Unexpected error attempting to determine if file exists on ubuntu-24.04-arm

[styfle]

Description:

I'm getting this error with the new ubuntu-24.04-arm runner:

Attempting to download 22...
Acquiring 22.13.0 - arm64 from https://github.com/actions/node-versions/releases/download/22.13.0-12683784390/node-22.13.0-linux-arm64.tar.gz
Extracting ...
Unexpected error attempting to determine if executable file exists '/home/runneradmin/.local/bin/tar': Error: EACCES: permission denied, stat '/home/runneradmin/.local/bin/tar'

https://github.com/styfle/packagephobia/actions/runs/12817005768/job/35739230231?pr=1065#step:3:13

Action version:

• actions/setup-node@v4

Platform:

• Ubuntu

Runner type:

• Hosted

Tools version:

• npm@10.9.0

Repro steps:
Use actions/checkout@v4 and then @actions/node@v4 on the ubuntu-24.04-arm runner:

styfle/packagephobia@ee0ed90

Expected behavior:
Should fetch correct Node.js version without errors.

Actual behavior:

Unexpected error attempting to determine if executable file exists '/home/runneradmin/.local/bin/tar': Error: EACCES: permission denied, stat '/home/runneradmin/.local/bin/tar'

[Rhys-T]

Possibly related: actions/runner-images#11409

[priyagupta108]

Hi @styfle 👋,
Thank you for your report. We will investigate the issue and get back to you as soon as we have updates.

[lucydodo]

I'm experiencing the same, but I think this is not a problem with this repo, but rather an issue with the ARM64 image.
Related: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/148648#discussioncomment-11858717

It seems like this issue has now been resolved. :)

[priyagupta108]

Hi @styfle,
The permission denied error you encountered with the ubuntu-24.04-arm runner is linked to the ARM64 image rather than the actions/setup-node itself. You can find more details in the related discussion here.

This issue has now been resolved. Please rerun your workflow to confirm.

We are closing this issue for now. If you encounter any further issues or have additional questions, feel free to reach out.
Thank you!

[styfle]

@priyagupta108 That solved the error but that revealed another issue: there is no cache.

I reran twice to confirm that node is downloaded each time instead of cached.

https://github.com/styfle/packagephobia/actions/runs/12817005768/job/36025970456?pr=1065#step:3:10

https://github.com/styfle/packagephobia/actions/runs/12817005768/job/36026007041?pr=1065#step:3:10

Let me know if I should create a new issue and where.

[priyagupta108]

Hi @styfle,
This behavior is expected as there is no Node.js version cached in the ubuntu-24.04-arm hosted runner. For more details, you can check the Ubuntu 24.04 by Arm Limited document. If the hosted images have preinstalled versions of Node.js in the hosted toolcache directory, the action can utilize them.
Once the job is finished, the hosted runners are reset to their initial state, which is why Node.js will be installed again for subsequent jobs.