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Verified diagnostic signature

pull access denied

Docker reached an image-resolution boundary but could not identify, authorize, or select a usable registry manifest for the requested reference. Match this output from docker, then continue with sourced, read-only checks.

Confidence
high
Platforms
linux · macos · windows
Verified
2026-07-24
Recognized output

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pull access denied

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Likely causes

What usually produces this signal

  1. Misspelled registry, repository, tag, or digest
  2. The requested tag or digest was never published or was removed
  3. Registry authentication or repository authorization failure
  4. Daemon DNS, TLS, or proxy failure on the registry path
  5. The manifest list does not contain the requested operating system or architecture
Safe next checks

Collect evidence before changing the system

01

Inspect a multi-platform container image manifest

docker buildx imagetools inspect <image>

The output matches the expected target and exits without an error.

02

List local Docker images

docker image ls

The output matches the expected target and exits without an error.

Related signals

Other output patterns from this error family

failed to resolve referenceDocker reached an image-resolution boundary but could not identify, authorize, or select a usable registry manifest for the requested reference.manifest unknownDocker reached an image-resolution boundary but could not identify, authorize, or select a usable registry manifest for the requested reference.no matching manifest for … in the manifest list entriesDocker reached an image-resolution boundary but could not identify, authorize, or select a usable registry manifest for the requested reference.failed to authorize: failed to fetch anonymous tokenDocker reached an image-resolution boundary but could not identify, authorize, or select a usable registry manifest for the requested reference.