PostgreSQL fails to start: [Errno 13] Permission denied setuser

[jrjparks]

Not sure if anyone else has this issue but, using the latest image, postgresql fails to start. Any help will be appreciated.

Note item two of the docker top output._

/usr/bin/runsvdir -P /etc/service log: : [Errno 13] Permission denied setuser: cannot execute /usr/lib/postgresql/9.3/bin/postgres: [Errno 13] Permission denied setuser: cannot execute /usr/lib/postgresql/9.3/bin/postgres: [Errno 13] Permission denied setuser: cannot execute /usr/lib/postgresql/9.3/bin/postgres: [Errno 13] Permission denied setuser: cannot execute /usr/lib/postgresql/9.3/bin/postgres: [Errno 13] Permission denied

docker run

$ docker run -d --name="postgresql" -p 127.0.0.1:5432:5432 -v /tmp/postgresql:/data -e USER="super" -e DB="database_name" -e PASS="$(pwgen -s -1 16)" paintedfox/postgresql

docker logs

$ docker logs postgresql

*** Running /etc/rc.local...
*** Booting runit daemon...
*** Runit started as PID 9
POSTGRES_USER=super
POSTGRES_PASS=nlMU71xfRsejnrbn
POSTGRES_DATA_DIR=/data
POSTGRES_DB=database_name
Starting PostgreSQL...
POSTGRES_USER=super
POSTGRES_PASS=nlMU71xfRsejnrbn
POSTGRES_DATA_DIR=/data
POSTGRES_DB=database_name
Starting PostgreSQL...
POSTGRES_USER=super
POSTGRES_PASS=nlMU71xfRsejnrbn
POSTGRES_DATA_DIR=/data
POSTGRES_DB=database_name
Starting PostgreSQL...
POSTGRES_USER=super
POSTGRES_PASS=nlMU71xfRsejnrbn
POSTGRES_DATA_DIR=/data
POSTGRES_DB=database_name
Starting PostgreSQL...

docker top

$ docker top postgresql

root                20549               19271               2                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            /usr/bin/python3 -u /sbin/my_init
root                20578               20549               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            /usr/bin/runsvdir -P /etc/service log: : [Errno 13] Permission denied setuser: cannot execute /usr/lib/postgresql/9.3/bin/postgres: [Errno 13] Permission denied setuser: cannot execute /usr/lib/postgresql/9.3/bin/postgres: [Errno 13] Permission denied setuser: cannot execute /usr/lib/postgresql/9.3/bin/postgres: [Errno 13] Permission denied setuser: cannot execute /usr/lib/postgresql/9.3/bin/postgres: [Errno 13] Permission denied
root                20579               20578               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            runsv postgresql
root                20580               20578               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            runsv syslog-ng
root                20581               20578               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            runsv cron
root                20584               20581               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            /usr/sbin/cron -f
root                20591               20549               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            /bin/bash ./run
root                20593               20591               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            inotifywait -q -e create /run/postgresql/
root                20594               20580               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            syslog-ng -F -p /var/run/syslog-ng.pid --no-caps
root                20600               20549               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            /bin/bash ./run
root                20602               20600               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            inotifywait -q -e create /run/postgresql/
root                20607               20549               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            /bin/bash ./run
root                20608               20607               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            inotifywait -q -e create /run/postgresql/
root                20614               20549               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            /bin/bash ./run
root                20616               20614               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            inotifywait -q -e create /run/postgresql/
root                20621               20549               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            /bin/bash ./run
root                20622               20621               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            inotifywait -q -e create /run/postgresql/
root                20628               20549               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            /bin/bash ./run
root                20630               20628               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            inotifywait -q -e create /run/postgresql/
root                20641               20549               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            /bin/bash ./run
root                20642               20641               0                   15:46               ?                   00:00:00            inotifywait -q -e create /run/postgresql/
root                20648               20549               0                   15:47               ?                   00:00:00            /bin/bash ./run
root                20649               20648               0                   15:47               ?                   00:00:00            inotifywait -q -e create /run/postgresql/
root                20655               20549               0                   15:47               ?                   00:00:00            /bin/bash ./run
root                20656               20655               0                   15:47               ?                   00:00:00            inotifywait -q -e create /run/postgresql/

[jonmorehouse]

I can't reproduce. Could you give us some context of your system?

[jrjparks]

clean install of ubuntu 14.04 with docker 1.0.0.

Edit for more clarification about hardware:
VMware ESXi 5.0 VM v8
4 vCPU
6GB RAM
1x 80GB HDD
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server x64
1x NIC

[thall]

I have the same problem. Im also running a freshly installed Ubuntu 14.04

[richardgill]

I have the same problem.

[adonespitogo]

I have the same problem using Ubuntu 14.04

Just wanted to add that I'm seeing the same thing. Host is OSX 10.9.

If I use a different box, the issue does not occur:

config.vm.box = "ubuntu/trusty64"

[Angel0fDarkness]

I am also facing this problem on a new Ubuntu 14.04 install.
But when I change the setuser command back to what it was before (using su), everything works fine. So its either a problem of setuser, the usage of it or a problem in the baseimage..

For quick help, just change the one line in scripts/start.sh from
setuser postgres /usr/lib/postgresql/9.3/bin/postgres -D /etc/postgresql/9.3/main
back to
su postgres -c '/usr/lib/postgresql/9.3/bin/postgres -D /etc/postgresql/9.3/main'

[radyz]

I had the same issue and following @Angel0fDarkness suggestion fixed it for me.