[Bug 1406925] [NEW] lxc-start fails due to insufficient permission for creating netdev

Karl-Philipp Richter krichter722 at aol.de
Thu Jan 1 13:47:24 UTC 2015


Public bug reported:

After installing an lxc with `sudo lxc-create -n Ubuntu-12.04.5-i386 -t
/usr/share/lxc/templates/lxc-ubuntu -- --release precise --mirror
http://richtercloud.de:3142/de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu --arch i386`,
starting the container with `sudo lxc-start -n Ubuntu-12.04.5-i386
--foreground` fails due to the following error:

    lxc-start: conf.c: instanciate_veth: 2817 failed to attach 'vethY1J1I1' to the bridge 'lxcbr0' : Operation not permitted
    lxc-start: conf.c: lxc_create_network: 3100 failed to create netdev
    lxc-start: start.c: lxc_spawn: 829 failed to create the network
    lxc-start: start.c: __lxc_start: 1087 failed to spawn 'Ubuntu-12.04.5-i386'
    lxc-start: lxc_start.c: main: 337 The container failed to start.
    lxc-start: lxc_start.c: main: 341 Additional information can be obtained by setting the --logfile and --logpriority options.

It should be possible to start the container right away after
installation of the apt package and handle eventually necessary setup
tasks (of permissions, etc.) in `debconf`.

Currently it's necessary to comment out all `lxc.network.*` entries in
the container configuration file.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: lxc 1.1.0~alpha2-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Error: [Errno 2] Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden: '/proc/version_signature'
Uname: Linux 3.17.7-031707-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Jan  1 14:31:03 2015
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-12-28 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
SourcePackage: lxc
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-12-28 (4 days ago)
defaults.conf:
 lxc.network.type = veth
 lxc.network.link = lxcbr0
 lxc.network.flags = up
 lxc.network.hwaddr = 00:16:3e:xx:xx:xx
upstart.lxc-net.override: manual

** Affects: lxc (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug utopic

** Description changed:

  After installing an lxc with `sudo lxc-create -n Ubuntu-12.04.5-i386 -t
  /usr/share/lxc/templates/lxc-ubuntu -- --release precise --mirror
  http://richtercloud.de:3142/de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu --arch i386`,
  starting the container with `sudo lxc-start -n Ubuntu-12.04.5-i386
  --foreground` fails due to the following error:
  
-     lxc-start: conf.c: instanciate_veth: 2817 failed to attach 'vethY1J1I1' to the bridge 'lxcbr0' : Operation not permitted
-     lxc-start: conf.c: lxc_create_network: 3100 failed to create netdev
-     lxc-start: start.c: lxc_spawn: 829 failed to create the network
-     lxc-start: start.c: __lxc_start: 1087 failed to spawn 'Ubuntu-12.04.5-i386'
-     lxc-start: lxc_start.c: main: 337 The container failed to start.
-     lxc-start: lxc_start.c: main: 341 Additional information can be obtained by setting the --logfile and --logpriority options.
+     lxc-start: conf.c: instanciate_veth: 2817 failed to attach 'vethY1J1I1' to the bridge 'lxcbr0' : Operation not permitted
+     lxc-start: conf.c: lxc_create_network: 3100 failed to create netdev
+     lxc-start: start.c: lxc_spawn: 829 failed to create the network
+     lxc-start: start.c: __lxc_start: 1087 failed to spawn 'Ubuntu-12.04.5-i386'
+     lxc-start: lxc_start.c: main: 337 The container failed to start.
+     lxc-start: lxc_start.c: main: 341 Additional information can be obtained by setting the --logfile and --logpriority options.
  
  It should be possible to start the container right away after
  installation of the apt package and handle eventually necessary setup
  tasks (of permissions, etc.) in `debconf`.
+ 
+ Currently it's necessary to comment out all `lxc.network.*` entries in
+ the container configuration file.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: lxc 1.1.0~alpha2-0ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Error: [Errno 2] Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden: '/proc/version_signature'
  Uname: Linux 3.17.7-031707-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Jan  1 14:31:03 2015
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-12-28 (4 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  SourcePackage: lxc
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-12-28 (4 days ago)
  defaults.conf:
-  lxc.network.type = veth
-  lxc.network.link = lxcbr0
-  lxc.network.flags = up
-  lxc.network.hwaddr = 00:16:3e:xx:xx:xx
+  lxc.network.type = veth
+  lxc.network.link = lxcbr0
+  lxc.network.flags = up
+  lxc.network.hwaddr = 00:16:3e:xx:xx:xx
  upstart.lxc-net.override: manual

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