# Testing in Docker: Base.runtests("file") failed 🐋

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/testing-in-docker-base-runtests-file-failed/73060>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** testing, docker, file\
**Created:** [December 14, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/testing-in-docker-base-runtests-file-failed/73060 "2021-12-14T07:33:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 14, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/testing-in-docker-base-runtests-file-failed/73060/1 "2021-12-14T07:33:10Z")

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Question:

- How can I run : `Base.runtests("file")` inside docker environments?
- Any best practice?

My test command is failed - with the docker official Julia image.  
`docker run -it --rm --privileged julia:1.7 julia -e 'Base.runtests("file")' `

log:

```julia
...
Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:252
  Expression: isfile(t)
Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:253
  Expression: length(TEMP_CLEANUP) == 1
   Evaluated: 0 == 1
Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:262
  Expression: length(TEMP_CLEANUP) == 1
   Evaluated: 0 == 1
Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:276
  Expression: isdir(t)
...
Test Summary: | Pass Fail Error Total
  Overall | 1038 10 2 1050
    file | 1038 10 2 1050
    FAILURE

```

> **Full-error-log-julia:1.7**
>
> ```bash
> $ docker run -it --rm --privileged julia:1.7 julia -e 'Base.runtests("file")' 
> Test (Worker) | Time (s) | GC (s) | GC % | Alloc (MB) | RSS (MB)
> file (1) | started at 2021-12-14T07:07:36.641
> file (1) | failed at 2021-12-14T07:07:49.484
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:252
> Expression: isfile(t)
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:253
> Expression: length(TEMP_CLEANUP) == 1
> Evaluated: 0 == 1
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:262
> Expression: length(TEMP_CLEANUP) == 1
> Evaluated: 0 == 1
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:276
> Expression: isdir(t)
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:277
> Expression: length(TEMP_CLEANUP) == 2
> Evaluated: 0 == 2
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:283
> Expression: length(TEMP_CLEANUP) == 3
> Evaluated: 1 == 3
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:287
> Expression: ispath(t)
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:287
> Expression: ispath(t)
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:293
> Expression: TEMP_CLEANUP_MAX[] == 4
> Evaluated: 3 == 4
> Error During Test at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:399
> Got exception outside of a @test
> TypeError: in typeassert, expected Base.IOError, got a value of type Bool
> Stacktrace:
> [1] test_stat_error(stat::typeof(stat), pth::String)
> @ Main.Test32Main_file /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:393
> [2] (::Main.Test32Main_file.var"#33#35"{String})()
> @ Main.Test32Main_file /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:417
> [3] cd(f::Main.Test32Main_file.var"#33#35"{String}, dir::String)
> @ Base.Filesystem ./file.jl:110
> [4] #32
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:401 [inlined]
> [5] mktempdir(fn::Main.Test32Main_file.var"#32#34", parent::String; prefix::String)
> @ Base.Filesystem ./file.jl:750
> [6] mktempdir(fn::Function, parent::String) (repeats 2 times)
> @ Base.Filesystem ./file.jl:748
> [7] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:400 [inlined]
> [8] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Test/src/Test.jl:1283 [inlined]
> [9] top-level scope
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:400
> [10] include
> @ ./Base.jl:418 [inlined]
> [11] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/testdefs.jl:24 [inlined]
> [12] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Test/src/Test.jl:1283 [inlined]
> [13] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/testdefs.jl:23 [inlined]
> [14] macro expansion
> @ ./timing.jl:380 [inlined]
> [15] runtests(name::String, path::String, isolate::Bool; seed::UInt128)
> @ Main /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/testdefs.jl:21
> [16] #149
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/remotecall.jl:412 [inlined]
> [17] run_work_thunk(thunk::Distributed.var"#149#150"{typeof(runtests), Tuple{String, String}, Base.Pairs{Symbol, UInt128, Tuple{Symbol}, NamedTuple{(:seed,), Tuple{UInt128}}}}, print_error::Bool)
> @ Distributed /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/process_messages.jl:63
> [18] remotecall_fetch(::Function, ::Distributed.LocalProcess, ::String, ::Vararg{String}; kwargs::Base.Pairs{Symbol, UInt128, Tuple{Symbol}, NamedTuple{(:seed,), Tuple{UInt128}}})
> @ Distributed /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/remotecall.jl:437
> [19] remotecall_fetch(::Function, ::Int64, ::String, ::Vararg{String}; kwargs::Base.Pairs{Symbol, UInt128, Tuple{Symbol}, NamedTuple{(:seed,), Tuple{UInt128}}})
> @ Distributed /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/remotecall.jl:479
> [20] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/runtests.jl:241 [inlined]
> [21] (::var"#37#47"{Vector{Task}, var"#print_testworker_errored#43"{ReentrantLock, Int64, Int64}, var"#print_testworker_stats#41"{ReentrantLock, Int64, Int64, Int64, Int64, Int64, Int64}, Vector{Any}, Dict{String, DateTime}})()
> @ Main ./task.jl:423
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:1503
> Expression: rm(joinpath(d, "nonempty"); recursive = true, force = true)
> Expected: Base.IOError
> No exception thrown
> Error During Test at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:1488
> Got exception outside of a @test
> IOError: chmod("/tmp/jl_VOKPwm/nonempty", 0o777): no such file or directory (ENOENT)
