Do I need to modify the MySQL YAML files in /srv/apps/ansibleforms-docker/k8s to fix the permission error when running Podman-compose?

[jtordesillasmt]

Hi, I’m trying to install Ansible Forms using Podman in Fedora, but I’m running into several permission-related errors. When I run the podman-compose up command, I get the following errors:

[root@node ansibleforms-docker]# podman-compose up
955359ce266d928b02853d1897e58426b23a2beb9dc38222d07217711e0fa5d0
86b3f099f4bb0e294dc8d2996a43b82d66fef7df46ba4a53f4e2f9eba5d8dde6
[mysqldb] | 2025-03-24 11:58:16+00:00 [Note] [Entrypoint]: Entrypoint script for MySQL Server 8.1.0-1.el8 started.
[mysqldb] | find: '/var/lib/mysql/': Permission denied
[mysqldb] | find: '/var/lib/mysql': Permission denied
[mysqldb] | chown: changing ownership of '/var/lib/mysql/': Permission denied
[mysqldb] | chown: changing ownership of '/var/lib/mysql': Permission denied
[app] | /app/dist/config/log.config.js:25
[app] | throw new Error("Failed to create the path for the log files");
[app] | ^
[app] |
[app] | Error: Failed to create the path for the log files
[app] | at Object. (/app/dist/config/log.config.js:25:11)
[app] | at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1198:14)
[app] | at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1252:10)
[app] | at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1076:32)
[app] | at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:911:12)
[app] | at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1100:19)
[app] | at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:119:18)
[app] | at Object. (/app/dist/src/lib/logger.js:4:22)
[app] | at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1198:14)
[app] | at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1252:10)

I’ve tried several solutions, but the issues persist. I was wondering if I need to modify the MySQL YAML files in the path /srv/apps/ansibleforms-docker/k8s, or if there’s anything else I should check to resolve these permission errors. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

[ansibleguy76]

https://ansibleforms.com/installation/#set-proper-permissions

# write access will be needed on the datafolder
sudo chmod -R 664 ./data
# the mysql init folder needs execute rights 
sudo chmod -R +x ./data/mysql/init/

[jtordesillasmt]

I did the same as you, but I'm getting this error when trying to start the containers with podman-compose up -d:

[ansibleforms@node apps]$ cd ansibleforms-docker/
[ansibleforms@node ansibleforms-docker]$ sudo chmod -R 664 ./data  
[ansibleforms@node ansibleforms-docker]$ sudo chmod -R +x ./data/mysql/init/ 
[ansibleforms@node ansibleforms-docker]$ sudo su

[root@node ansibleforms-docker]# podman-compose up -d
✔ docker.io/library/mysql:8.1
Trying to pull docker.io/library/mysql:8.1...
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Writing manifest to image destination
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af_db
✔ docker.io/ansibleguy/ansibleforms:latest
Trying to pull docker.io/ansibleguy/ansibleforms:latest...
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af_app
[root@node ansibleforms-docker]# podman ps -a
CONTAINER ID  IMAGE                                     COMMAND     CREATED         STATUS                     PORTS                              NAMES
98adc7dfb23e  docker.io/library/mysql:8.1               mysqld      2 minutes ago   Up Less than a second      0.0.0.0:3307->3306/tcp, 33060/tcp  af_db
61d6ed413913  docker.io/ansibleguy/ansibleforms:latest              56 seconds ago  Exited (1) 47 seconds ago  0.0.0.0:8443->8443/tcp             af_app
[root@node ansibleforms-docker]# podman logs af_app
/app/dist/config/log.config.js:25
    throw new Error("Failed to create the path for the log files");
    ^

Error: Failed to create the path for the log files
    at Object.<anonymous> (/app/dist/config/log.config.js:25:11)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1198:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1252:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1076:32)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:911:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1100:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:119:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/app/dist/src/lib/logger.js:4:22)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1198:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1252:10)
/app/dist/config/log.config.js:25
    throw new Error("Failed to create the path for the log files");

[ansibleguy76]

do you use the docker-compose github project ? you are mounting that ./data folder right ? It feels like the write permissions are still not ok. Can you start from scratch... This is should be fairly simple.

[jtordesillasmt]

Yes, I already did that, but the error persists.

