[Lxc-users] possible to create/run lxc containers inside an lxc container?

[Nirmal Guhan]

Any reason for this? What is the usecase?

~Nirmal

On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:02 AM, Jesse Andrews <anotherjesse at gmail.com> wrote:
> When I try to create a container inside a container I get an error:
>
> root at OUTER $ lxc-create -n INNER -f net.conf -t natty
> debootstrap is /usr/sbin/debootstrap
> Checking cache download in /var/cache/lxc/natty/rootfs-amd64 ...
> Downloading ubuntu natty minimal ...
>          [...snip...]
> I: Extracting xz-utils...
> I: Extracting zlib1g...
> Failed to download the rootfs, aborting.
> Failed to download 'ubuntu natty base'
> failed to install ubuntu natty
> failed to execute template 'natty'
>
> Any way to nest containers?
>
> Thanks,
> Jesse
>
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