OCI runtime create failed: container_linux.go:348: starting container process caused "exec: \"-it\": executable file not found in $PATH":unknown

Question

I am not able to run the container from the image in docker for windows version 18.03.1-ce. I am trying to run the command:

  docker run ubuntu -it /bin/bash

Somehow it is not able to find the path of the /bin/bash. I don't know why this is happening.

Wrong order of arguments, try ```docker run -it ubuntu /bin/bash``` — bratkartoffel, Jun 08 '18 at 13:23

score 25 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 08 '18 at 13:56

The docker command line is order sensitive. The order of args goes:

docker ${args_to_docker} run ${args_to_run} image_ref ${cmd_in_container}

Everything after ubuntu in your command goes to the command trying to be run. In your case -it. What you want instead is to pass -it to "run" so that you get interactive input with a tty terminal associated.

docker run -it ubuntu /bin/bash

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 25 '19 at 07:53

This error encountered when trying to run command that is not in docker container /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin. If you have let's say rar installed in the docker then you can run rar command via docker exec, if you don't, will get the error above.

Also don't use -t only use -i like below:

docker exec -i <container_name> <command>
docker exec -i <container_name> rar

score -2 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 04 '20 at 01:30

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Before trying anything, check your docker version, update, and try again.

edited Jun 04 '20 at 01:30

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OCI runtime create failed: container_linux.go:348: starting container process caused "exec: \"-it\": executable file not found in $PATH":unknown

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