Permission denied mounting a volume via docker run in a NON existing folder in the host

[dancer1325]

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Is this a docs issue?

• [X] My issue is about the documentation content or website

Type of issue

Information is incorrect

Description

In the documentation is indicated

docker run -v /doesnt/exist:/foo -w /foo -i -t ubuntu bash

When the host directory of a bind-mounted volume doesn't exist, Docker automatically creates this directory on the host for you. In the example above, Docker creates the /doesnt/exist folder before starting your container.

I get an error

docker: Error response from daemon: error while creating mount source path 'XXX/doesnt/exist': chown 'XXX/doesnt/exist: permission denied. ERRO[0000] error waiting for container:

It's truth that

• folder is created -- Example: run ls to check --
• container has run -- docker ps --all --

👁️ but the command itself passed -- docker run ... bash -- has failed 👁️

Notes:

• Stack
  • docker client
    • 24.0.2-rd
    • API: 1.42
  • docker server engine
    • 23.0.6
    • API: 1.42
  • OS: macOS Sonoma v14.3, intel

Location

https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/container/run/#volume

Suggestion

• Is there some way to give the permissions to that folder automatically created by Docker to avoid getting the error?
  • If you run the same command again, it works ... 🤔
• If there is NO way to get the command succeed -> I would specify in this section of the documentation, because it can confuse to the reader of the documentation, such as

  When the host directory of a bind-mounted volume doesn't exist, Docker automatically creates this directory on the host for you. In the example above, Docker creates the /doesnt/exist folder before starting your container, although in the output of the command you get an error

[dancer1325]

Maybe @dvdksn ?

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