Jenkins Docker container with root permissions?

I want to build a jenkins docker container with root permissions so that i can us apt-get feature to install gradle.

I am using this command to run jenkins on 8080 port but i also want to add gradle as enviornment variable :

docker run -p 8080:8080 -p 50000:50000 -v /var/jenkins_home:/var/jenkins_home jenkins

or what dockerfile i need to create and what to write in it so that jenkins also start running at 8080

Upvotes: 21

Answers (3)

Reputation: 1

docker run --user=root -p 8080:8080 -p 50000:50000 -v /var/jenkins_home:/var/jenkins_home jenkins

Upvotes: 0

Reputation: 1462

I am now able to login into my docker container as root and apt-get can be used to install gradle or anything manually into the container.

Command i used to enter as root in container :

docker exec -u 0 -it mycontainer bash

Upvotes: 63

Reputation: 29109

Building an image that sets USER to root will make all interactive logins use root.

Dockerfile

FROM jenkins/jenkins

USER root

Then (setting your container ID):

docker exec -it jenkins_jenkins_1 bash
root@9e8f16419754:/$

Upvotes: 0