[lxc-devel] lxc-create: file-based capabilities are lost

[Serge E. Hallyn]

On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 10:59:51AM +0200, Harald Dunkel wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> Problem: A container setup with "lxc-create -t debian" has
> lost its file-based capabilities (used by systemd, ping,
> iputils, ...). I didn't check other template scripts, but
> since the major suspect is tar (used for creating a cache)
> I would assume that this problem is not restricted to Debian.
> 
> The workaround on Debian is obvious but painful: Rerun the
> postinst scripts of the affected packages.
> 
> It would be very nice to get a real (platform independent)
> solution for this problem, though. An option to avoid the
> cache, for example.
> 
> Every helpful comment is highly appreciated.
> 
> 
> Regards
> Harri

Well I notice that copy_debian() rsyncs without -X.  Does
adding -X fix it for you?