[root@node ~]# sudo mkdir /srv/apps
cd /srv/apps
[root@node apps]# dnf install -y git
Actualizando y cargando repositorios:
Repositorios cargados.
Package "git-2.48.1-1.fc41.x86_64" is already installed.

Nothing to do.
[root@node apps]# ‌git init
hint: Usando 'master' como el nombre de la rama inicial. Este nombre de rama predeterminado
hint: está sujeto a cambios. Para configurar el nombre de la rama inicial para usar en todos
hint: de sus nuevos repositorios, reprimiendo esta advertencia, llama a:
hint:
hint:   git config --global init.defaultBranch <nombre>
hint:
hint: Los nombres comúnmente elegidos en lugar de 'master' son 'main', 'trunk' y
hint: 'development'. Se puede cambiar el nombre de la rama recién creada mediante este comando:
hint:
hint:   git branch -m <nombre>
Inicializado repositorio Git vacío en /srv/apps/.git/
[root@node apps]# sudo git clone https://github.com/ansibleguy76/ansibleforms-docker.git
Clonando en 'ansibleforms-docker'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 594, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (108/108), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (27/27), done.
remote: Total 594 (delta 93), reused 84 (delta 81), pack-reused 486 (from 1)
Recibiendo objetos: 100% (594/594), 98.78 KiB | 790.00 KiB/s, listo.
Resolviendo deltas: 100% (345/345), listo.
[root@node apps]# cd ansibleforms-docker
[root@node ansibleforms-docker]# chmod -R 664 ./data
[root@node ansibleforms-docker]# chmod -R +x ./data/mysql/init/
[root@node ansibleforms-docker]# dnf install -y podman podman-compose
Actualizando y cargando repositorios:
Repositorios cargados.
Package "podman-5:5.4.1-1.fc41.x86_64" is already installed.
Package "podman-compose-1.3.0-2.fc41.noarch" is already installed.

Nothing to do.
[root@node ansibleforms-docker]# podman-compose up -d
288ad29fab81dd653fe03e05bc229cfb27a7d47c3669bbcdc001386e4cd7b4c9
✔ docker.io/library/mysql:8.1
Trying to pull docker.io/library/mysql:8.1...
Getting image source signatures
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Writing manifest to image destination
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af_db
✔ docker.io/ansibleguy/ansibleforms:latest
Trying to pull docker.io/ansibleguy/ansibleforms:latest...
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af_app
[root@node ansibleforms-docker]# podman ps -a
CONTAINER ID  IMAGE                                     COMMAND     CREATED             STATUS                             PORTS                              NAMES
2ea9d1660460  docker.io/library/mysql:8.1               mysqld      Up Less than a second    0.0.0.0:3307->3306/tcp, 33060/tcp  af_db
9ae4f9db1e29  docker.io/ansibleguy/ansibleforms:latest              47 seconds ago      Exited (1) 29 seconds ago          0.0.0.0:8443->8443/tcp             af_app
[root@node ansibleforms-docker]# podman logs af_app
/app/dist/config/log.config.js:25
    throw new Error("Failed to create the path for the log files");
    ^

Error: Failed to create the path for the log files
    at Object.<anonymous> (/app/dist/config/log.config.js:25:11)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1198:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1252:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1076:32)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:911:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1100:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:119:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/app/dist/src/lib/logger.js:4:22)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1198:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1252:10)
/app/dist/config/log.config.js:25
    throw new Error("Failed to create the path for the log files");
    ^

[ansibleguy76]

Remember that podman allows non-root run. You seem to set the permissions as root. if the container runs root-less there will be a permission mismatch

[jtordesillasmt]

I also tried it without being root and the error is the same.

[ansibleguy76]

I'm a bit stuck here. Deployment is as simple as this:

# install git, vim and podman-compose
dnf install -y git vim podman-compose

# create the apps folder
mkdir -p /srv/apps
cd /srv/apps

# clone the ansible-lod repository
git clone https://github.com/ansibleguy76/ansibleforms-docker.git
cd ansibleforms-docker

# write access will be needed on the datafolder
chmod -R 664 ./data
# the mysql init folder needs execute rights 
chmod -R +x ./data/mysql/init/

# start the containers
podman-compose up -d

I'm not a linux admin, you'll need to find help beyond this discussion forum. I've deployed probably 100's of these by now.