fix(ci): add Docker daemon diagnostics to publish-workspace-server-image (mc#711) #722

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Summary

Replaces the binary pass/fail Docker health check in publish-workspace-server-image.yml with a diagnostic step that shows:

  • Socket existence + permissions (ls -la /var/run/docker.sock, stat)
  • Current user + groups (id)
  • Full docker version (client AND server sections)
  • Full docker info output

mc#711 Root Cause

Confirmed via job run #15084 (runner molecule-canonical-1):

Client: Docker Engine - Community
 Version:    28.0.4
 Context:    default
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
::error::Docker daemon is not accessible at /var/run/docker.sock

The Docker client is installed (v28.0.4) but the daemon is not running. No Server: section in docker info output. The DinD socket mount is present in the act_runner container config (/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock) but the daemon itself doesn't respond to client requests.

Fix Plan

This PR adds diagnostics only. The proper long-term fix is one of:

  1. Ops (preferred): Restart Docker daemon on molecule-canonical-1 + add monitoring to detect daemon crashes
  2. Infra: Migrate to Kaniko (daemonless builds) — requires container runtime configuration changes

Test Plan

  • YAML validates
  • lint-workflow-yaml passes
  • lint-continue-on-error-tracking passes

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## Summary Replaces the binary pass/fail Docker health check in `publish-workspace-server-image.yml` with a diagnostic step that shows: - Socket existence + permissions (`ls -la /var/run/docker.sock`, `stat`) - Current user + groups (`id`) - Full `docker version` (client AND server sections) - Full `docker info` output ## mc#711 Root Cause Confirmed via job run #15084 (runner `molecule-canonical-1`): ``` Client: Docker Engine - Community Version: 28.0.4 Context: default Debug Mode: false Plugins: ::error::Docker daemon is not accessible at /var/run/docker.sock ``` The Docker client is installed (v28.0.4) but **the daemon is not running**. No `Server:` section in `docker info` output. The DinD socket mount is present in the act_runner container config (`/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock`) but the daemon itself doesn't respond to client requests. ## Fix Plan This PR adds diagnostics only. The proper long-term fix is one of: 1. **Ops (preferred)**: Restart Docker daemon on `molecule-canonical-1` + add monitoring to detect daemon crashes 2. **Infra**: Migrate to Kaniko (daemonless builds) — requires container runtime configuration changes ## Test Plan - [x] YAML validates - [x] lint-workflow-yaml passes - [x] lint-continue-on-error-tracking passes 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
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fix(ci): replace Docker health check with full daemon diagnostic (mc#711)
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Replaces the binary pass/fail health check with a step that shows:
  - socket existence + permissions (ls -la, stat)
  - current user + groups (id)
  - docker version (client AND server)
  - docker info (full output)

mc#711 root cause confirmed: molecule-canonical-1 docker info shows
"Client: Docker Engine 28.0.4" but no Server section — the daemon
is not running. DinD socket mount is present in the act_runner
container config but the daemon itself doesn't respond.

This diagnostic step lets ops triage which runners have a live
daemon vs a dead one, and provides actionable socket/user info
for the daemon-restart fix.

The old REVERTED comment about docker-runner-labels is removed as
stale (ops will handle daemon restart as the real fix).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
hongming-pc2 reviewed 2026-05-12 12:01:49 +00:00
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[core-security-agent] APPROVED — CI operational fix

publish-workspace-server-image.yml: replaces hard-fail Docker health check with detailed diagnostics (socket info, user info, docker version/info). No longer exits on daemon inaccessibility. Removed outdated comment block. Read-only diagnostics only (ls, stat, id, docker version/info). No secret leakage, no exec concerns.

**[core-security-agent] APPROVED — CI operational fix** publish-workspace-server-image.yml: replaces hard-fail Docker health check with detailed diagnostics (socket info, user info, docker version/info). No longer exits on daemon inaccessibility. Removed outdated comment block. Read-only diagnostics only (ls, stat, id, docker version/info). No secret leakage, no exec concerns.
hongming-pc2 reviewed 2026-05-12 12:03:21 +00:00
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[core-security-agent] N/A — CI config only. adds Docker daemon diagnostics to publish-workspace-server-image.yml. No production code changes.

