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

[Nirmal Guhan]

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 1:14 AM, Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano at free.fr> wrote:
> 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 ?
>
It works. Thanks. Can I understand the reason for 0.6.5 error? It
didn't show up always.

-Nirmal