Can't run docker("<image>").inside { } on a Windows slave where workspace is located on a different drive than C:\ #1166
Description
Jenkins and plugins versions report
Environment
Jenkins: 2.516.2
OS: Linux - 6.8.0-79-generic
Java: 21.0.8 - Amazon.com Inc. (OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM)
---
active-directory:2.40
analysis-model-api:13.8.0-902.v26f80296f743
ant:518.v8d8dc7945eca_
antisamy-markup-formatter:173.v680e3a_b_69ff3
apache-httpcomponents-client-4-api:4.5.14-269.vfa_2321039a_83
apache-httpcomponents-client-5-api:5.5-166.v870a_96374f91
asm-api:9.8-163.vb_2a_96d3f9c3c
authentication-tokens:1.144.v5ff4a_5ec5c33
authorize-project:2.0.0
azure-credentials:357.v6447d38fb_007
azure-sdk:243.v4a_0d23a_c71a_7
bootstrap5-api:5.3.7-860.v1251c115c90c
bouncycastle-api:2.30.1.81-264.v95c79c0e772c
branch-api:2.1244.vf95c81f1641c
build-timeout:1.38
caffeine-api:3.2.2-178.v353b_8428ed56
checks-api:373.vfe7645102093
cloud-stats:377.vd8a_6c953e98e
cloudbees-folder:6.1040.v8a_e6330a_54e3
command-launcher:123.v37cfdc92ef67
commons-compress-api:1.28.0-1
commons-lang3-api:3.18.0-98.v3a_674c06072d
commons-text-api:1.14.0-194.v804a_dc3a_1b_d8
credentials:1419.v2337d1ceceef
credentials-binding:702.vfe613e537e88
dark-theme:574.va_19f05d54df5
data-tables-api:2.3.3-1383.va_5607a_a_3f3c2
display-url-api:2.217.va_6b_de84cc74b_
docker-commons:457.v0f62a_94f11a_3
docker-java-api:3.5.3-122.v156e51f30c0a_
docker-plugin:1274.vc0203fdf2e74
docker-workflow:621.va_73f881d9232
dtkit-api:3.0.3
durable-task:595.ve87b_f1318d67
echarts-api:6.0.0-1146.v5c8f3b_8f0573
eddsa-api:0.3.0.1-19.vc432d923e5ee
email-ext:1925.v1598902b_58dd
emailext-template:233.v1eb_88fc160b_5
folder-properties:62.v1636b_4a_84608
font-awesome-api:7.0.0-851.vd1feb_218a_a_63
forensics-api:3.1754.v2a_6613b_77002
git:5.7.0
git-client:6.3.3
github:1.45.0
github-api:1.330-492.v3941a_032db_2a_
github-branch-source:1848.v42f74f7f4500
gradle:2.16.1149.v711b_998b_0532
gson-api:2.13.1-153.vb_3d0c48a_a_b_4a_
http_request:1.20
instance-identity:203.v15e81a_1b_7a_38
ionicons-api:94.vcc3065403257
jackson2-api:2.20.0-411.v6ef8fdee4fe9
jakarta-activation-api:2.1.3-2
jakarta-mail-api:2.1.3-3
javax-activation-api:1.2.0-8
javax-mail-api:1.6.2-11
jaxb:2.3.9-133.vb_ec76a_73f706
jdk-tool:83.v417146707a_3d
jfrog:1.5.10
jjwt-api:0.11.5-120.v0268cf544b_89
joda-time-api:2.14.0-149.v1c3ce991d1b_9
jquery3-api:3.7.1-594.vb_3864f326cf0
json-api:20250517-173.v596efb_962a_31
json-path-api:2.9.0-190.veefca_05d5477
jsoup:1.21.2-66.v6ea_38164b_8a_2
junit:1355.v45e2ea_65863c
ldap:780.vcb_33c9a_e4332
mailer:522.va_995fa_cfb_8b_d
matrix-auth:3.2.8
matrix-project:856.v4c352b_3a_b_23e
metrics:4.2.33-484.v2fcd689980d1
mina-sshd-api-common:2.16.0-167.va_269f38cc024
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netty-api:4.1.118.Final-9.v776038d601a_7
okhttp-api:4.11.0-189.v976fa_d3379d6
p4:1.17.2
pam-auth:1.12
pipeline-build-step:571.v08a_fffd4b_0ce
pipeline-github-lib:65.v203688e7727e
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pipeline-groovy-lib:752.vdddedf804e72
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plain-credentials:199.v9f8e1f741799
plugin-util-api:6.1167.v022176c7e0ca_
prism-api:1.30.0-609.vf0a_df102d9a_f
resource-disposer:0.25
role-strategy:799.v5b_e7b_ecc231e
scm-api:707.v749f968369d4
script-security:1378.vf25626395f49
slack:795.v4b_9705b_e6d47
snakeyaml-api:2.3-125.v4d77857a_b_402
ssh-agent:386.v36cc0c7582f0
ssh-credentials:361.vb_f6760818e8c
ssh-slaves:3.1071.v0d059c7b_c555
sshd:3.374.v19b_d59ce6610
structs:353.v261ea_40a_80fb_
theme-manager:319.v9193461f9671
timestamper:1.30
token-macro:477.vd4f0dc3cb_cf1
trilead-api:2.209.v0e69b_c43c245
variant:70.va_d9f17f859e0
warnings-ng:12.9783.ve1cb_9f060738
workflow-aggregator:608.v67378e9d3db_1
workflow-api:1384.vdc05a_48f535f
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workflow-cps:4183.v94b_6fd39da_c1
workflow-durable-task-step:1452.v0ee719c104a_7
workflow-job:1546.v62a_c59c112dd
workflow-multibranch:811.vcd33d074c2a_0
workflow-scm-step:437.v05a_f66b_e5ef8
workflow-step-api:706.v518c5dcb_24c0
workflow-support:976.vb_d9493c2eb_09
ws-cleanup:0.49
ws-ws-replacement:1.0.1
xunit:3.1.5
What Operating System are you using (both controller, and any agents involved in the problem)?
