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Troubleshooting in Container Registry

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Yandex Cloud
Updated at October 20, 2025

See below for a list of common issues and their fixes:

  • docker login is not supported with yc credential helper

    Why you got this error: If you are using a Docker credential helper, you cannot get authenticated in Container Registry with docker login. You may also see the same error in Container Optimized Image where a credential helper is used for authentication as a service account linked to a VM.

    How to fix it: Get authenticated in the registry using a Docker credential helper or disable the Docker credential helper.

  • Got permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket

    Why you got this error: By default, the Docker daemon requires root permissions to run commands.

    How to fix it: Run commands using sudo or configure permissions for other OS users.

  • name unknown: Registry <...> not found

    Why you got this error: Registry ID is missing or invalid. When using Docker CLI commands, you must specify the full name of a Docker image, including the registry ID. For more information, see Repository in Container Registry.

    How to fix it: View the registry list to check your unique registry ID is valid.

  • Error response from daemon: pull access denied for <cr.yandex/registry_ID/Docker_image_name>, repository does not exist or may require 'docker login': denied: Permission denied ; requestId = <request_ID>

    Why you got this error: IP address sending the pull Docker image request has no PULL permissions.

    How to fix it: Add rules that allow pulling images from this IP address in the registry settings or delete all rules and try again.

  • InvalidImageName

    Why you got this error: Invalid Docker image name.

    How to fix it: The repository name must be a URI with the Docker image name forming its part. The Docker image name must have a particular format. For more information, see the OCI Distribution Specification.

  • invalid reference format

    Why you got this error: Invalid Docker image tag.

    How to fix it: The repository name must be a URI with the Docker image tag forming its part. The Docker image tag must have a particular format. For more information, see the OCI Distribution Specification.

  • Error response from daemon: unauthorized: Authentication problem ; requestId = <request_ID>

    unauthorized: Authentication problem ; requestId = <request_ID>

    Why you got this error:

    • You are trying to pull or push a Docker image to Container Registry, but you are not authenticated. To perform operations with images in Container Registry, you need to get authenticated first.
    • Docker cannot invoke the docker-credential-yc utility, e.g., because the path to the executable is missing from the PATH environment variable.

    How to fix it:

    • Get authenticated in Container Registry.
    • Make sure that the yc file path has been added to the PATH environment variable.

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