## TL;DR

Otherwise run all Steps in the Task with the same UID (a blanket UID via the TaskRun pod template), or disable Tekton's built-in credential initialization and mount credentials from Secrets via Workspaces instead. This happens when multiple Steps in a Task run with different UIDs and each initializes credentials - Tekton copies creds into the shared /tekton/home and a later Step cannot overwrite what an earlier UID wrote.

## The error

```text
'unsuccessful cred copy' permission-denied warning in Tasks
```

## Fix

1. Otherwise run all Steps in the Task with the same UID (a blanket UID via the TaskRun pod template), or disable Tekton's built-in credential initialization and mount credentials from Secrets via Workspaces instead.
   Expected: You get the expected result; the problem is gone.
2. Re-run the original operation and confirm the error is gone.
   Expected: no error, normal output.

## When to use

- You hit this exact error with Tekton.
- The symptom matches: 'unsuccessful cred copy' permission-denied warning in Tasks.

## When NOT to use

- A different error message from Tekton; the cause here is specific to this error.
- Unrelated Tekton issues (different feature, different failure).
- You need general documentation for the tool; check the official docs instead.

## Compatibility

Reported against Tekton. Source: https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/blob/main/docs/auth.md.

## Variant phrasings

### 'unsuccessful cred copy' permission-denied warning in Tasks

## Why it happens

Task pods log 'warning: unsuccessful cred copy: .docker from /tekton/creds to /tekton/home: unable to open destination: permission denied'.

## Edge cases

- If your error message differs even slightly, this is probably a different issue; search the exact text.
- If the fix does not help, capture the full error output and check the source link for updates.

## Source

https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/blob/main/docs/auth.md

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