What is the reason for various "executable file not found in $PATH" errors?

Asked Oct 24 '16 at 12:35

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I have just started getting the following kind of errors with various images:

docker run -it elasticsearch

> error: exec: "elasticsearch": executable file not found in $PATH

docker run -it kibana

> error: exec: "tini": executable file not found in $PATH

If I run the exact same commands from a different host they work fine, with the same exact image. So I am led to believe that there is a problem on this particular host and not the images themselves

I have even rolled back to versions of the images used at a time when it worked and still get the same error. I have no idea why these errors have started happening.

asked Oct 24 '16 at 12:35

Zuriar

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Please see if this is helpful - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27158840/docker-executable-file-not-found-in-path – Rao Oct 24 '16 at 12:37
thanks, but that doesn't explain why it works on one host and not the other. – Zuriar Oct 24 '16 at 12:39
Is the image that you used available public to test? or do you want do a clean test? – Rao Oct 24 '16 at 12:40
Are you sure `docker` is doing what you think on that host? – Henry Oct 24 '16 at 12:45
@Henry - what do you mean? – Zuriar Oct 24 '16 at 12:46
@Rao - yes it is the latest official elasticsearch image – Zuriar Oct 24 '16 at 12:47
@user3231690 I mean, is it really docker you are running or is the command doing something else? – Henry Oct 24 '16 at 12:49
did the first command, and working fine. – Rao Oct 24 '16 at 12:50
@Rao - yes, thanks for confirming. It is working on other hosts too. And did work fine on the 'broken' host. – Zuriar Oct 24 '16 at 12:59
@Henry - yes, it is just the regular docker command. – Zuriar Oct 24 '16 at 12:59
@user3231690, may be it would be more simple to clean the images in your system and re-run. – Rao Oct 24 '16 at 13:08
@Rao just did that, it still fails. Is it possible that these images were built against docker 1.12.2 and my host is 1.12.1 ? – Zuriar Oct 24 '16 at 13:22
In that case, you might consider upgrading your docker and give it a try. – Rao Oct 24 '16 at 13:23

What is the reason for various "executable file not found in $PATH" errors?

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