> Stacktrace:
> [1] uv_error
> @ ./libuv.jl:97 [inlined]
> [2] chmod(path::String, mode::UInt16; recursive::Bool)
> @ Base.Filesystem ./file.jl:1114
> [3] chmod
> @ ./file.jl:1113 [inlined]
> [4] (::Main.Test32Main_file.var"#88#89")(d::String)
> @ Main.Test32Main_file /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:1504
> [5] mktempdir(fn::Main.Test32Main_file.var"#88#89", parent::String; prefix::String)
> @ Base.Filesystem ./file.jl:750
> [6] mktempdir(fn::Function, parent::String) (repeats 2 times)
> @ Base.Filesystem ./file.jl:748
> [7] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:1489 [inlined]
> [8] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Test/src/Test.jl:1283 [inlined]
> [9] top-level scope
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:1489
> [10] include
> @ ./Base.jl:418 [inlined]
> [11] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/testdefs.jl:24 [inlined]
> [12] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Test/src/Test.jl:1283 [inlined]
> [13] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/testdefs.jl:23 [inlined]
> [14] macro expansion
> @ ./timing.jl:380 [inlined]
> [15] runtests(name::String, path::String, isolate::Bool; seed::UInt128)
> @ Main /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/testdefs.jl:21
> [16] #149
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/remotecall.jl:412 [inlined]
> [17] run_work_thunk(thunk::Distributed.var"#149#150"{typeof(runtests), Tuple{String, String}, Base.Pairs{Symbol, UInt128, Tuple{Symbol}, NamedTuple{(:seed,), Tuple{UInt128}}}}, print_error::Bool)
> @ Distributed /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/process_messages.jl:63
> [18] remotecall_fetch(::Function, ::Distributed.LocalProcess, ::String, ::Vararg{String}; kwargs::Base.Pairs{Symbol, UInt128, Tuple{Symbol}, NamedTuple{(:seed,), Tuple{UInt128}}})
> @ Distributed /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/remotecall.jl:437
> [19] remotecall_fetch(::Function, ::Int64, ::String, ::Vararg{String}; kwargs::Base.Pairs{Symbol, UInt128, Tuple{Symbol}, NamedTuple{(:seed,), Tuple{UInt128}}})
> @ Distributed /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/remotecall.jl:479
> [20] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/runtests.jl:241 [inlined]
> [21] (::var"#37#47"{Vector{Task}, var"#print_testworker_errored#43"{ReentrantLock, Int64, Int64}, var"#print_testworker_stats#41"{ReentrantLock, Int64, Int64, Int64, Int64, Int64, Int64}, Vector{Any}, Dict{String, DateTime}})()
> @ Main ./task.jl:423
> 
> Test Summary: | Pass Fail Error Total
> Overall | 1038 10 2 1050
> file | 1038 10 2 1050
> FAILURE
> 
> The global RNG seed was 0x1127b6e8024fad925df4df717276048.
> 
> Error in testset file:
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:252
> Expression: isfile(t)
> Error in testset file:
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:253
> Expression: length(TEMP_CLEANUP) == 1
> Evaluated: 0 == 1
> Error in testset file:
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:262
> Expression: length(TEMP_CLEANUP) == 1
> Evaluated: 0 == 1
> Error in testset file:
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:276
> Expression: isdir(t)
> Error in testset file:
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:277
> Expression: length(TEMP_CLEANUP) == 2
> Evaluated: 0 == 2
> Error in testset file:
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:283
> Expression: length(TEMP_CLEANUP) == 3
> Evaluated: 1 == 3
> Error in testset file:
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:287
> Expression: ispath(t)
> Error in testset file:
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:287
> Expression: ispath(t)
> Error in testset file:
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:293
> Expression: TEMP_CLEANUP_MAX[] == 4
> Evaluated: 3 == 4
> Error in testset file:
> Error During Test at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:399
> Got exception outside of a @test
> TypeError: in typeassert, expected Base.IOError, got a value of type Bool
> Stacktrace:
> [1] test_stat_error(stat::typeof(stat), pth::String)
> @ Main.Test32Main_file /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:393
> [2] (::Main.Test32Main_file.var"#33#35"{String})()
> @ Main.Test32Main_file /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:417
> [3] cd(f::Main.Test32Main_file.var"#33#35"{String}, dir::String)
> @ Base.Filesystem ./file.jl:110
> [4] #32
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:401 [inlined]
> [5] mktempdir(fn::Main.Test32Main_file.var"#32#34", parent::String; prefix::String)
> @ Base.Filesystem ./file.jl:750
> [6] mktempdir(fn::Function, parent::String) (repeats 2 times)
> @ Base.Filesystem ./file.jl:748
> [7] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:400 [inlined]
> [8] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Test/src/Test.jl:1283 [inlined]
> [9] top-level scope
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:400
> [10] include
> @ ./Base.jl:418 [inlined]
> [11] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/testdefs.jl:24 [inlined]
> [12] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Test/src/Test.jl:1283 [inlined]
> [13] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/testdefs.jl:23 [inlined]
> [14] macro expansion
> @ ./timing.jl:380 [inlined]
> [15] runtests(name::String, path::String, isolate::Bool; seed::UInt128)
> @ Main /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/testdefs.jl:21
> [16] #149
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/remotecall.jl:412 [inlined]
> [17] run_work_thunk(thunk::Distributed.var"#149#150"{typeof(runtests), Tuple{String, String}, Base.Pairs{Symbol, UInt128, Tuple{Symbol}, NamedTuple{(:seed,), Tuple{UInt128}}}}, print_error::Bool)
