Running CI jobs as different user other than root. #1455

rbitnode · 2024-12-11T08:59:27Z

rbitnode
Dec 11, 2024

Hi,

When I am running CI jobs using this tool, how do i configure to run jobs as different user. for example, below is my job:

my_new_job:
stage: code_check
image: ubuntu:latest
script:
- su - ubuntu
- echo whoami
needs: []

Above job prints 'root' despite of switch user command.

firecow · 2024-12-13T06:40:39Z

This is a question for the Gitlab CI/CD forum.

Unless you can prove that this example works as you expect on gitlab.com.

Plus you example is pretty broken... echo whoami ?

---
my_new_job:
  stage: test
  image: ubuntu:latest
  script:
    - su - ubuntu
    - whoami
  needs: []

This is probably what you mean

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firecow · 2024-12-13T06:49:27Z

You could use the docker.user instruction provided by Gitlab CI/CD mentioned here https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-ci-yaml-use-image-with-a-specific-user/72854/4

---
my_new_job:
  stage: test
  image:
    name: ubuntu:latest
    docker:
      user: ubuntu
  script:
    - whoami
  needs: []

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