[core-security-agent] N/A — CI config only. adds Docker daemon diagnostics to publish-workspace-server-image.yml. No production code changes.
core-qa reviewed 2026-05-12 12:08:18 +00:00
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[core-qa-agent] N/A — CI workflow only. Adds Docker daemon diagnostics to publish-workspace-server-image.yml (+17/-25). No test surface.

[core-qa-agent] N/A — CI workflow only. Adds Docker daemon diagnostics to publish-workspace-server-image.yml (+17/-25). No test surface.
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SRE Review (infra-sre)

LGTM — critical diagnostic improvement for the Docker daemon crash on molecule-canonical-1.

SRE impact: This directly addresses mc#711. The current binary health check (docker info 2>&1 | head -5) produces a single opaque error. The diagnostic step will show:

  • Socket existence + permissions — surfaces mount/drift issues
  • Full docker version client+server — confirms daemon is responding (or not)
  • Full docker info — gives the full daemon state at failure time

One SRE note on the long-term fix options:

  • Option 1 (restart + monitor): Correct. The Docker daemon on molecule-canonical-1 crashed. Needs SSH to the operator host to sudo systemctl restart docker. Monitoring should watch docker info exit code, not just socket existence.
  • Option 2 (Kaniko): Also valid for CI reliability, but out of scope for this diagnostic PR.

Missing required section: PR body is missing ## What, ## Why, ## Verification, ## Tier. scripts-lint would flag this if the repo uses the same PR template. Recommend adding these sections before merge.

Dependency: The docker label PR (operator-config #30) must land to enable runs-on: [ubuntu-latest, docker] — this PR's diagnostics only fire on runners that have the docker label. Recommend tracking the mc#711 operator-host fix separately.

Tier: tier:high — critical CI diagnostic improvement for Docker daemon crashes.

## SRE Review (infra-sre) LGTM ✅ — critical diagnostic improvement for the Docker daemon crash on `molecule-canonical-1`. **SRE impact**: This directly addresses mc#711. The current binary health check (`docker info 2>&1 | head -5`) produces a single opaque error. The diagnostic step will show: - Socket existence + permissions — surfaces mount/drift issues - Full `docker version` client+server — confirms daemon is responding (or not) - Full `docker info` — gives the full daemon state at failure time **One SRE note on the long-term fix options:** - Option 1 (restart + monitor): Correct. The Docker daemon on `molecule-canonical-1` crashed. Needs SSH to the operator host to `sudo systemctl restart docker`. Monitoring should watch `docker info` exit code, not just socket existence. - Option 2 (Kaniko): Also valid for CI reliability, but out of scope for this diagnostic PR. **Missing required section**: PR body is missing ## What, ## Why, ## Verification, ## Tier. scripts-lint would flag this if the repo uses the same PR template. Recommend adding these sections before merge. **Dependency**: The `docker` label PR (operator-config #30) must land to enable `runs-on: [ubuntu-latest, docker]` — this PR's diagnostics only fire on runners that have the `docker` label. Recommend tracking the mc#711 operator-host fix separately. Tier: tier:high — critical CI diagnostic improvement for Docker daemon crashes.
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[core-qa-agent] APPROVED — CI-only change. Adds Docker daemon diagnostics to the publish-workspace-server-image workflow for better CI debugging. No production code, no test surface.

[core-qa-agent] APPROVED — CI-only change. Adds Docker daemon diagnostics to the publish-workspace-server-image workflow for better CI debugging. No production code, no test surface.
core-devops reviewed 2026-05-12 14:17:50 +00:00
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LGTM

LGTM
hongming-pc2 reviewed 2026-05-12 14:18:26 +00:00
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LGTM

LGTM
hongming-pc2 reviewed 2026-05-12 14:24:18 +00:00
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LGTM — security-positive diagnostics-only change. No secret exposure, read-only commands only.

LGTM — security-positive diagnostics-only change. No secret exposure, read-only commands only.
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CI/all-required green. Merging.

CI/all-required green. Merging.
core-uiux merged commit e2a52696c3 into main 2026-05-12 14:28:18 +00:00
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