[Lxc-users] Remedy for centos base installation failing operations on /sys?

[Johannes Graumann]

Hi,

The "filesystem" package is part of a centos base installation and is 
uninstallable in an lxc container (see pasted output below) due to lacking 
access rights to /sys ... I'm not sure that this is even crucial, as the 
container seems to work just fine, but downstream installations fail and I 
want to exclude that it may be traceable to this ...

So: how may this be circumventable? Should I be posting this on a centos 
list?

Thanks for any hints.

Sincerely, Joh

PROMPT> yum install filesystem
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: mirror.atrpms.net
 * updates: ftp.hosteurope.de
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package filesystem.x86_64 0:2.4.30-3.el6 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

======================================================================================================================================
 Package                          Arch                         Version                               
Repository                  Size
======================================================================================================================================
Installing:
 filesystem                       x86_64                       2.4.30-3.el6                          
base                       1.0 M

Transaction Summary
======================================================================================================================================
Install       1 Package(s)

Total download size: 1.0 M
Installed size: 0  
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
filesystem-2.4.30-3.el6.x86_64.rpm                                                                             
| 1.0 MB     00:00     
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Installing : filesystem-2.4.30-3.el6.x86_64                                                                                     
1/1 
Error unpacking rpm package filesystem-2.4.30-3.el6.x86_64
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /sys: cpio: chown
  Verifying  : filesystem-2.4.30-3.el6.x86_64                                                                                     
1/1 

Failed:
  filesystem.x86_64 0:2.4.30-3.el6