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Proper Current user pass-through for docker container
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FROM debian | |
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y sudo acl | |
ARG USER_NAME | |
ARG USER_UID | |
ARG USER_GID | |
# Reuse existing UID if present; otherwise create user and group | |
RUN existing_user=$(getent passwd "${USER_UID}" | cut -d: -f1) && \ | |
if [ -n "$existing_user" ]; then \ | |
if [ "$existing_user" != "${USER_NAME}" ]; then \ | |
usermod -l "${USER_NAME}" "$existing_user" && \ | |
groupmod -n "${USER_NAME}" "$existing_user"; \ | |
fi; \ | |
else \ | |
if ! getent group "${USER_GID}" >/dev/null; then \ | |
groupadd -g "${USER_GID}" "${USER_NAME}"; \ | |
fi && \ | |
useradd -m -u "${USER_UID}" -g "${USER_GID}" -s /bin/bash "${USER_NAME}"; \ | |
fi | |
# Give them passwordless sudo | |
RUN echo ${USER_NAME} ALL=\(root\) NOPASSWD:ALL > /etc/sudoers.d/${USER_NAME} \ | |
&& chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/${USER_NAME} | |
USER ${USER_NAME} |
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#!/bin/bash | |
CONTAINER_TAG="user_passthrough" | |
# Fail on any error, undefined variable, or failed pipe command | |
set -euo pipefail | |
# Build and pass our current user's uid, gid and username | |
echo "Building container..." | |
docker build \ | |
--build-arg USER_UID=$(id -u) \ | |
--build-arg USER_GID=$(id -g) \ | |
--build-arg USER_NAME=$(whoami) \ | |
-t ${CONTAINER_TAG} . | |
echo "Running container..." | |
docker run -it \ | |
-v $PWD:/workspaces/nucleus-infra-bootstrap \ | |
${CONTAINER_TAG} bash |
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