docker/cli · error

resolving credentials failed: %w

Error message

resolving credentials failed: %w

What it means

Error "resolving credentials failed: %w" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/command/container/create.go:301

		           Mode:      0o600,
		       },
		   })
		*/

		var envVarPresent bool
		for _, envVar := range containerCfg.Config.Env {
			if strings.HasPrefix(envVar, "DOCKER_CONFIG=") {
				envVarPresent = true
			}
		}

		// If the DOCKER_CONFIG env var is already present, we assume the client knows
		// what they're doing and don't inject the creds.
		if !envVarPresent {
			// Resolve this here for later, ensuring we error our before we create the container.
			creds, err := readCredentials(dockerCLI)
			if err != nil {
				return "", fmt.Errorf("resolving credentials failed: %w", err)
			}
			if len(creds) > 0 {
				// Set our special little location for the config file.
				containerCfg.Config.Env = append(containerCfg.Config.Env, "DOCKER_CONFIG="+path.Dir(dockerConfigPathInContainer))

				apiSocketCreds = creds // inject these after container creation.
			}
		}
	}

	var platform *ocispec.Platform
	if options.platform != "" {
		p, err := platforms.Parse(options.platform)
		if err != nil {
			return "", invalidParameter(fmt.Errorf("error parsing specified platform: %w", err))
		}
		platform = &p
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/command/container/create.go:301 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of docker/cli@e9452d6e78 (2026-08-01). Data as JSON: /data/errors/792824c3d4f178c4.json. Report an issue: GitHub.