ci: Fix permissions of self-hosted GitHub runner, switch to ARC #591
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Pull Request Overview
This PR fixes permissions issues on self-hosted GitHub runners by introducing a reusable composite action that adjusts workspace ownership before checkout operations. The fix addresses CI failures where the actions/checkout step encounters permission denied errors when unlinking files in the runner's work directory.
Key changes:
- Created a new shared composite action
.github/actions/shared-setupthat fixes workspace permissions - Updated all workflow files to use this shared setup action as the first step before checkout
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.github/actions/shared-setup/action.yaml |
New composite action that runs chown to fix workspace permissions on self-hosted runners |
.github/workflows/release_images.yml |
Added shared-setup step before checkout |
.github/workflows/release_charts.yml |
Added shared-setup step before checkout |
.github/workflows/pr_test_mgmt_upgrade.yml |
Added shared-setup step before checkout |
.github/workflows/pr_test_kof_installation.yaml |
Added shared-setup step before checkout |
.github/workflows/pr_test_helm_chart.yml |
Added shared-setup step to all four jobs before checkout |
.github/workflows/pr_test_adopted_upgrade.yml |
Added shared-setup step before checkout |
.github/workflows/helm-docs.yaml |
Added shared-setup step before checkout |
.github/workflows/build_images.yml |
Added shared-setup step before checkout |
.github/workflows/build_charts.yml |
Added shared-setup step before checkout |
…s required for `./.github/...` actions
… which is required for `./.github/...` actions" This reverts commit ddbbe29.
…ecurity compliance
This reverts commit e8ab78c.
AndrejsPon00
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Oct 20, 2025
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Error: File was unable to be removed Error: EACCES: permission denied, unlink '/actions-runner/_work/...sudo chown -R "$USER" "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"fails because our self-hosted runner does not allowsudofor runner user../.github/actions/shared-setupto accumulate packages to add to ARC runner image later.