Bryan MacFarlane

@chrispat @ericsciple > Maybe GITHUB_TOKEN should just be part of the general ENV? We have discussed that. I know some actions need the token to make github requests - even...

@ioquatix - that's good feedback. It does make the `run` step scenario more complex for the user. My point about what checkout does would only simplify and make it easier...

Yeah, you can't unset because each step is run out of proc and the toolkits export variable function informs the runner on variables to set on future steps: https://github.com/actions/toolkit/tree/main/packages/core#exporting-variables I...

checking back on this spike to see if there's interest to continue

This is certainly worth digging into and figuring out.

No update. This is currently fairly low in the actions backlog priority. It's not in the plans for the next quarter.

I'm currently investigating this while looking into native k8s runners (without dind). It might be awhile but it's on our radar.

my email is my github alias and that's at github

@jpb , since you asked me, I'm ➕ on this, But adding @hross to weigh in since he's driving the runner area now. 🚀

Also, I don't think we can say must run runner as root since many folks run as systemd service and I don't think that will allow us to run as...