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Problem to solve
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When I try to authenticate to a private container registry the pipeline fails. I can override DOCKER_AUTH_CONFIG as a variable and it works but if I remove the variable it is still set to another value and I can’t determine where this value is so I can remove it.
Which troubleshooting steps have you already taken? Can you link to any docs or other resources so we know where you have been?
I’ve looked at the runner’s config.toml and the value set in it is the correct value and differs from the value I’m seeing.
I’ve looked for any variables set at different group levels and on the project and as far as I can tell there are none.
Steps to reproduce
Remove the variable set at the group level.
Run the pipeline again
Fails because $DOCKER_AUTH_CONFIG is incorrect
Configuration
Add the CI/CD configuration from .gitlab-ci.yml and other configuration if relevant (e.g. docker-compose.yml). Alternatively, create a public GitLab.com example project that provides all necessary files to reproduce the question.
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Versions
- GitLab 17.3.2
- GitLab Runner, if self-hosted 17.3.1
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