[SOLVED] How to create a python superuser within a remote docker container?

Issue

I've ssh'd into a remote server and need to enter a running docker container and add a superuser.

I can run docker exec -it <container_id> ls and see the contents of the docker container (/bin, /dev, docker-entrypoint.sh etc).

From here, how do I run my python command python manage.py createsuperuser?

When I try docker exec -it <container_id> python manage.py createsuperuser I get the following error:

OCI runtime exec failed: exec failed: container_linux.go:380: starting container process caused: exec: "python": executable file not found in $PATH: unknown

When I try docker exec -it <container_id> sh python manage.py createsuperuser, I get the following error:

sh: can't open 'python': No such file or directory

Solution

Root cause of my problem was an incorrect container id. Answering this question to list out the working steps, even though @chepner's comment helped diagnose the issue.

ssh <remote_address>
cd <application_dir>
cd src
docker ps               # to identify the correct container ID
docker exec -it <container_id> ls src   # to confirm manage.py is present
docker exec -it <container_id> sh
cd src
python manage.py createsuperuser

Answered By - Asa

Answer Checked By - Cary Denson (WPSolving Admin)