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[GH-ISSUE #1254] Workflow fails with act and is successful with github actions #686

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opened 2026-03-01 21:45:31 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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2026-03-01 21:45:31 +03:00

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Originally created by @SteveEmmanuel on GitHub (Jul 13, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/1254

Bug report info

act version:            0.2.29
GOOS:                   darwin
GOARCH:                 amd64
NumCPU:                 4
Docker host:            DOCKER_HOST environment variable is unset/empty.
Sockets found:
        /var/run/docker.sock
Config files:           
        /Users/oldtrafford/.actrc:
                -P ubuntu-latest=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
                -P ubuntu-22.04=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-22.04
                -P ubuntu-20.04=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-20.04
                -P ubuntu-18.04=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-18.04
Build info:
        Go version:            go1.18.3
        Module path:           command-line-arguments
        Main version:          
        Main path:             
        Main checksum:         
        Build settings:
                -compiler:            gc
                -ldflags:             -X main.version=0.2.29
                CGO_ENABLED:          1
                CGO_CFLAGS:           
                CGO_CPPFLAGS:         
                CGO_CXXFLAGS:         
                CGO_LDFLAGS:          
                GOARCH:               amd64
                GOOS:                 darwin
                GOAMD64:              v1
Docker Engine:
        Engine version:        20.10.12
        Engine runtime:        runc
        Cgroup version:        2
        Cgroup driver:         cgroupfs
        Storage driver:        overlay2
        Registry URI:          https://index.docker.io/v1/
        OS:                    Docker Desktop
        OS type:               linux
        OS version:            
        OS arch:               x86_64
        OS kernel:             5.10.76-linuxkit
        OS CPU:                2
        OS memory:             3934 MB
        Security options:
                name=seccomp,profile=default
                name=cgroupns

Command used with act

act --secret-file .env

Describe issue

Different outputs when using act and when github actions are run for the same workflow.

Link to GitHub repository

No response

Workflow content

name: Django

on:
  push:
    branches: [ "master", "develop" ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ "master", "develop" ]

jobs:
  build:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      max-parallel: 4
      matrix:
        python-version: [3.8, 3.9]

    steps:
    - name: Start PostgreSQL on Ubuntu
      run: |
        sudo systemctl start postgresql.service
        pg_isready

    - name: Create additional user
      run: |
        sudo -u postgres psql --command="CREATE USER testuser PASSWORD 'password'" --command="\du"

    - name: Alter user
      run: |
        sudo -u postgres psql --command="ALTER ROLE testuser CREATEDB"

    - name: Create additional database
      run: |
        sudo -u postgres createdb TestDatabase --owner=testuser 
        PGPASSWORD=password 

    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
      with:
        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
        cache: pip
    - name: Install Dependencies
      run: |
        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
        pip install -r requirements.txt
    - name: Run Tests
      env:
          DB_HOST: localhost
          DB_NAME: TestDatabase
          DB_USER: testuser
          DB_PASSWORD: password      
      run: |
        python manage.py test

