starting container process caused "exec: \"bash\": executable file not found in $PATH": unknown

Question

e44671200b7c /# mysql -u root -p bash 

mysql: command not found

I was able to enter into the container "mariadb" using

docker exec -it e44671200b7c /bin/bash

but i couldn't and i have this now error

OCI runtime exec failed: exec failed: container_linux.go:349: starting container process caused "exec: \"bash\": executable file not found in $PATH": unknown

Answer 1

bash is not present in mariadb Docker image. Use docker exec -it e44671200b7c /bin/sh or simply docker exec -it e44671200b7c sh instead.

Answer 2

There are few images which do not support the interactive shell/bash. Example - Docker image mockserver/mockserver Docker Set Up

Docker Setup Page for MockServer