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Permission error when starting up the `air_routes` sample database

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#1,284 opened on Oct 28, 2025

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Description

Description

When starting the sample with docker compose up the following error was thrown:

sed: can't create temp file '/opt/gremlin-server/sample/conf/gremlin-server-air-routes.yamlXXXXXX': Permission denied

Even running the docker compose command with sudo did not help.

Environment

  • OS: Linux 6.17.5-arch1-1
  • Graph Explorer Version: v2.4.0

Steps to Reproduce

Navigate to sample/ and run docker compose up

The air_routes-database fails to start due to the permission error.

Expected Behavior

The air_routes-database should start up normally without any permission issues.

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Research direction
Investigate the Docker Compose setup for the air routes sample; check file permissions for the sed command. Ensure the entrypoint script has correct permissions or adjust the Dockerfile to avoid permission issues.
Tech stack
docker
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
Prerequisites
Docker
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75