Login fails when using the docker image

[distributev]

Using the below basic docker compose ansible semaphore is up but I get 'Incorrect login or password' when I try to login using adminuser/adminpassword

When I try to debug and run commands like semaphore user list this doesn't work because I'm running semaphore using docker and these commands are not documented for the docker installation.

I tried to check the Dockerfile of semaphore but is not clear how to run adhoc commands since it uses ENTRYPOINT ["/sbin/tini", "--"] and wrappers like /usr/local/bin/semaphore-wrapper so it is not straightforward to understand how to execute a simple command like semaphore user list

Please document how adhoc commands should be executed on the docker image.

services:

  semaphore:
    container_name: semaphore
    image: semaphoreui/semaphore:latest
    environment:
      SEMAPHORE_DB_DIALECT: bolt
      SEMAPHORE_PLAYBOOK_PATH: /home/infraworker/run/automations/conf-manag/ansible
      SEMAPHORE_ADMIN: adminuser
      SEMAPHORE_ADMIN_NAME: Admin
      SEMAPHORE_ADMIN_PASSWORD: adminpassword
      SEMAPHORE_ADMIN_EMAIL: admin@localhost
    volumes:
      - /home/infraworker/apps/cvs/custom-semaphore/config:/etc/semaphore
      - /home/infraworker/apps/cvs/custom-semaphore/data-boltdb:/var/lib/semaphore # database.boltdb location (Not required if using mysql or postgres)
    restart: unless-stopped
    networks:
      - bridge_current_host_cross_containers_net

networks:
  bridge_current_host_cross_containers_net:
    driver: bridge
    external: true

[hmoffatt]

You can run adhoc commands in the running container with sudo docker exec -it semaphore_semaphore_1 /bin/sh

eg

$ semaphore user list --config /etc/semaphore/config.json 
Loading config
Validating config
admin

[distributev]

OK, this is one step further

~ $ semaphore user list --config /etc/semaphore/config.json Loading config Validating config

no user is found because i have no user in config.json

The initial user I added in docker-compose.yml

environment: SEMAPHORE_ADMIN: adminuser SEMAPHORE_ADMIN_NAME: Admin SEMAPHORE_ADMIN_PASSWORD: adminpassword SEMAPHORE_ADMIN_EMAIL: admin@localhost

my understanding was that it should work like this, isn't so?

[hmoffatt]

I am using the example docker-compose.yml (https://docs.ansible-semaphore.com/administration-guide/installation#docker) and haven't added any other users, and I see admin listed. I don't know why it wouldn't work for you.

[K1kc4]

Having the same problem, runing postgres as DB. Also

semaphore user list --config /etc/semaphore/config.json 
Loading config
Validating config

cuz there is no user inside defined.

@hmoffatt Can you show us your config.json ?

[K1kc4]

Its version problem, i have just tried with 2.9.16 and its working.

[hmoffatt]

I'm using the latest beta 2.9.39 with postgres and it's working for me.

[flowkraft]

Try with boltdb with environment in docker-compose.yml like this

environment: SEMAPHORE_DB_DIALECT: bolt SEMAPHORE_PLAYBOOK_PATH: /home/infraworker/run/automations/conf-manag/ansible SEMAPHORE_ADMIN: adminuser SEMAPHORE_ADMIN_NAME: Admin SEMAPHORE_ADMIN_PASSWORD: adminpassword SEMAPHORE_ADMIN_EMAIL: admin@localhost

and do not declare admin user in config.json, start semaphore and then try to login with the admin user declared in docker-compose.yml

another thing is that I added

SEMAPHORE_PLAYBOOK_PATH: /home/infraworker/run/automations/conf-manag/ansible

but it does not seem to be taken into account either - after login (admin added with cmd line) I cannot see any inventory declared and, further more, when I try to manually add the local inventory I am not allowed because it asks for an Access Key which I am not allowed to enter.

[K1kc4]

I'm using the latest beta 2.9.39 with postgres and it's working for me.

Have you fresh installed, or its older instance being updated?

[hmoffatt]

Have you fresh installed, or its older instance being updated?

Fresh.

[hmoffatt]

Possibly same as #1522

[NikitaIVll]

Вы можете запускать специальные команды в работающем контейнере с помощьюsudo docker exec -it semaphore_semaphore_1 /bin/sh

например

$ semaphore user list --config /etc/semaphore/config.json 
Loading config
Validating config
admin

Can I use this to install winrm in my container? If yes, then show me how, please

[mrjson79]

+1 on this issue. Even with using the latest image it seems that the env variables doesn't get taken into account. And when exec into the container and manually adding a Admin user i get a messsage saying not "Authorized"

[deadnews]

Same. Only default SEMAPHORE_ADMIN_PASSWORD: changeme works.

[tboerger]

The environment variables are only used on the first start of semaphore.

[deadnews]

The environment variables are only used on the first start of semaphore.

If the settings values cannot be changed, then I don’t understand why users need such settings at all.

Setting up the password says changeme. And if you do exactly this, you get an incomprehensible error.

[fiftin]

@DeadNews you can set any password.

[deadnews]

you can set any password.

You can not. Incorrect login or password then. The whole issue is about this.

[deadnews]

I checked again by first deleting the database. Yes, you can set any password. Apparently the problem was that the first time it was started with SEMAPHORE_ADMIN_PASSWORD: changeme.

The environment variables are only used on the first start of semaphore.

It would be nice to add this comment to the docker-compose examples, if not already. Or even rename the variables to something like SEMAPHORE_INITIAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD to better reflect their behavior.

[fiftin]

@DeadNews you can use semaphore change-by-login CLI command to set password of existing user.