podman image load fails with Error: payload does not match any of the supported image formats: on a system with low disk space #26197
Description
Issue Description
Describe your issue
I see the error message
Error: payload does not match any of the supported image formats:
when loading a container image
podman image load -i /tmp/traefik.oci
It has been working fine before when loading the same file but from another user account. The only difference seems to be that the system has started running out of disk space.
I think the error message could cause some confusion. It would be better if the error message said something like "could not write file" or "not enough disk space available".
Steps to reproduce the issue
Steps to reproduce the issue
- Log in to not-root user on a Fedora CoreOS system (Fedora CoreOS 43.20250518.91.0)
- Run command
podman save --format oci-archive -o /tmp/traefik.oci docker.io/library/traefik - Verify that the file
/tmp/traefik.ocican be imported from another user account
with the command(We now know that the filepodman image load -i /tmp/traefik.oci/tmp/traefik.ociworks fine) - Consume a lot of disk space under
/var - Try loading the same image from a new user account
root@fcos:~# useradd test
root@fcos:~# machinectl shell --uid test
Connected to the local host. Press ^] three times within 1s to exit session.
test@fcos:~$ podman image load -i /tmp/traefik.oci
Getting image source signatures
Copying blob 99cf8ab899fa done |
Copying blob 8f32ad428dab done |
Copying blob debcb27a347a done |
Copying blob 7754cd86dba6 done |
Error: payload does not match any of the supported image formats:
* oci: open /tmp/traefik.oci/index.json: not a directory
* oci-archive: unable to perform copy: internal error: unable to copy from source oci-archive:/tmp/traefik.oci:: writing blob: adding layer with blob "sha256:debcb27a347a3ae5f9a31bbd9e88a3c86573bbef037d32be2cb3262cbbcd2f65"/""/"sha256:8ceb87560bb0f6d833813be7d173265d391eb3db160c4bb3bb9e5870d3d4ed39": unpacking failed (error: exit status 1; output: write /usr/local/bin/traefik: no space left on device)
* docker-archive: loading tar component "manifest.json": file does not exist
* dir: open /tmp/traefik.oci/manifest.json: not a directory
test@fcos:~$ df -h /var/
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/vda4 9.5G 9.3G 166M 99% /var
test@fcos:~$ df -h /tmp/
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 1.9G 380M 1.6G 20% /tmp
test@fcos:~$
Describe the results you received
In step 5 I see the error message
Error: payload does not match any of the supported image formats:
Describe the results you expected
It would be better if the error message said something like "could not write file" or "not enough disk space available".
podman info output
host:
arch: arm64
buildahVersion: 1.40.0
cgroupControllers:
- cpu
- memory
- pids
cgroupManager: systemd
cgroupVersion: v2
conmon:
package: conmon-2.1.13-1.fc43.aarch64
path: /usr/bin/conmon
version: 'conmon version 2.1.13, commit: '
cpuUtilization:
idlePercent: 99.42
systemPercent: 0.22
userPercent: 0.36
cpus: 2
databaseBackend: sqlite
distribution:
distribution: fedora
variant: coreos
version: "43"
eventLogger: journald
freeLocks: 2048
hostname: fcos-next14
idMappings:
gidmap:
- container_id: 0
host_id: 1016
size: 1
- container_id: 1
host_id: 1572864
size: 65536
uidmap:
- container_id: 0
host_id: 1016
size: 1
- container_id: 1
host_id: 1572864
size: 65536
kernel: 6.15.0-0.rc5.250509g9c69f8884904.47.fc43.aarch64
linkmode: dynamic
logDriver: journald
memFree: 458366976
memTotal: 4078694400
networkBackend: netavark
networkBackendInfo:
backend: netavark
dns:
package: aardvark-dns-1.15.0-1.fc43.aarch64
path: /usr/libexec/podman/aardvark-dns
version: aardvark-dns 1.15.0
package: netavark-1.15.0-1.fc43.aarch64
path: /usr/libexec/podman/netavark
version: netavark 1.15.0
ociRuntime:
name: crun
package: crun-1.21-1.fc43.aarch64
path: /usr/bin/crun
version: |-
crun version 1.21
commit: 10269840aa07fb7e6b7e1acff6198692d8ff5c88
rundir: /run/user/1016/crun
spec: 1.0.0
+SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +CRIU +LIBKRUN +WASM:wasmedge +YAJL
os: linux
pasta:
executable: /usr/bin/pasta
package: passt-0^20250512.g8ec1341-1.fc43.aarch64
version: ""
remoteSocket:
exists: true
path: /run/user/1016/podman/podman.sock
rootlessNetworkCmd: pasta
security:
apparmorEnabled: false
capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
rootless: true
seccompEnabled: true
seccompProfilePath: /usr/share/containers/seccomp.json
selinuxEnabled: true
serviceIsRemote: false
slirp4netns:
executable: /usr/bin/slirp4netns
package: slirp4netns-1.3.1-2.fc42.aarch64
version: |-
slirp4netns version 1.3.1
commit: e5e368c4f5db6ae75c2fce786e31eef9da6bf236
libslirp: 4.8.0
SLIRP_CONFIG_VERSION_MAX: 5
libseccomp: 2.6.0
swapFree: 0
swapTotal: 0
uptime: 42h 13m 34.00s (Approximately 1.75 days)
variant: v8
plugins:
authorization: null
log:
- k8s-file
- none
- passthrough
- journald
network:
- bridge
- macvlan
- ipvlan
volume:
- local
registries:
search:
- registry.fedoraproject.org
- registry.access.redhat.com
- docker.io
store:
configFile: /var/home/test14/.config/containers/storage.conf
containerStore:
number: 0
paused: 0
running: 0
stopped: 0
graphDriverName: overlay
graphOptions: {}
graphRoot: /var/home/test14/.local/share/containers/storage
graphRootAllocated: 10132369408
graphRootUsed: 9523908608
graphStatus:
Backing Filesystem: xfs
Native Overlay Diff: "true"
Supports d_type: "true"
Supports shifting: "false"
Supports volatile: "true"
Using metacopy: "false"
imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
imageStore:
number: 0
runRoot: /run/user/1016/containers
transientStore: false
volumePath: /var/home/test14/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes
version:
APIVersion: 5.5.0
BuildOrigin: Fedora Project
Built: 1747180800
BuiltTime: Wed May 14 00:00:00 2025
GitCommit: 0dbcb51477ee7ab8d3b47d30facf71fc38bb0c98
GoVersion: go1.24.3
Os: linux
OsArch: linux/arm64
Version: 5.5.0Podman in a container
No
Privileged Or Rootless
Rootless
Upstream Latest Release
Yes
Additional environment details
Additional environment details
Additional information
The terminal output was manually edited by me to enhance the readability.
I replaced /tmp/tmp.AOBZQIHCGm/traefik.oci with /tpm/traefik.oci
Another thing: I freed up some disk space before running podman info. (I guess that does not matter).