Relevant log output

[Django CI/build-1] 🚀  Start image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
[Django CI/build-1]   🐳  docker pull image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= username= forcePull=false
[Django CI/build-2] 🚀  Start image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
[Django CI/build-2]   🐳  docker pull image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= username= forcePull=false
[Django CI/build-1]   🐳  docker create image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= entrypoint=["/usr/bin/tail" "-f" "/dev/null"] cmd=[]
[Django CI/build-2]   🐳  docker create image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= entrypoint=["/usr/bin/tail" "-f" "/dev/null"] cmd=[]
[Django CI/build-1]   🐳  docker run image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= entrypoint=["/usr/bin/tail" "-f" "/dev/null"] cmd=[]
[Django CI/build-2]   🐳  docker run image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= entrypoint=["/usr/bin/tail" "-f" "/dev/null"] cmd=[]
[Django CI/build-1]   🐳  docker exec cmd=[chown -R 0:0 /Users/oldtrafford/PycharmProjects/***] user=0 workdir=
[Django CI/build-2]   🐳  docker exec cmd=[chown -R 0:0 /Users/oldtrafford/PycharmProjects/***] user=0 workdir=
[Django CI/build-1]   ☁  git clone 'https://github.com/actions/setup-python' # ref=v3
[Django CI/build-2]   ☁  git clone 'https://github.com/actions/setup-python' # ref=v3
[Django CI/build-1] 🧪  Matrix: map[python-version:3.8]
[Django CI/build-1] ⭐ Run Main Start PostgreSQL on Ubuntu
[Django CI/build-1]   🐳  docker exec cmd=[bash --noprofile --norc -e -o pipefail /var/run/act/workflow/0] user= workdir=
| System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate.
| Failed to connect to bus: Host is down
[Django CI/build-1]   ❌  Failure - Main Start PostgreSQL on Ubuntu
[Django CI/build-1] exitcode '1': failure
[Django CI/build-2] 🧪  Matrix: map[python-version:3.9]
[Django CI/build-2] ⭐ Run Main Start PostgreSQL on Ubuntu
[Django CI/build-2]   🐳  docker exec cmd=[bash --noprofile --norc -e -o pipefail /var/run/act/workflow/0] user= workdir=
| System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate.
| Failed to connect to bus: Host is down
[Django CI/build-2]   ❌  Failure - Main Start PostgreSQL on Ubuntu
[Django CI/build-2] exitcode '1': failure
[Django CI/build-1] 🏁  Job failed
[Django CI/build-2] 🏁  Job failed
Error: Job 'build' failed

