switch user in crowdin action instead of changing owner after run#22554
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switch user in crowdin action instead of changing owner after run#22554
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Pull request overview
Updates the Crowdin synchronization GitHub workflow to avoid post-run file ownership fixes by attempting to run the Crowdin action under a non-root user.
Changes:
- Adds
user: autoinput to thecrowdin/github-actionstep. - Removes the follow-up
sudo chownstep that previously corrected ownership of downloaded translation files.
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What are you trying to accomplish?
The Crowdin GitHub Action runs as root inside a Docker container, causing downloaded translation files to be owned by root. This breaks subsequent workflow steps that need to edit or
git addthose files.What approach did you choose and why?
Use the
user: autoinput added in crowdin/github-action#309 (shipped in v2.16.0) to run the action as the workspace owner instead of root. This avoids the file ownership problem at the source, removing the need for the follow-upsudo chownstep.user: autoto thecrowdin/github-actionstep so the Docker container runs as the workspace owner (detected from.gitdirectory ownership)."Fix ownership of downloaded translation files"step that previously ransudo chownto correct ownership after the fact.Merge checklist
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