ampx sandbox invalid pointer

[p5]

Environment information

➜  amplify-gen2 git:(main) ✗ npx ampx info   
System:
  OS: Linux 6.8 Fedora Linux 40.20240730.0 (Silverblue)
  CPU: (24) x64 AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core Processor
  Memory: 23.81 GB / 31.07 GB
  Shell: /usr/bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node: 22.3.0 - ~/Repos/<redacted>/developer-framework-poc/.devbox/nix/profile/default/bin/node
  Yarn: 1.22.22 - ~/Repos/<redacted>/developer-framework-poc/.devbox/nix/profile/default/bin/yarn
  npm: 10.8.1 - ~/Repos/<redacted>/developer-framework-poc/.devbox/nix/profile/default/bin/npm
  pnpm: undefined - undefined
NPM Packages:
  @aws-amplify/auth-construct: 1.2.0
  @aws-amplify/backend: 1.0.4
  @aws-amplify/backend-auth: 1.1.0
  @aws-amplify/backend-cli: 1.2.1
  @aws-amplify/backend-data: 1.1.0
  @aws-amplify/backend-deployer: 1.0.2
  @aws-amplify/backend-function: 1.3.0
  @aws-amplify/backend-output-schemas: 1.1.0
  @aws-amplify/backend-output-storage: 1.0.2
  @aws-amplify/backend-secret: 1.0.0
  @aws-amplify/backend-storage: 1.0.4
  @aws-amplify/cli-core: 1.1.1
  @aws-amplify/client-config: 1.1.1
  @aws-amplify/deployed-backend-client: 1.1.0
  @aws-amplify/form-generator: 1.0.0
  @aws-amplify/model-generator: 1.0.2
  @aws-amplify/platform-core: 1.0.3
  @aws-amplify/plugin-types: 1.1.0
  @aws-amplify/sandbox: 1.1.1
  @aws-amplify/schema-generator: 1.2.0
  aws-amplify: 6.4.3
  aws-cdk: 2.150.0
  aws-cdk-lib: 2.150.0
  typescript: 5.5.4
AWS environment variables:
  AWS_DEFAULT_REGION = eu-west-1
  AWS_REGION = eu-west-1
  AWS_CREDENTIAL_EXPIRATION = 2024-07-31T11:21:25Z
  AWS_VAULT = eng-platform-sandbox
  AWS_STS_REGIONAL_ENDPOINTS = regional
  AWS_NODEJS_CONNECTION_REUSE_ENABLED = 1
  AWS_SDK_LOAD_CONFIG = 1
No CDK environment variables

Description

After trying to create the project created through the manual quickstart guide, I receive errors preventing me from deploying to the sandbox. There were no code changes made, and no package versions updated between generating the project and deploying.

I would appreciate it if somebody could assist with this issue. Thank you!

To reproduce, follow instructions in the manual installation quickstart guide:

• npm create amplify@latest
• cd <directory>
• npx ampx sandbox
• See error

Please find the full log below:

(devbox) ➜  main git:(main) ✗ rm -rf amplify-gen2 
(devbox) ➜  main git:(main) npm create amplify@latest           

> npx
> create-amplify

? Where should we create your project? aws-amplify-gen2

Installing devDependencies:
 - @aws-amplify/backend
 - @aws-amplify/backend-cli
 - aws-cdk@^2
 - aws-cdk-lib@^2
 - constructs@^10.0.0
 - typescript@^5.0.0
 - tsx
 - esbuild

Installing dependencies:
 - aws-amplify

✔ DevDependencies installed
✔ Dependencies installed
✔ Template files created
Successfully created a new project!

Welcome to AWS Amplify!
Navigate to your project directory using cd ./aws-amplify-gen2 and then:
 - Get started by running npx ampx sandbox.
 - Run npx ampx help for a list of available commands.

Amplify collects anonymous telemetry data about general usage of the CLI. Participation is optional, and you may opt-out by using npx ampx configure telemetry disable. To learn more about telemetry, visit https://docs.amplify.aws/react/reference/telemetry

(devbox) ➜  main git:(main) ✗ AWS_PAGER= aws sts get-caller-identity   
{
    "UserId": "AROATODLAWJMRDIGEMBBN:<redacted>@<redacted>",
    "Account": "<redacted>",
    "Arn": "arn:aws:sts::<redacted>:assumed-role/AWSReservedSSO_SandboxUserAccess_5380af32b46e894c/<redacted>@<redacted>"
}
(devbox) ➜  main git:(main) ✗ cd aws-amplify-gen2                      
(devbox) ➜  aws-amplify-gen2 git:(main) ✗ npx ampx sandbox         
Both the legacy 'AWS_DEFAULT_REGION' and preferred 'AWS_REGION' environment variables detected. Using 'AWS_REGION'
  
  Amplify Sandbox
  
  Identifier:   admin
  Stack:        amplify-awsamplifygen2-admin-sandbox-cc54c2a9d2
  
  To specify a different sandbox identifier, use --identifier
free(): invalid pointer
[1]    73430 IOT instruction (core dumped)  npx ampx sandbox

(devbox) ➜  aws-amplify-gen2 git:(main) ✗ npx ampx sandbox --debug
[INFO] 2024-07-31T09:35:47.727Z: Both the legacy 'AWS_DEFAULT_REGION' and preferred 'AWS_REGION' environment variables detected. Using 'AWS_REGION'
[INFO] 2024-07-31T09:35:47.989Z:   
  Amplify Sandbox
  
[INFO] 2024-07-31T09:35:47.989Z:   Identifier:  admin
[INFO] 2024-07-31T09:35:47.989Z:   Stack:       amplify-awsamplifygen2-admin-sandbox-cc54c2a9d2
[INFO] 2024-07-31T09:35:47.989Z:   
  To specify a different sandbox identifier, use --identifier
free(): invalid pointer
[1]    76539 IOT instruction (core dumped)  npx ampx sandbox --debug

[moleCuleFFF]

+1 on Ubuntu 22.04 running in WSL2

[josefaidt]

Hey @p5 and @moleCuleFFF 👋 thanks for raising this! This is an interesting error, and I found a thread with a similar message in the Node.js repo nodejs/node#21845. In the thread it mentions a relation to OpenSSL, or perhaps an outdated C/C++ lib. @p5 are you also running linux in WSL?

[p5]

Hey @p5 and moleCuleFFF 👋 thanks for raising this! This is an interesting error, and I found a thread with a similar message in the Node.js repo nodejs/node#21845. In the thread it mentions a relation to OpenSSL, or perhaps an outdated C/C++ lib. @p5 are you also running linux in WSL?

Thanks for looking into this.
I am not using WSL - I am using the latest available version of Fedora Workstation, with NodeJS being managed via Nix.

Both Fedora and Nix tend to keep their dependencies fairly up-to-date, but will take a look to see which exact versions are being used when I get back to my machine this evening.

[moleCuleFFF]

We "fixed" this by rolling Node back to v20 from v22, hope that's helpful :)

[p5]

Thanks! Can confirm this worked for us too.

I guess there should be t least a tracking issue for supporting Node v22, since it will be LTS in about two months. I'm sure more people would be interested as LTS comes closer.

Will close this issue as "Fixed" and create a tracker issue if there's not one already