LXC Container - Errors / Warnings - ubuntu / debian

[Tux_1024]

I tried out the LXC containers recently.

First I tried the debian template (debian-10-standard_10.7-1_amd64.tar.gz), downloaded via PVE Web GUI, created a new container via PVE Web GUI, set my hostname (debian) and password, for the network chose DHCP and left everything as default. However when I start up the container and try to connect to the console via the Web GUI. I was just gerettet with a black screen, even after pressing enter nothing changed...


hm, okay what's wrong ? So i tried the ubuntu template (ubuntu-20.04-standard_20.04-1_amd64.tar.gz), downloaded it via the Web GUI, created a new container via PVE Web GUI, set my hostname (ubuntu) and password, for network chose DHCP and left everything as default. Then fired up the container and voila, a login screen.

I was setting up ubuntu and everything i tried worked so far (ssh, add users, changing passwords...)

Then i checked back to the still running debian container and oh, all so a login screen after approx. 5 to 10 minutes...

So I tried some things in debian. I ran into some problems... every time I restart the container the just enabled ssh service won't come up automatically an some more things just won't work... so I dug down deeper...

I started the debain container manually in debug mode via:

lxc-start -lDEBUG -o debian.log -F -n 100

and immediately saw some errors and why my debian container took so long to boot...




I did the same for ubuntu no startup error messages. Puh okay so maybe there is just something wrong with the debian container?
I took a look at the log files. And in noticed some errors that are in common to bot containers bevor the OS's start:

lxc-start 100 20210310210625.237 ERROR    utils - utils.c:__safe_mount_beneath_at:1106 - Function not implemented - Failed to open 54(dev)

lxc-start 100 20210310210625.299 ERROR    utils - utils.c:__safe_mount_beneath_at:1106 - Function not implemented - Failed to open 57(full)
lxc-start 100 20210310210625.299 DEBUG    conf - conf.c:lxc_fill_autodev:1230 - Bind mounted host device node "/dev/full" onto "full"
lxc-start 100 20210310210625.299 ERROR    utils - utils.c:__safe_mount_beneath_at:1106 - Function not implemented - Failed to open 57(null)
lxc-start 100 20210310210625.299 DEBUG    conf - conf.c:lxc_fill_autodev:1230 - Bind mounted host device node "/dev/null" onto "null"
lxc-start 100 20210310210625.299 ERROR    utils - utils.c:__safe_mount_beneath_at:1106 - Function not implemented - Failed to open 57(random)
lxc-start 100 20210310210625.299 DEBUG    conf - conf.c:lxc_fill_autodev:1230 - Bind mounted host device node "/dev/random" onto "random"
lxc-start 100 20210310210625.299 ERROR    utils - utils.c:__safe_mount_beneath_at:1106 - Function not implemented - Failed to open 57(tty)
lxc-start 100 20210310210625.299 DEBUG    conf - conf.c:lxc_fill_autodev:1230 - Bind mounted host device node "/dev/tty" onto "tty"
lxc-start 100 20210310210625.299 ERROR    utils - utils.c:__safe_mount_beneath_at:1106 - Function not implemented - Failed to open 57(urandom)
lxc-start 100 20210310210625.299 DEBUG    conf - conf.c:lxc_fill_autodev:1230 - Bind mounted host device node "/dev/urandom" onto "urandom"
lxc-start 100 20210310210625.299 ERROR    utils - utils.c:__safe_mount_beneath_at:1106 - Function not implemented - Failed to open 57(zero)
lxc-start 100 20210310210625.299 DEBUG    conf - conf.c:lxc_fill_autodev:1230 - Bind mounted host device node "/dev/zero" onto "zero"

lxc-start 100 20210310211430.507 INFO     error - error.c:lxc_error_set_and_log:33 - Child <4748> ended on signal (2)

