SSH + Containers fails: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined

[lodo1995]

Summary

When I am developing in a remote folder with Remote-SSH, I create a Dockerfile in that folder, install Remote-Containers and try to re-open that folder in a container based on that Dockerfile, VSCode fails, producing a log (attached below) with the error in the title.

System Information

• VSCode Version: 1.68.1
• Local OS Version: Windows 10
• Remote OS Version: Ubuntu 20.04
• Remote Extension/Connection Type: SSH + Containers

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open a remote folder with Remote-SSH
2. Create Dockerfile, containing only FROM ubuntu:20.04
3. Enable Remote-Containers
4. Use Remote-Containers command to re-open folder in a container from local Dockerfile

Log

Remote machine IP address replaced with string <IP> Username replaced with string <USER> Remote folder replaced with string <WORKDIR>

[2022-06-22T09:15:04.022Z] Remote-Containers 0.238.2 in VS Code 1.68.1 (30d9c6cd9483b2cc586687151bcbcd635f373630).
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.022Z] Start: Resolving Remote
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.046Z] Start: Run: ssh <IP> /bin/sh
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.067Z] Start: Run in host: id -un
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.697Z] <USER>
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.698Z] 
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.698Z] Stop (631 ms): Run in host: id -un
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.699Z] Start: Run in host: cat /etc/passwd
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.706Z] Stop (7 ms): Run in host: cat /etc/passwd
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.707Z] Start: Run in host: echo ~
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.713Z] /home/<USER>
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.714Z] 
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.714Z] Stop (7 ms): Run in host: echo ~
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.715Z] Start: Run in host: test -x '/home/<USER>/.vscode-remote-containers/bin/30d9c6cd9483b2cc586687151bcbcd635f373630/node'
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.722Z] 
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.723Z] 
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.723Z] Exit code 1
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.723Z] Stop (8 ms): Run in host: test -x '/home/<USER>/.vscode-remote-containers/bin/30d9c6cd9483b2cc586687151bcbcd635f373630/node'
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.724Z] Start: Run in host: test -x '/home/<USER>/.vscode-server/bin/30d9c6cd9483b2cc586687151bcbcd635f373630/node'
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.729Z] 
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.730Z] 
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.730Z] Stop (6 ms): Run in host: test -x '/home/<USER>/.vscode-server/bin/30d9c6cd9483b2cc586687151bcbcd635f373630/node'
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.730Z] Start: Run in host: test -f '/home/<USER>/.vscode-server/bin/30d9c6cd9483b2cc586687151bcbcd635f373630/node_modules/node-pty/package.json'
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.735Z] 
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.736Z] 
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.736Z] Stop (6 ms): Run in host: test -f '/home/<USER>/.vscode-server/bin/30d9c6cd9483b2cc586687151bcbcd635f373630/node_modules/node-pty/package.json'
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.736Z] Start: Run in host: test -f '/home/<USER>/.vscode-remote-containers/dist/vscode-remote-containers-server-0.238.2.js'
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.742Z] 
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.742Z] 
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.742Z] Stop (6 ms): Run in host: test -f '/home/<USER>/.vscode-remote-containers/dist/vscode-remote-containers-server-0.238.2.js'
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.748Z] userEnvProbe: loginInteractiveShell (default)
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.748Z] userEnvProbe shell: /bin/bash
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.935Z] userEnvProbe PATHs:
Probe:     '/home/<USER>/.local/bin:/opt/miniconda/condabin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin'
Container: None
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.942Z] Setting up container for folder or workspace: /data/<WORKDIR>
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.943Z] Host: ssh://<IP>
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.945Z] Start: Check Docker is running
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.946Z] Start: Run in Host: docker version --format {{.Server.APIVersion}}
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.002Z] Stop (56 ms): Run in Host: docker version --format {{.Server.APIVersion}}
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.002Z] Server API version: 1.41
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.002Z] Stop (57 ms): Check Docker is running
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.003Z] Start: Run in Host: docker volume ls -q
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.045Z] Stop (42 ms): Run in Host: docker volume ls -q
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.072Z] Start: Run in Host: docker ps -q -a --filter label=vsch.local.folder=/data/<WORKDIR> --filter label=vsch.quality=stable
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.115Z] Stop (43 ms): Run in Host: docker ps -q -a --filter label=vsch.local.folder=/data/<WORKDIR> --filter label=vsch.quality=stable
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.116Z] Start: Run in Host: docker ps -q -a --filter label=devcontainer.local_folder=/data/<WORKDIR>
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.158Z] Stop (42 ms): Run in Host: docker ps -q -a --filter label=devcontainer.local_folder=/data/<WORKDIR>
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.172Z] Start: Run in Host: /home/<USER>/.vscode-server/bin/30d9c6cd9483b2cc586687151bcbcd635f373630/node /home/<USER>/.vscode-remote-containers/dist/dev-containers-cli-0.238.2/dist/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.js up --workspace-folder /data/<WORKDIR> --workspace-mount-consistency cached --id-label devcontainer.local_folder=/data/<WORKDIR> --log-level debug --log-format json --config /data/<WORKDIR>/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json --default-user-env-probe loginInteractiveShell --mount type=volume,source=vscode,target=/vscode,external=true --skip-post-create --update-remote-user-uid-default on --mount-workspace-git-root true
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.897Z] remote-containers 0.238.2.
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.897Z] Start: Run: docker buildx version
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.977Z] Stop (80 ms): Run: docker buildx version
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.977Z] Start: Resolving Remote
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.980Z] Start: Run: git rev-parse --show-cdup
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.982Z] Stop (2 ms): Run: git rev-parse --show-cdup
[2022-06-22T09:15:04.983Z] Start: Run: docker ps -q -a --filter label=devcontainer.local_folder=/data/<WORKDIR>
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.019Z] Stop (36 ms): Run: docker ps -q -a --filter label=devcontainer.local_folder=/data/<WORKDIR>
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.421Z] TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'groups')
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.421Z]     at ja (/home/<USER>/.vscode-remote-containers/dist/dev-containers-cli-0.238.2/dist/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.js:239:543)
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.421Z]     at jR (/home/<USER>/.vscode-remote-containers/dist/dev-containers-cli-0.238.2/dist/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.js:239:2570)
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.421Z]     at async Uu (/home/<USER>/.vscode-remote-containers/dist/dev-containers-cli-0.238.2/dist/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.js:239:2142)
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.421Z]     at async Jy (/home/<USER>/.vscode-remote-containers/dist/dev-containers-cli-0.238.2/dist/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.js:239:1168)
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.421Z]     at async zR (/home/<USER>/.vscode-remote-containers/dist/dev-containers-cli-0.238.2/dist/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.js:245:2006)
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.421Z]     at async nb (/home/<USER>/.vscode-remote-containers/dist/dev-containers-cli-0.238.2/dist/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.js:245:3110)
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.421Z]     at async JR (/home/<USER>/.vscode-remote-containers/dist/dev-containers-cli-0.238.2/dist/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.js:245:13046)
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.421Z]     at async KR (/home/<USER>/.vscode-remote-containers/dist/dev-containers-cli-0.238.2/dist/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.js:245:12802)
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.423Z] Stop (251 ms): Run in Host: /home/<USER>/.vscode-server/bin/30d9c6cd9483b2cc586687151bcbcd635f373630/node /home/<USER>/.vscode-remote-containers/dist/dev-containers-cli-0.238.2/dist/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.js up --workspace-folder /data/<WORKDIR> --workspace-mount-consistency cached --id-label devcontainer.local_folder=/data/<WORKDIR> --log-level debug --log-format json --config /data/<WORKDIR>/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json --default-user-env-probe loginInteractiveShell --mount type=volume,source=vscode,target=/vscode,external=true --skip-post-create --update-remote-user-uid-default on --mount-workspace-git-root true
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.424Z] Exit code 1
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.427Z] Command failed: /home/<USER>/.vscode-server/bin/30d9c6cd9483b2cc586687151bcbcd635f373630/node /home/<USER>/.vscode-remote-containers/dist/dev-containers-cli-0.238.2/dist/spec-node/devContainersSpecCLI.js up --workspace-folder /data/<WORKDIR> --workspace-mount-consistency cached --id-label devcontainer.local_folder=/data/<WORKDIR> --log-level debug --log-format json --config /data/<WORKDIR>/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json --default-user-env-probe loginInteractiveShell --mount type=volume,source=vscode,target=/vscode,external=true --skip-post-create --update-remote-user-uid-default on --mount-workspace-git-root true
[2022-06-22T09:15:05.427Z] Exit code 1