The controller is running latest jenkins w/all plugins updated to latest version. The build is dispatched onto a Win2K22 node with Java 21 and latest version of docker installed.
The windows slave is provisioned to have 1TB of disk space on E: (different than it's OS installed on C:). This E: drive is used for docker data directory and the Jenkins' workspace.
Reproduction steps
Create a new pipeline job on the controller. Paste in the following pipeline script
pipeline
{
agent {
label "windows"
}
stages {
stage("Test") {
steps {
script {
def status = 0
docker.image("https://my-registry.com/test-repository/test-builder:windows-20250910").inside {
status = powershell(returnStatus: true, script: '''
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
java --version
'''
)
}
if (status != 0) {
error("Tests failed")
}
}
}
}
}
}
The build logs demonstrates:
node-win-01 does not seem to be running inside a container
$ docker run -d -t -w E:/Jenkins/workspace/Test_-_Docker/ -v E:/Jenkins/workspace/Test_-_Docker/:E:/Jenkins/workspace/Test_-_Docker/ -v E:/Jenkins/workspace/Test_-_Docker@tmp/:E:/Jenkins/workspace/Test_-_Docker@tmp/ -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** my-registry.com/test-repository/test-builder:windows-20250910 cmd.exe
The docker configuration on the host is:
type C:\ProgramData\docker\config\daemon.json
{
"debug": false,
"hosts": ["tcp://0.0.0.0:9999", "npipe://"],
"group": "docker-users",
"tlsverify": true,
"tlscacert": "C:\\ProgramData\\docker\\certs.d\\yyyyy.crt",
"tlscert": "C:\\ProgramData\\docker\\certs.d\\xxxx.crt",
"tlskey": "C:\\ProgramData\\docker\\certs.d\\xxxx.key",
"data-root": "E:\\docker"
}
Expected Results
This should be able to spin up a docker image, and run the java --version inside of it.
Actual Results
Build fails with the following obscure message:
Also: org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.actions.ErrorAction$ErrorId: e73e8578-5a0f-43e5-bc87-8394b90a48db
java.io.IOException: Failed to run image 'my-registry.com/test-repository/test-builder:windows-20250910'. Error: docker: Error response from daemon: hcs::CreateComputeSystem 75d149c8144b4ca8c7f967007378e6bdf9aa247bc70bb58d06f0a76d3f4c53fa: The parameter is incorrect.
at PluginClassLoader for docker-workflow//org.jenkinsci.plugins.docker.workflow.client.WindowsDockerClient.run(WindowsDockerClient.java:58)
at PluginClassLoader for docker-workflow//org.jenkinsci.plugins.docker.workflow.WithContainerStep$Execution.start(WithContainerStep.java:200)
at PluginClassLoader for workflow-cps//org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.DSL.invokeStep(DSL.java:322)
at PluginClassLoader for workflow-cps//org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.DSL.invokeMethod(DSL.java:195)
at PluginClassLoader for workflow-cps//org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsScript.invokeMethod(CpsScript.java:124)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.PogoMetaClassSite.call(PogoMetaClassSite.java:47)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCall(CallSiteArray.java:47)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:116)
at PluginClassLoader for workflow-cps//com.cloudbees.groovy.cps.sandbox.DefaultInvoker.methodCall(DefaultInvoker.java:20)
at PluginClassLoader for workflow-cps//org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.LoggingInvoker.methodCall(LoggingInvoker.java:118)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.docker.workflow.Docker$Image.inside(Docker.groovy:140)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.docker.workflow.Docker.node(Docker.groovy:66)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.docker.workflow.Docker$Image.inside(Docker.groovy:125)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.docker.workflow.Docker$Image.inside(Docker.groovy)
at WorkflowScript.run(WorkflowScript:17)
at ___cps.transform___(Native Method)
### Anything else?
The fact that jenkins is trying to run the container mapping E:/Jenkins to E:/Jenkins isn't working. I believe that is a known limitation to docker on windows at the moment. However, it would be nice if one could enter a fix to use
`--mount type=bind,src=E:\Jenkins,dst=C:\Jenkins`
Should be as simple as replacing the drive letter of the destination to always be C:\ as that is a limitation of the docker itself.
### Are you interested in contributing a fix?
I have no clue to where to begin. I've looked at the docker-plugin code ...