Fix mkdir permission error for /opt/gh-aw on Linux#20399
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Fix mkdir permission error for /opt/gh-aw on Linux#20399
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Co-authored-by: Mossaka <5447827+Mossaka@users.noreply.github.com>
…wned The create_dir() function previously only used sudo on macOS (Darwin), but /opt is root-owned on Linux as well. This caused "Permission denied" errors when creating /opt/gh-aw directories on Linux runners. The fix tries mkdir without sudo first, and falls back to sudo only if the regular mkdir fails. This handles both Linux and macOS, and avoids unnecessary sudo when permissions already allow the operation. Fixes the issue where preinstalling packages that write to /opt caused setup failures on ubuntu-latest runners. Co-authored-by: Mossaka <5447827+Mossaka@users.noreply.github.com>
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Fix mkdir permission error for /opt/gh-aw on Linux
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create_dir()insetup.shonly usedsudoon macOS, but/optis root-owned on Linux too. Users who preinstall packages into/optonubuntu-latestrunners hitmkdir: cannot create directory '/opt/gh-aw': Permission denied.mkdir -pwithout sudo, fall back tosudoonly on failure💡 You can make Copilot smarter by setting up custom instructions, customizing its development environment and configuring Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Learn more Copilot coding agent tips in the docs.