfile is appropriate, but it might be worth expanding the documentation on how to run yamlresume in Github Actions

[xiaohanyu]

I've tested again on ubuntu server 24.04, with apt install docker.io, running with non-root user and it seems everything is OK.

However, docker's user mapping/permission is a complicated issue, people may have different environment/configuration, so permission issues may often occurs.

I've updated the documentation: https://yamlresume.dev/docs/installation#permission-issues, which should be a good reference.

Closing this issue now.

@GurdipS5 @aleckmann