[Lxc-users] can't start container after shutdown

[Daniel Lezcano]

On 02/07/2011 03:52 PM, Володя К. wrote:
> 07.02.11, 17:31, "Daniel Lezcano"<daniel.lezcano at free.fr>:
>
>> On 02/07/2011 03:15 PM, Володя К. wrote:
>>   >>
>>   >>     Are you using Midnight Commander ?
>>   >>
>>   >  yes, i have installed   Midnight Commander and use it  very often
>>
>>   I don't remember exactly but there is a thread about this bug. This is
>>   not related to lxc. There is a bug in debian where the file descriptors
>>   are not closed and you inherit one within the container. The lxc code
>>   checks there is no fd leak inside the container for security reasons.
>>   What you are describing is very likely a bug in debian. I observed
>>   midnight commander leaks a fd for a pipe when an application is launched
>>   via it or via its shell.
>>
> hm...
> are there the way to solve  my problem manually  ?  or can i close open descriptors  manually ?
> (if it's a debian bug - i think it's impossible to solve it now// it  take   some time)

Yep, FYI:

http://www.mail-archive.com/lxc-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg00962.html

and

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=532319
> can you advise me some simple solution

Closing the fd is a workaround and that must wor, but maybe it is worth 
upgrading gdm and check the problem is resolved ?