tilt-dev / tilt-dev/tilt

Work around permissions errors when syncing/untarring files

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Description

from @MattHodge:

Was having this error when live syncing, which is just tar's awful error when it doesn't have permissions:

etc/fun-facts/pgbouncer.supervisor.conf
etc/fun-facts/pgbouncer.userlist.txt
tar: etc/fun-facts/pgbouncer.userlist.txt: Cannot open: File exists
tar: etc/fun-facts/seelog.xml: Cannot open: File exists
tar: etc/fun-facts/test.ini: Cannot open: File exists
etc/fun-facts/seelog.xml
etc/fun-facts/test.ini
usr/local/bin/fun-facts
tar: usr/local/bin/fun-facts: Cannot open: File exists
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
got unexpected error during build/deploy: command terminated with exit code 2

Our container runs under a particular user but files baked into the image are using a different one

Tilt should have a way to work around permissions when sync'ing / be able to untar files as a specific user. Maybe the user can provide an optional custom "untar command"?

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry point. Start by locating Tilt's live-sync and untar implementation, then read its existing tests and determine how permission failures are currently surfaced. Done should include a defined permissions workaround and tests covering syncing files owned by a different user.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
devops, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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