[Lxc-users] Cannot start a container with a new MAC address

[Michael H. Warfield]

On Fri, 2010-08-27 at 14:20 +0200, Matto Fransen wrote: 
> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:27:16AM +0200, Sebastien Douche wrote:
> > I created a container with an interface. I stop it, I change the MAC
> > address, restart it:
> > 
> > lxc-start: ioctl failure : Cannot assign requested address
> > lxc-start: failed to setup hw address for 'eth0'
> > lxc-start: failed to setup netdev
> > lxc-start: failed to setup the network for 'vsonde43'
> > lxc-start: failed to setup the container
> > lxc-start: invalid sequence number 1. expected 2
> > 
> > 
> > Have I Missed a step?
> 
> This happens to me when I choose a 'wrong' mac-address.

> Example:
> lxc.network.hwaddr = 4a:59:43:49:79:bf works fine
> lxc.network.hwaddr = 4b:59:43:49:79:bfA results in a errormessage like above.
                                     ^^^^
Is that a typo?  Or the source of your problem.

> Perhaps it is best to keep the first three pairs the same as in
> the LXC exampels.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Matto

Regards,
Mike
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