> @ Distributed /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/process_messages.jl:63
> [18] remotecall_fetch(::Function, ::Distributed.LocalProcess, ::String, ::Vararg{String}; kwargs::Base.Pairs{Symbol, UInt128, Tuple{Symbol}, NamedTuple{(:seed,), Tuple{UInt128}}})
> @ Distributed /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/remotecall.jl:437
> [19] remotecall_fetch(::Function, ::Int64, ::String, ::Vararg{String}; kwargs::Base.Pairs{Symbol, UInt128, Tuple{Symbol}, NamedTuple{(:seed,), Tuple{UInt128}}})
> @ Distributed /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/remotecall.jl:479
> [20] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/runtests.jl:241 [inlined]
> [21] (::var"#37#47"{Vector{Task}, var"#print_testworker_errored#43"{ReentrantLock, Int64, Int64}, var"#print_testworker_stats#41"{ReentrantLock, Int64, Int64, Int64, Int64, Int64, Int64}, Vector{Any}, Dict{String, DateTime}})()
> @ Main ./task.jl:423
> Error in testset file:
> Test Failed at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:1503
> Expression: rm(joinpath(d, "nonempty"); recursive = true, force = true)
> Expected: Base.IOError
> No exception thrown
> Error in testset file:
> Error During Test at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:1488
> Got exception outside of a @test
> IOError: chmod("/tmp/jl_VOKPwm/nonempty", 0o777): no such file or directory (ENOENT)
> Stacktrace:
> [1] uv_error
> @ ./libuv.jl:97 [inlined]
> [2] chmod(path::String, mode::UInt16; recursive::Bool)
> @ Base.Filesystem ./file.jl:1114
> [3] chmod
> @ ./file.jl:1113 [inlined]
> [4] (::Main.Test32Main_file.var"#88#89")(d::String)
> @ Main.Test32Main_file /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:1504
> [5] mktempdir(fn::Main.Test32Main_file.var"#88#89", parent::String; prefix::String)
> @ Base.Filesystem ./file.jl:750
> [6] mktempdir(fn::Function, parent::String) (repeats 2 times)
> @ Base.Filesystem ./file.jl:748
> [7] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:1489 [inlined]
> [8] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Test/src/Test.jl:1283 [inlined]
> [9] top-level scope
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/file.jl:1489
> [10] include
> @ ./Base.jl:418 [inlined]
> [11] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/testdefs.jl:24 [inlined]
> [12] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Test/src/Test.jl:1283 [inlined]
> [13] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/testdefs.jl:23 [inlined]
> [14] macro expansion
> @ ./timing.jl:380 [inlined]
> [15] runtests(name::String, path::String, isolate::Bool; seed::UInt128)
> @ Main /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/testdefs.jl:21
> [16] #149
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/remotecall.jl:412 [inlined]
> [17] run_work_thunk(thunk::Distributed.var"#149#150"{typeof(runtests), Tuple{String, String}, Base.Pairs{Symbol, UInt128, Tuple{Symbol}, NamedTuple{(:seed,), Tuple{UInt128}}}}, print_error::Bool)
> @ Distributed /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/process_messages.jl:63
> [18] remotecall_fetch(::Function, ::Distributed.LocalProcess, ::String, ::Vararg{String}; kwargs::Base.Pairs{Symbol, UInt128, Tuple{Symbol}, NamedTuple{(:seed,), Tuple{UInt128}}})
> @ Distributed /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/remotecall.jl:437
> [19] remotecall_fetch(::Function, ::Int64, ::String, ::Vararg{String}; kwargs::Base.Pairs{Symbol, UInt128, Tuple{Symbol}, NamedTuple{(:seed,), Tuple{UInt128}}})
> @ Distributed /usr/local/julia/share/julia/stdlib/v1.7/Distributed/src/remotecall.jl:479
> [20] macro expansion
> @ /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/runtests.jl:241 [inlined]
> [21] (::var"#37#47"{Vector{Task}, var"#print_testworker_errored#43"{ReentrantLock, Int64, Int64}, var"#print_testworker_stats#41"{ReentrantLock, Int64, Int64, Int64, Int64, Int64, Int64}, Vector{Any}, Dict{String, DateTime}})()
> @ Main ./task.jl:423
> ERROR: LoadError: Test run finished with errors
> in expression starting at /usr/local/julia/share/julia/test/runtests.jl:93
> ERROR: A test has failed. Please submit a bug report (https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues)
> including error messages above and the output of versioninfo():
> Julia Version 1.7.0
> Commit 3bf9d17731 (2021-11-30 12:12 UTC)
> Platform Info:
> OS: Linux (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
> CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60GHz
> WORD_SIZE: 64
> LIBM: libopenlibm
> LLVM: libLLVM-12.0.1 (ORCJIT, skylake)
> Environment:
> JULIA_PATH = /usr/local/julia
> JULIA_GPG = 3673DF529D9049477F76B37566E3C7DC03D6E495
> JULIA_VERSION = 1.7.0
> 
> Stacktrace:
> [1] error(s::String)
> @ Base ./error.jl:33
> [2] runtests(tests::String; ncores::Int64, exit_on_error::Bool, revise::Bool, seed::Nothing)
> @ Base ./util.jl:632
> [3] runtests(tests::String)
> @ Base ./util.jl:617
> [4] top-level scope
> @ none:1
> 
> caused by: failed process: Process(setenv(`/usr/local/julia/bin/julia -Cnative -J/usr/local/julia/lib/julia/sys.so -g1 /usr/local/julia/bin/../share/julia/test/runtests.jl file`,["PATH=/usr/local/julia/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin", "JULIA_VERSION=1.7.0", "JULIA_CPU_THREADS=4", "JULIA_PATH=/usr/local/julia", "TERM=xterm", "JULIA_GPG=3673DF529D9049477F76B37566E3C7DC03D6E495", "HOME=/root", "OPENBLAS_MAIN_FREE=1", "HOSTNAME=c99dfb853f88"]), ProcessExited(1)) [1]
> 
> Stacktrace:
> [1] pipeline_error
> @ ./process.jl:531 [inlined]
> [2] run(::Cmd; wait::Bool)
> @ Base ./process.jl:446
> [3] run
> @ ./process.jl:444 [inlined]
> [4] runtests(tests::String; ncores::Int64, exit_on_error::Bool, revise::Bool, seed::Nothing)
> @ Base ./util.jl:626
> [5] runtests(tests::String)
> @ Base ./util.jl:617
> [6] top-level scope
> 
> ```

