Run claude-agent as non-root user — Claude Code refuses bypassPermissions as root

2026-08-23 11:25:28 +00:00
parent 6da5c8cc44
commit 8dfdcb80e8
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@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

 RUN npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
+RUN useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash agent && mkdir -p /workspace

 WORKDIR /app
 COPY package*.json ./
 RUN npm install --omit=dev
 COPY src ./src
+RUN chown -R agent:agent /app /workspace
+
+# Claude Code refuses to run with bypassPermissions as root — headless/unattended
+# operation needs a non-root user.
+USER agent

 RUN git config --global user.email "claude-agent@apps.williamturner.eu" \
    && git config --global user.name "claude-agent" \