[Lxc-users] Error starting a container - could not unmount old rootfs

Daniel Lezcano daniel.lezcano at free.fr
Wed Sep 22 07:36:24 UTC 2010


On 09/22/2010 06:25 AM, Nirmal Guhan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When starting a container, am getting an error as :
>
> lxc-start: Device or resource busy - could not unmount old rootfs
> lxc-start: failed to pivot_root to '/lxc/f12'
> lxc-start: failed to set rootfs for 'f12connew'
> lxc-start: failed to setup the container
>
> My config is very simple :
> lxc.utsname = f12connew
> lxc.rootfs = /lxc/f12
> lxc.mount = /lxc/f12.fstab
> lxc.tty = 3
>
> Am running 2.6.32.16 kernel. Am able to start the same container while
> running the same kernel with only one difference - the one that does
> NOT work has CONFIG_MACVLAN=y but I doubt if that is the issue.
>
> Please help.
>    

What is the lxc version ?




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