error message for missing policy.json only mentions /etc/containers/policy.json

[bcdarwin]

Issue Description

If no policy.json file is present in any of the accepted locations, podman gives an error but it refers only to /etc/containers/policy.json, not to other possible paths for this config.

Steps to reproduce the issue

$ podman run -it --rm registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/httpd-24

Describe the results you received

Error: open /etc/containers/policy.json: no such file or directory

Describe the results you expected

something like

Error: no policy.json file found at any of the following: <...>

podman info output

host:
  arch: amd64
  buildahVersion: 1.37.2
  cgroupControllers:
  - memory
  - pids
  cgroupManager: systemd
  cgroupVersion: v2
  conmon:
    package: Unknown
    path: /nix/store/wbj667arynb4hagp4cy5a00hmf90s9k4-podman-helper-binary-wrapper/bin/conmon
    version: 'conmon version 2.1.12, commit: '
  cpuUtilization:
    idlePercent: 97.76
    systemPercent: 0.77
    userPercent: 1.47
  cpus: 12
  databaseBackend: sqlite
  distribution:
    codename: uakari
    distribution: nixos
    version: "24.05"
  eventLogger: journald
  freeLocks: 2048
  hostname: ramanujan
  idMappings:
    gidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 100
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 231072
      size: 65536
    uidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 1000
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 231072
      size: 65536
  kernel: 6.6.47
  linkmode: dynamic
  logDriver: journald
  memFree: 6826962944
  memTotal: 16453926912
  networkBackend: netavark
  networkBackendInfo:
    backend: netavark
    dns:
      package: Unknown
      path: /nix/store/zkcq9b7884nk826csavzvpp3i8w1vjm4-podman-5.2.2/libexec/podman/aardvark-dns
      version: aardvark-dns 1.12.1
    package: Unknown
    path: /nix/store/zkcq9b7884nk826csavzvpp3i8w1vjm4-podman-5.2.2/libexec/podman/netavark
    version: netavark 1.7.0
  ociRuntime:
    name: crun
    package: Unknown
    path: /nix/store/wbj667arynb4hagp4cy5a00hmf90s9k4-podman-helper-binary-wrapper/bin/crun
    version: |-
      crun version 1.16.1
      commit: 1.16.1
      rundir: /run/user/1000/crun
      spec: 1.0.0
      +SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +CRIU +YAJL
  os: linux
  pasta:
    executable: /nix/store/zkcq9b7884nk826csavzvpp3i8w1vjm4-podman-5.2.2/libexec/podman/pasta
    package: Unknown
    version: |
      pasta 2024_07_26.57a21d2
      Copyright Red Hat
      GNU General Public License, version 2 or later
        <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
      This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
      There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
  remoteSocket:
    exists: true
    path: /run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock
  rootlessNetworkCmd: pasta
  security:
    apparmorEnabled: false
    capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
    rootless: true
    seccompEnabled: true
    seccompProfilePath: ""
    selinuxEnabled: false
  serviceIsRemote: false
  slirp4netns:
    executable: /nix/store/zkcq9b7884nk826csavzvpp3i8w1vjm4-podman-5.2.2/libexec/podman/slirp4netns
    package: Unknown
    version: |-
      slirp4netns version 1.3.1
      commit: e5e368c4f5db6ae75c2fce786e31eef9da6bf236
      libslirp: 4.8.0
      SLIRP_CONFIG_VERSION_MAX: 5
      libseccomp: 2.5.5
  swapFree: 17179865088
  swapTotal: 17179865088
  uptime: 4h 55m 11.00s (Approximately 0.17 days)
  variant: ""
plugins:
  authorization: null
  log:
  - k8s-file
  - none
  - passthrough
  - journald
  network:
  - bridge
  - macvlan
  - ipvlan
  volume:
  - local
registries: {}
store:
  configFile: /home/me/.config/containers/storage.conf
  containerStore:
    number: 0
    paused: 0
    running: 0
    stopped: 0
  graphDriverName: overlay
  graphOptions: {}
  graphRoot: /home/me/.local/share/containers/storage
  graphRootAllocated: 233447018496
  graphRootUsed: 171170406400
  graphStatus:
    Backing Filesystem: extfs
    Native Overlay Diff: "true"
    Supports d_type: "true"
    Supports shifting: "false"
    Supports volatile: "true"
    Using metacopy: "false"
  imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
  imageStore:
    number: 0
  runRoot: /run/user/1000/containers
  transientStore: false
  volumePath: /home/me/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes
version:
  APIVersion: 5.2.2
  Built: 315532800
  BuiltTime: Mon Dec 31 19:00:00 1979
  GitCommit: ""
  GoVersion: go1.22.6
  Os: linux
  OsArch: linux/amd64
  Version: 5.2.2

Podman in a container

No

Privileged Or Rootless

Rootless

Upstream Latest Release

Yes

Additional environment details

No response

Additional information

No response

[rhatdan]

Care to open a PR?

[Sativarsainath-26]

@baude , @rhatdan I would like to work on this issue.

[Sativarsainath-26]

https://github.com/containers/podman/pull/24029 - Raised a pr to fix this issue.