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

Daniel Lezcano daniel.lezcano at free.fr
Wed Sep 22 08:14:49 UTC 2010


On 09/22/2010 09:50 AM, Nirmal Guhan wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 12:36 AM, Daniel Lezcano<daniel.lezcano at free.fr>  wrote:
>    
>> 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 ?
>>
>>      
> lxc version: 0.6.5. Please note that the lxc version is same across
> the working and non-working kernels.
>    

Mmh, this problem was solved with the 0.7.2 version I think, is it 
possible to try it ?





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