[Lxc-users] lxc-console over ssh

[Michael H. Warfield]

On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 21:12 +0100, John wrote: 
> Hi, quick one that is puzzling me. Do the lxc commands work over ssh ?
> 
> I am trying to open a console on a remote host. I try this:
> 
> $ ssh remote_host lxc-console -n vps_on_remote_host

> But I get an error:
> lxc-console: '0' is not a tty
> lxc-console: failed to setup tios

That's because ssh did not allocate a pty for your command.

Try this:

ssh -t remote_host lxc_console -n vps_on_remote

> Other commands work fine like this
> 
> $ ssh remote_host lxc-ls

Doesn't need a pty.

> works fine.
> 
> $ ssh remote_host lxc-start -n vps_on_remote_host
> 
> also works fine but the output (boot messages) don't appear in the ssh 
> session. The ssh session appears to hang until the container is closed down.
> 
> What am I missing?
> 
> In case you're wondering... I can't ssh vps_on_remote_host because it 
> isn't set up. The remote_host is in another room making the ssh more 
> convenient.
> 
> Thanks,
> John

Regards,
Mike
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