[lxc-users] Why can proc not be remounted read-only inside a container?

[Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd]]

This was discussed a while back;
https://lists.linuxcontainers.org/pipermail/lxc-users/2013-September/005646.html

Let us know how you get on.

Cal


On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 1:33 AM, Aaron Staley <astaley at berkeley.edu> wrote:

> I'm trying to run an application that works fine on my host inside a
> container.
>
> The application executes:
> mount -t proc -o ro proc /mnt/remount_point
> But this command errors:
> mount: cannot mount block device proc read-only
>
> mounting read-write (mount -t proc proc /mnt/remount_point) does work
> however.
>
> I'd rather not modify the application.  Is there some LXC option/other
> issue blocking a RO mount of proc?
>
> Thanks,
> Aaron
>
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