lxc-start 100 20210310211430.711 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/unified//lxc.monitor/100/lxc.pivot"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.711 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/unified//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.711 WARN     cgfsng - cgroups/cgfsng.c:cgfsng_monitor_destroy:1103 - Failed to destroy "/sys/fs/cgroup/unified//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.711 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/systemd//lxc.monitor/100/lxc.pivot"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.711 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/systemd//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.711 WARN     cgfsng - cgroups/cgfsng.c:cgfsng_monitor_destroy:1103 - Failed to destroy "/sys/fs/cgroup/systemd//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.711 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/rdma//lxc.monitor/100/lxc.pivot"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.711 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/rdma//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.711 WARN     cgfsng - cgroups/cgfsng.c:cgfsng_monitor_destroy:1103 - Failed to destroy "/sys/fs/cgroup/rdma//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.733 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset//lxc.monitor/100/lxc.pivot"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.733 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.733 WARN     cgfsng - cgroups/cgfsng.c:cgfsng_monitor_destroy:1103 - Failed to destroy "/sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.733 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/blkio//lxc.monitor/100/lxc.pivot"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.733 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/blkio//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.733 WARN     cgfsng - cgroups/cgfsng.c:cgfsng_monitor_destroy:1103 - Failed to destroy "/sys/fs/cgroup/blkio//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.733 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/memory//lxc.monitor/100/lxc.pivot"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/memory//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     cgfsng - cgroups/cgfsng.c:cgfsng_monitor_destroy:1103 - Failed to destroy "/sys/fs/cgroup/memory//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/devices//lxc.monitor/100/lxc.pivot"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/devices//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     cgfsng - cgroups/cgfsng.c:cgfsng_monitor_destroy:1103 - Failed to destroy "/sys/fs/cgroup/devices//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/pids//lxc.monitor/100/lxc.pivot"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/pids//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     cgfsng - cgroups/cgfsng.c:cgfsng_monitor_destroy:1103 - Failed to destroy "/sys/fs/cgroup/pids//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/hugetlb//lxc.monitor/100/lxc.pivot"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/hugetlb//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     cgfsng - cgroups/cgfsng.c:cgfsng_monitor_destroy:1103 - Failed to destroy "/sys/fs/cgroup/hugetlb//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct//lxc.monitor/100/lxc.pivot"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     cgfsng - cgroups/cgfsng.c:cgfsng_monitor_destroy:1103 - Failed to destroy "/sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/perf_event//lxc.monitor/100/lxc.pivot"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/perf_event//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     cgfsng - cgroups/cgfsng.c:cgfsng_monitor_destroy:1103 - Failed to destroy "/sys/fs/cgroup/perf_event//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/net_cls,net_prio//lxc.monitor/100/lxc.pivot"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/net_cls,net_prio//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     cgfsng - cgroups/cgfsng.c:cgfsng_monitor_destroy:1103 - Failed to destroy "/sys/fs/cgroup/net_cls,net_prio//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/freezer//lxc.monitor/100/lxc.pivot"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     utils - utils.c:lxc_rm_rf:1895 - Device or resource busy - Failed to delete "/sys/fs/cgroup/freezer//lxc.monitor/100"
lxc-start 100 20210310211430.734 WARN     cgfsng - cgroups/cgfsng.c:cgfsng_monitor_destroy:1103 - Failed to destroy "/sys/fs/cgroup/freezer//lxc.monitor/100"

my thoughts... hmm something seems to be not right here... maybe related to my new hardware (2020) , so I tried it on a diffrent machine older hardware (2010), same results...

also noticed the douddble slash "//" in some warnings...
I searched the Proxmox buggzilla tracker but found nothing related.

Since the container is unable to bind some host devices, I've all so tried it on a pivileged container same results...

so my questions are:
0. Should i file a bug report?
1. Why has debain trouble with the network startup?
2. Are these errors/warnings related to my setups?
3. Has anybody else the same warnings/errors?
4. Does someone know how get rid of those warnings/errors knows a solution?
5. Can I savely ignore them or will they cause some problems later on?
6. Are there more infos you need ? hardware specs of my setup etc ?

I'm happy about any answer or tip or hint I could try out!

 

[dcsapak]

did you maybe select 'dhcp' for ipv6 too and you do not have an dhcpv6 server in your network? this would explain such a minute long delay for the login (since i think the dhcp timeout is 5min)

 

[Tux_1024]

Oh my... indeed you are right!!! I set the DHCP IPv6 to static, debian ct boots right up as fast as ubuntu ct does, ssh service is working!
Thanks a lot for pushing me in the right direction!

I checked again the error messages related to the failed binding of the host devices.... they only appear on a unprivileged container... it was late last night... my fault again... so I guess these are fine, right?

Only the first Error won't go away, even on a privileged ct on both machines (old and new, both Intel CPU's)...
lxc-start 100 20210310210625.237 ERROR utils - utils.c:__safe_mount_beneath_at:1106 - Function not implemented - Failed to open 54(dev)
anything I can do about that? Or just ignore it ?

 

[dcsapak]

Or just ignore it ?

i guess if everything works as expected, you can just ignore it.

I checked again the error messages related to the failed binding of the host devices.... they only appear on a unprivileged container... it was late last night... my fault again... so I guess these are fine, right?

yes, AFAIK starting an unprivileged container as a privileged user does not work correctly

Oh my... indeed you are right!!! I set the DHCP IPv6 to static, debian ct boots right up as fast as ubuntu ct does, ssh service is working!
Thanks a lot for pushing me in the right direction!

great