[ciricc]

Did you solve this?

[lodo1995]

Did you solve this?

No, I just gave up on this particular setup. I ended up not needing containers after all.

[mikkelkh]

I experienced the same error with VSCode Version 1.68.1 and Remote-Containers extension versions 0.238.2 and 0.238.3. Downgrading the extension to version 0.234.0 solved the issue for me.

[natrad100]

I experienced the same error with VSCode Version 1.68.1 and Remote-Containers extension versions 0.238.2 and 0.238.3. Downgrading the extension to version 0.234.0 solved the issue for me.

Same with insiders 1.69, downgrade of extension worked.

[chrmarti]

Could you append your Dockerfile?

[lodo1995]

@chrmarti as I wrote in the original post, it is sufficient to use a Dockerfile with only FROM ubuntu:20.04 to trigger the issue.

[bencwallace]

I have encountered this problem when using just the Remote Containers extension (no SSH). In every case, I've found that the corresponding Dockerfile had a lowercase from directive and changing that to FROM fixed it.

[jbrwilkinson]

For us, the Dockerfile is using BuildKit FrontEnd #syntax=.

[abid-mujtaba]

Same as @jbrwilkinson. This is fixed when buildkit is enabled globally: docs.

[mikkelkh]

De æpøæl må mææä hun

søn. 18. sep. 2022 15.06 skrev Abid H. Mujtaba @.***>:

Same as @jbrwilkinson https://github.com/jbrwilkinson. This is fixed when buildkit is enabled globally: docs https://docs.docker.com/develop/develop-images/build_enhancements/#to-enable-buildkit-builds .

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