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Originally created by @SteveEmmanuel on GitHub (Jul 13, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/1254 ### Bug report info ```plain text act version: 0.2.29 GOOS: darwin GOARCH: amd64 NumCPU: 4 Docker host: DOCKER_HOST environment variable is unset/empty. Sockets found: /var/run/docker.sock Config files: /Users/oldtrafford/.actrc: -P ubuntu-latest=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest -P ubuntu-22.04=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-22.04 -P ubuntu-20.04=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-20.04 -P ubuntu-18.04=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-18.04 Build info: Go version: go1.18.3 Module path: command-line-arguments Main version: Main path: Main checksum: Build settings: -compiler: gc -ldflags: -X main.version=0.2.29 CGO_ENABLED: 1 CGO_CFLAGS: CGO_CPPFLAGS: CGO_CXXFLAGS: CGO_LDFLAGS: GOARCH: amd64 GOOS: darwin GOAMD64: v1 Docker Engine: Engine version: 20.10.12 Engine runtime: runc Cgroup version: 2 Cgroup driver: cgroupfs Storage driver: overlay2 Registry URI: https://index.docker.io/v1/ OS: Docker Desktop OS type: linux OS version: OS arch: x86_64 OS kernel: 5.10.76-linuxkit OS CPU: 2 OS memory: 3934 MB Security options: name=seccomp,profile=default name=cgroupns ``` ### Command used with act ```sh act --secret-file .env ``` ### Describe issue Different outputs when using act and when github actions are run for the same workflow. ### Link to GitHub repository _No response_ ### Workflow content ```yml name: Django on: push: branches: [ "master", "develop" ] pull_request: branches: [ "master", "develop" ] jobs: build: runs-on: ubuntu-latest strategy: max-parallel: 4 matrix: python-version: [3.8, 3.9] steps: - name: Start PostgreSQL on Ubuntu run: | sudo systemctl start postgresql.service pg_isready - name: Create additional user run: | sudo -u postgres psql --command="CREATE USER testuser PASSWORD 'password'" --command="\du" - name: Alter user run: | sudo -u postgres psql --command="ALTER ROLE testuser CREATEDB" - name: Create additional database run: | sudo -u postgres createdb TestDatabase --owner=testuser PGPASSWORD=password - uses: actions/checkout@v3 - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} uses: actions/setup-python@v3 with: python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }} cache: pip - name: Install Dependencies run: | python -m pip install --upgrade pip pip install -r requirements.txt - name: Run Tests env: DB_HOST: localhost DB_NAME: TestDatabase DB_USER: testuser DB_PASSWORD: password run: | python manage.py test ``` ### Relevant log output ```sh [Django CI/build-1] 🚀 Start image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest [Django CI/build-1] 🐳 docker pull image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= username= forcePull=false [Django CI/build-2] 🚀 Start image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest [Django CI/build-2] 🐳 docker pull image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= username= forcePull=false [Django CI/build-1] 🐳 docker create image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= entrypoint=["/usr/bin/tail" "-f" "/dev/null"] cmd=[] [Django CI/build-2] 🐳 docker create image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= entrypoint=["/usr/bin/tail" "-f" "/dev/null"] cmd=[] [Django CI/build-1] 🐳 docker run image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= entrypoint=["/usr/bin/tail" "-f" "/dev/null"] cmd=[] [Django CI/build-2] 🐳 docker run image=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= entrypoint=["/usr/bin/tail" "-f" "/dev/null"] cmd=[] [Django CI/build-1] 🐳 docker exec cmd=[chown -R 0:0 /Users/oldtrafford/PycharmProjects/***] user=0 workdir= [Django CI/build-2] 🐳 docker exec cmd=[chown -R 0:0 /Users/oldtrafford/PycharmProjects/***] user=0 workdir= [Django CI/build-1] ☁ git clone 'https://github.com/actions/setup-python' # ref=v3 [Django CI/build-2] ☁ git clone 'https://github.com/actions/setup-python' # ref=v3 [Django CI/build-1] 🧪 Matrix: map[python-version:3.8] [Django CI/build-1] ⭐ Run Main Start PostgreSQL on Ubuntu [Django CI/build-1] 🐳 docker exec cmd=[bash --noprofile --norc -e -o pipefail /var/run/act/workflow/0] user= workdir= | System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate. | Failed to connect to bus: Host is down [Django CI/build-1] ❌ Failure - Main Start PostgreSQL on Ubuntu [Django CI/build-1] exitcode '1': failure [Django CI/build-2] 🧪 Matrix: map[python-version:3.9] [Django CI/build-2] ⭐ Run Main Start PostgreSQL on Ubuntu [Django CI/build-2] 🐳 docker exec cmd=[bash --noprofile --norc -e -o pipefail /var/run/act/workflow/0] user= workdir= | System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate. | Failed to connect to bus: Host is down [Django CI/build-2] ❌ Failure - Main Start PostgreSQL on Ubuntu [Django CI/build-2] exitcode '1': failure [Django CI/build-1] 🏁 Job failed [Django CI/build-2] 🏁 Job failed Error: Job 'build' failed ``` ### Additional information _No response_

kerem

2026-03-01 21:45:31 +03:00

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kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:45:32 +03:00

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@catthehacker commented on GitHub (Jul 13, 2022):

Since we use Docker containers, it's not possible to use systemd services.

@catthehacker commented on GitHub (Jul 13, 2022): Since we use Docker containers, it's not possible to use systemd services.

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:45:32 +03:00

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@SteveEmmanuel commented on GitHub (Jul 14, 2022):

Thank you for the clarification.

@SteveEmmanuel commented on GitHub (Jul 14, 2022): Thank you for the clarification.

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:45:32 +03:00

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@sted commented on GitHub (Dec 13, 2023):

Since we use Docker containers, it's not possible to use systemd services.

What do you suggest as an alternative way to run Postgres?

@sted commented on GitHub (Dec 13, 2023): > Since we use Docker containers, it's not possible to use systemd services. What do you suggest as an alternative way to run Postgres?

kerem referenced this issue

2026-03-01 21:51:42 +03:00

[PR #686] [MERGED] Add hint on ${{ github.token }} #1559

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