[Bug 1536297] [NEW] unable to lxc-start unprivileged LXC on wily due to permissions error

[Tycho Andersen]

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 05:48:52PM -0000, Tom Haddon wrote:
> Public bug reported:
> 
> I've followed https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/lxc.html#lxc-
> basic-usage but am getting a failure on lxc-start as follows:
> 
> lxc-start -n container-test2 -F
> lxc-start: start.c: print_top_failing_dir: 102 Permission denied - could not access /home/mthaddon.  Please grant it 'x' access, or add an ACL for the container root.
> lxc-start: sync.c: __sync_wait: 51 invalid sequence number 1. expected 2
> lxc-start: start.c: __lxc_start: 1213 failed to spawn 'container-test2'
> lxc-start: lxc_start.c: main: 344 The container failed to start.
> lxc-start: lxc_start.c: main: 348 Additional information can be obtained by setting the --logfile and --logpriority options.
> 
> Is this because my home directory is encrypted? Which user is it trying
> to connect as?

The container root, i.e. the first uid you put in /etc/subuid. If you
grant access to that user (either by making it world +x or adding an
acl as the message says), you should be able to launch a container.

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  unable to lxc-start unprivileged LXC on wily due to permissions error

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