Docker-credential-desktop.exe executable file not found in $PATH using wsl2

Docker Desktop for Windows
#1

Using the latest build of Windows 10 and Docker for Windows 19.03.13, I cannot specify image versions in my images using WSL2 and Ubuntu 18.

If I have the line
FROM centos:7
in my Dockerfile, I get and error message saying

failed to solve with frontend dockerfile.v0: failed to build LLB: failed to load cache key: rpc error: code = Unknown desc = error getting credentials - err: exec: “docker-credential-desktop.exe”: executable file not found in $PATH, out: ``

The problem seems to go away if I replace the 7 tag with “latest”. The problem does not occur at all if I use Powershell.

The exe is definitely in my PATH, and I can invoke it using

docker-credential-desktop.exe version

I found some discussion on the GitHub Docker for Windows page, but none of the suggestions (e.g. creating a symlink to the exe) work. People on other pages also suggested deleting the config.json file or renaming the credStore property to _credStore. These didn’t work because either the file gets recreated or the property gets changed back.

EDIT:
I get the same problem if I try to log into the Docker repository.

I’d be grateful for any help.

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#2

Just ran into this. You’re probably running a docker command with sudo?

Try this: sudo -E PATH="$PATH"

By default sudo doesn’t inherit environment variables, and in particular it sets PATH to secure_path from /etc/sudoers. The -E flag tells sudo to inherit environment variables (excluding PATH) which is why we need the PATH="$PATH" too.

Hope this helps.

#3

Thank for that. I was using sudo, which was due to a problem I encountered after I upgraded to WSL2 - I had to run all docker commands with sudo. Eventually I just deleted by WSL image and downloaded a new Ubuntu image. Also, I didn’t realise you don’t need to install the Linux client tools with WSL2. Keeping them installed when I upgraded might have caused the sudo problem.

#4

I got hit by the same, but I am not using sudo anymore.

#5

Solution:

In ~/.docker/config.json change credsStore to credStore

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#6

I was not using sudo. This worked for me, thanks!

#7

I had encountered this error, but not while running using sudo. Changing credsStore to credStore fixed it immediately.

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#8

That was the golden answer. Cheers

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#9

This worked for me too. Why does it work though?

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#10

Sounds ridiculous solution but it worked!

#11

i’m so overwhelemed i don’t know why but Why it did work ?

#13

I’m running WSL2, and docker was working fine for almost a week. Today I got this issue. Your solution fixed the problem, thank you @bcheronn

#14

this solved my problem

#16

Works for me trying in docker inside docker container :smiley:

#17

Changing credsStore to credStore simply disables that functionality, docker will then run without credentials.

/mnt/c/Program\ Files/Docker/Docker/resources/bin/docker-credential-desktop.exe list failed, complaining it couldn’t find docker-credential-wincred.exe in %PATH%. Docker Desktop 3.4.0 had just been installed fresh on Windows 10.

In this case a reboot solved the problem. Logging the user out and back in again might have done the same.

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#18

Restarting the computer fixed it for me. D’oh!

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#19

Or restarting docker does it too.

WSL2 with Debian for me; had the problem

#20

Why does it work though?