Summary

Describe the bug
On Windows 11 with Docker Desktop, the CLI container cannot create the identity directory due to permission denied errors, making it impossible to use any CLI commands.
Version
OpenClaw 2026.2.22
Steps to Reproduce

Install OpenClaw via docker-setup.sh on Windows 11
Run any CLI command: docker compose run --rm openclaw-cli devices list
See error

Expected behavior
CLI connects to gateway and lists devices normally.
Error
EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/home/node/.openclaw/identity'
What I tried

Named volume (openclaw_home) with alpine chown -R 1000:1000
user: "1000:1000" in override.yml
Bind mount C:\Users\USER.openclaw:/home/node/.openclaw
OPENCLAW_HOME env variable
entrypoint fix with mkdir + chown before startup
All approaches fail with same error

Environment

OS: Windows 11
Docker Desktop: latest
Install method: docker-setup.sh

Steps to reproduce

1. Install OpenClaw on Windows 11 via bash docker-setup.sh
2. Complete onboarding wizard
3. Run docker compose run --rm openclaw-cli devices list
4. Error appears immediately

Expected behavior

CLI connects to gateway and lists devices normally without permission errors.

Actual behavior

CLI fails immediately with:
EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/home/node/.openclaw/identity'
Tried the following fixes, all fail with same error:

Named volume (openclaw_home) with alpine chown -R 1000:1000
user: "1000:1000" in docker-compose.override.yml
Bind mount C:\Users\USER.openclaw:/home/node/.openclaw
OPENCLAW_HOME env variable
entrypoint fix with mkdir + chown before startup

OpenClaw version

2026.2.22

Operating system

Windows 11, Docker Desktop (latest)

Install method

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Logs, screenshots, and evidence

Impact and severity

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Additional information

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