My system:

- `Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS (Focal Fossa)`
- `Docker version 20.10.12, build e91ed57`
- `julia:1.7` - is the official docker julia images
  - [https://github.com/docker-library/julia](https://github.com/docker-library/julia)

```julia
$ docker images julia:1.7
REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE
julia 1.7 71e8ac9bcddb 10 days ago 524MB

```

other info:

- replicated in other 2 ubuntu system.
- `docker run -it --rm --privileged julia:1.2 julia -e 'Base.runtests("file")' ` → is OK

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**Author:** ![ImreSamu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/imresamu/32/20677_2.png) [@ImreSamu](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ImreSamu)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/testing-in-docker-base-runtests-file-failed/73060/2 "2021-12-16T12:15:54Z")

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Ouch …  
Lesson learned … the testing is not working with “root” user!  
in this case … Add a normal user for testing!

```nohighlight
FROM julia:1.7
RUN useradd --create-home juliauser
USER juliauser

```

```bash
$ docker run -it --rm juliauser17 julia -e 'Base.runtests("file")'
Test (Worker) | Time (s) | GC (s) | GC % | Alloc (MB) | RSS (MB)
file (1) | started at 2021-12-16T12:08:56.250
file (1) | 16.49 | 0.13 | 0.8 | 572.39 | 343.12

Test Summary: | Pass Total
  Overall | 1061 1061
    SUCCESS

```