Docker WARNING: Running pip as the ‘root’ user can result in broken permissions (python Django app in Docker) is an error which occurs when you have a faulty pip installation.
Today I will be explaining why this error is taking place and how to solve it.
Exploring the Docker WARNING: Running pip as the ‘root’ user can result in broken permissions (python Django app in Docker)
This is an error which occurs when you have a faulty pip installation.
Please make sure the error message looks like the error message bellow after double checking. Do not mix between errors.
Bellow, I have two methods that might fix the issue for you.
Solution 1 : use install –root-user-action=ignore.
What is great about this issue is that this is not a severe error, this is just a warning. A warning that could be ignored.
The first solution is to use a parameter that was created to specifically ignore this warning.
The parameter is –root-user-action=ignore.
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# root-user-action=ignore. is a parameter created to ignore this warning
pip install --root-user-action=ignore
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You can use the environment ENV PIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION=ignore to ignore this in the container
Please try the next method if this one did not work.
Solution 2 : create a user and install pip to its home directory
The second method is to create a user and install pip to its home directory.
First, create a user like this.
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# follow the first step to create a user
RUN adduser -D user1
# follow the second step to create a user
USER user1
# follow the third step to create a user
WORKDIR /home/user1
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Then upgrade pip using the command bellow
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# you can upgrade pip like this
RUN pip install --upgrade pip
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Now, you should install requirements.txt
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# first step to install requirements.txt
COPY --chown=user1:user1 requirements.txt requirements.txt
# second step to install requirements.txt
RUN pip install --user -r requirements.txt
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Now, the error should be gone and never happen again.
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