singularity run error: No valid /bin/sh in container

Question

I have a singularity image and convert the sig file to a sandbox format. After changing some scripts, a modified new sig file was rebuilt with a sandbox. But when I run the sandbox or sig image, error report like below:

ERROR: No valid /bin/sh in container

ABORT : Retval = 255

command line

singularity build --sandbox test_sandbox/ test.sig

singularity shell test_sandbox

/bin/sh exactly do not exist in test_sandbox. Why the /bin folder is empty when build sandbox from sig file?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 04 '20 at 14:16

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For me this suggestion did the trick: when changing Singularity versions, configuration, or installation path, run make clean between make and make install in the installation process.

answered Jun 04 '20 at 14:16

Jon Clucas

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thx. I will try this at local. It's unable to operate the system Singularity for non-root user. – Ren Jun 10 '20 at 02:08
This tip applies to building from sources, but how to fix when installing from linux packages? – Maciej Skorski May 13 '23 at 09:48

singularity run error: No valid /bin/sh in container

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