[JENKINS-55585] Powershell plugin inside container hangs

The powershell plugin when used within docker container enters a hang state. I would expect it to fail if powershell core is not installed, which works if the same thing is ran outside docker. The jenkins agent is a Ubuntu 16.04 machine.

I dont see any other process also running within the docker container in the hung state except cat

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CONTAINER IDIMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES

xxxxalpine:latest "cat" 5 minutes ago Up 5 minutes ecstatic_galileo

PS /home/administrator> docker top 2a2a21fe5dbc

WARNING: Error loading config file: /home/administrator/.docker/config.json: open /home/administrator/.docker/config.json: permission denied

UID PID PPIDC STIME TTY TIMECMD

adminis+ 537253500 07:39 pts/0 00:00:00 cat

//Sample Jenkinsfile

timestamps {

//linux docker

node("LinuxDocker") {

//Works

docker.image("alpine:latest").inside

{
sh("echo command inside docker")
}

// Hangs

docker.image("alpine:latest").inside

{
powershell(script:"echo command inside docker")
}

}

}

Hung output

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[Pipeline]

{
[Pipeline] sh
20:39:30 + echo command inside docker
20:39:30 command inside docker
[Pipeline] }

$ docker top -eo pid,comm

WARNING: Error loading config file: /home/administrator/.docker/config.json: open /home/administrator/.docker/config.json: permission denied

$ docker stop --time=1

$ docker rm -f

[Pipeline] // withDockerContainer

[Pipeline] sh

20:39:32 + docker inspect -f . alpine:latest

20:39:32 WARNING: Error loading config file: /home/administrator/.docker/config.json: open /home/administrator/.docker/config.json: permission denied

20:39:32 .

[Pipeline] withDockerContainer

20:39:32 dockerLinux does not seem to be running inside a container

$ docker run -t -d -u 1000:1000 -w /home/agent/workspace/ation_test_dockertestexecute -v /home/agent/workspace/ation_test_dockertestexecute:/home/agent/workspace/ation_test_dockertestexecute:rw,z -v /home/agent/workspace/ation_test_dockertestexecute@​tmp:/home/agent/workspace/ation_test_dockertestexecute@​tmp:rw,z -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** alpine:latest cat

[Pipeline] {

[Pipeline] powershell

$ docker top -eo pid,comm

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Originally reported by chiranth, imported from: Powershell plugin inside container hangs

• status: Open
  
• priority: Blocker
  
• component(s): durable-task-plugin
  
• label(s): powershell
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 3
  
• imported: 2025-12-09
  

Raw content of original issue

The powershell plugin when used within docker container enters a hang state. I would expect it to fail if powershell core is not installed, which works if the same thing is ran outside docker. The jenkins agent is a Ubuntu 16.04 machine.


I dont see any other process also running within the docker container in the hung state except cat


//


CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES

xxxx        alpine:latest       "cat"               5 minutes ago       Up 5 minutes                            ecstatic_galileo

PS /home/administrator> docker top 2a2a21fe5dbc

WARNING: Error loading config file: /home/administrator/.docker/config.json: open /home/administrator/.docker/config.json: permission denied

UID                 PID                 PPID                C                   STIME               TTY                 TIME                CMD

adminis+            5372                5350                0                   07:39               pts/0               00:00:00            cat


//Sample Jenkinsfile


timestamps {


//linux docker 

	node("LinuxDocker") {		


	//Works

		docker.image("alpine:latest").inside 

{

        sh("echo command inside docker")

		}


   // Hangs


    docker.image("alpine:latest").inside 

{

        powershell(script:"echo command inside docker")

		}


	}


}


Hung output

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[Pipeline] 

{

[Pipeline] sh

20:39:30 + echo command inside docker

20:39:30 command inside docker

[Pipeline] }

$ docker top <xxxxguid> -eo pid,comm

WARNING: Error loading config file: /home/administrator/.docker/config.json: open /home/administrator/.docker/config.json: permission denied

$ docker stop --time=1 <xxxxguid>

$ docker rm -f <xxxxguid>

[Pipeline] // withDockerContainer

[Pipeline] sh

20:39:32 + docker inspect -f . alpine:latest

20:39:32 WARNING: Error loading config file: /home/administrator/.docker/config.json: open /home/administrator/.docker/config.json: permission denied

20:39:32 .

[Pipeline] withDockerContainer

20:39:32 dockerLinux does not seem to be running inside a container

$ docker run -t -d -u 1000:1000 -w /home/agent/workspace/ation_test_dockertestexecute -v /home/agent/workspace/ation_test_dockertestexecute:/home/agent/workspace/ation_test_dockertestexecute:rw,z -v /home/agent/workspace/ation_test_dockertestexecute@tmp:/home/agent/workspace/ation_test_dockertestexecute@tmp:rw,z -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** -e ******** alpine:latest cat

[Pipeline] {

[Pipeline] powershell

$ docker top <hguid> -eo pid,comm

environment

```
Jenkins ver. 2.138.3

Powershell Plugin : 1.3

Docker Pipeline: 1.17
```