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Github Actions Self-Hosted Runner issue with node 20 #3373
Description
Describe the bug
I am running Github Actions Self Hosted Runner on a Ubuntu VM:
~$ cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04.6 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS"
VERSION_ID="20.04"
I am running Actions Runner version 2.317.0
In the context of the notice by the Github team: Notice
I am using the GitHub Actions:
jobs:
my-job:
runs-on: [my-ubuntu]
timeout-minutes: 120
container:
image: my-image-path:latest
credentials:
username: ${{ secrets.USERNAME }}
password: ${{ secrets.PASSWORD }}
steps:
- name: Checkout Source Code
uses: actions/[email protected]
But when the job executes, I get this Error in the Job logs:
/usr/bin/docker exec XXXX sh -c "cat /etc/*release | grep ^ID"
/__e/node20/bin/node: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by /__e/node20/bin/node)
On the Ubuntu VM, I have node installed already, and it is running as expected; not sure why the runner is complaining about not being able to run node 20
# Self-Hosted Runner Ubuntu 20.04
$ node -v
v20.15.0
Additional info:
$ ldd --version
ldd (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.31-0ubuntu9.16) 2.31
Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Written by Roland McGrath and Ulrich Drepper.
Currently to circumvent the downtime of CI, I am running the scripts as below:
bash -c 'ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION=true run.sh' > nohup.out 2>&1 &
## and github actions
steps:
- name: Checkout Source Code
uses: actions/checkout@v3
To Reproduce
Provided in the description.
Expected behavior
Since node version v20.15.0 is already running on the ubuntu VM, the runner should not have issues with running with node20
Runner Version and Platform
Github runner version 2.317.0
~$ cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04.6 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS"
VERSION_ID="20.04"
OS of the machine running the runner?
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04.6 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
What's not working?
Provided in description.
Job Log Output
Run actions/[email protected]
/usr/bin/docker exec 7ac705625cb4517179f0c29eb36101b7221b70f40f0d76ede8fcbdad305a8012 sh -c "cat /etc/*release | grep ^ID"
/__e/node[20](https://github.com/Roche-DIA-RDS-CSI/bio-nlp-py/actions/runs/9799219159/job/27061796743#step:3:21)/bin/node: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by /__e/node20/bin/node)
Runner and Worker's Diagnostic Logs
None
Activity
hardikns commentedon Jul 5, 2024
Same issue here with self-hosted runner. I am still running checkout@v2 and still its failing for node20.
is it something to do with https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/tag/v2.317.0?
Bercon commentedon Jul 5, 2024
Dropping support for official
ubuntu:18.04docker image is unfortunate and https://github.blog/changelog/2024-03-07-github-actions-all-actions-will-run-on-node20-instead-of-node16-by-default/ only listsubuntu:16.04as unsupportedAre there plans to fix the
ubuntu:18.04support?eli-schwartz commentedon Jul 5, 2024
Since node-based actions spread into containers, it seems very unwise to allow the node interpreter to rely on software inside the container. That appears to be the root of this mismatch. A container may contain older glibc which breaks things as basic as actions/checkout, which can leave users pretty trapped.
Node should instead be:
container:Update node16 check on self-hosted runners and remove python 3.6 (#5756)
Update node16 check on self-hosted runners and remove python 3.6 (dee…
eli-schwartz commentedon Jul 22, 2024
It appears this has actually been proposed in #3128 back in February.
TheDistroHopper commentedon Nov 27, 2024
Setting
ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSIONhas stopped working for me.I am still on checkout@v2
TheDistroHopper commentedon Nov 27, 2024
The latest release has removed node16 support - #3503
ci: fix Ubuntu Bionic job
ci: fix Ubuntu Bionic job
Update node16 check on self-hosted runners and remove python 3.6 (dee…
ci: fix Ubuntu Bionic job
fix(ci): use Node 16 compatible actions for container job
fix: exclude E2E test files from secrets scanner password pattern (#174)
Update node16 check on self-hosted runners and remove python 3.6 (#5756)
Update node16 check on self-hosted runners and remove python 3.6 (#5756)
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