erro happens when I run
doctl registry login
Logging Docker in to registry.digitalocean.com
Notice: Login valid for 30 days. Use the --expiry-seconds flag to set a shorter expiration or --never-expire for no expiration.
Error: error storing credentials - err: exec: "docker-credential-desktop.exe": executable file not found in $PATH, out: ``
I get this error when I try to login to push a container to registry. I am on a work machine in using WSL2
I’ve been working thru these docs and this was the first error I couldn’t get passed. would love some insight on this thanks for your help and DigitalOcean
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Hello,
The error you’re encountering is likely due to WSL2 trying to invoke a credential helper that’s available on Windows (like docker-credential-desktop.exe) but isn’t accessible from the WSL environment. Here’s how you can work around it:
- Switch to a Standard Docker Login: Instead of relying on the
doctl registry login, try using Docker’s own login command with your DigitalOcean credentials:
docker login registry.digitalocean.com
- This command should prompt you for your DigitalOcean credentials or token. Ensure that you use a DigitalOcean API token with
readandwriteaccess to the registry.
Heya, @ajats
Docker on WSL2 sometimes defaults to docker-credential-desktop.exe, which might not be available. You can switch to docker-credential-wincred, which is generally more compatible with WSL2:
Open your WSL2 terminal and run:
echo '{"credsStore": "wincred"}' > ~/.docker/config.json
- This will set
wincredas your credential helper for Docker, which is available on Windows and often resolves this issue.
Hope that this helps!
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