cannot change permissions of ‘/usr/local/bin’ since 2025-03-02

[v1v]

Description

install -d -m 0755 "/usr/local/bin" stopped working with the recent changes in ubuntu:

• c414ecd

Platforms affected

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions - Standard Runners
• GitHub Actions - Larger Runners

Runner images affected

• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 22.04
• Ubuntu 24.04
• macOS 13
• macOS 13 Arm64
• macOS 14
• macOS 14 Arm64
• macOS 15
• macOS 15 Arm64
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2025

Image version and build link

Image: ubuntu-24.04
Version: 20250302.1.0
Included Software: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/ubuntu24/20250302.1/images/ubuntu/Ubuntu2404-Readme.md
Image Release: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/releases/tag/ubuntu24%2F20250302.1

Is it regression?

yes

Expected behavior

changing the permissions

Actual behavior

install: cannot change permissions of ‘/usr/local/bin’: Operation not permitted

Repro steps

See sourcemeta/jsonschema#249 as an example

[vidyasagarnimmagaddi]

Hi @v1v , Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We will look into this issue and will update you after investigating.