aws / aws/amazon-ssm-agent

Misleading error message when root volume is full

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Description

I was trying to use the SSM agent Run Command functionality and would get the following message for any kind of document execution:

> Plugin with name aws:runShellScript not found. Step name: aws:runShellScript

It wasn't specific to `aws:runShellScript`. In the end, the root cause was that the root EBS volume had no free block. It's not likely a common issue, but it'd be great to have an error message that reflected the actual cause of the issue.

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Research direction

Start with the SSM agent Run Command path for document execution, especially failures involving aws:runShellScript, and reproduce the behavior with the root EBS volume out of free blocks. Done means the reported failure identifies root-volume exhaustion instead of incorrectly saying the plugin was not found.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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