Description of problem: Non-root user cannot start an LXC container by lxc-start. He or she needs to use systemd-run --user --scope -p "Delegate=yes" lxc-start -F -n nonroot-fedora31 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): # dnf list --installed | grep lxc lxc.x86_64 3.2.1-1.fc32 @@commandline lxc-libs.x86_64 3.2.1-1.fc32 @@commandline lxc-templates.x86_64 3.2.1-1.fc32 @@commandline How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Do the workaround in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1787093 As a non-root user: 2. lxc-create -n nonroot-fedora31 -t download -- -d fedora -r 31 -a amd64 3. lxc-start -F -n nonroot-fedora31 Actual results: systemd-run --user --scope -p "Delegate=yes" lxc-start -F -n nonroot-fedora31 starts the container as expected. But $ lxc-start -F -n nonroot-fedora31 lxc-start: nonroot-fedora31: cgroups/cgfsng.c: mkdir_eexist_on_last: 1279 Permission denied - Failed to create directory "/sys/fs/cgroup/user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-2.scope/lxc.monitor/" lxc-start: nonroot-fedora31: cgroups/cgfsng.c: monitor_create_path_for_hierarchy: 1300 Failed to create cgroup "/sys/fs/cgroup/user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-2.scope/lxc.monitor/nonroot-fedora31" lxc-start: nonroot-fedora31: cgroups/cgfsng.c: cgfsng_monitor_create: 1389 Failed to create cgroup "/sys/fs/cgroup/user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-2.scope/lxc.monitor/nonroot-fedora31" lxc-start: nonroot-fedora31: cgroups/cgfsng.c: mkdir_eexist_on_last: 1279 Permission denied - Failed to create directory "/sys/fs/cgroup/user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-2.scope/lxc.monitor/" lxc-start: nonroot-fedora31: cgroups/cgfsng.c: monitor_create_path_for_hierarchy: 1300 Failed to create cgroup "/sys/fs/cgroup/user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-2.scope/lxc.monitor/nonroot-fedora31-1" lxc-start: nonroot-fedora31: cgroups/cgfsng.c: cgfsng_monitor_create: 1389 Failed to create cgroup "/sys/fs/cgroup/user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-2.scope/lxc.monitor/nonroot-fedora31-1" lxc-start: nonroot-fedora31: cgroups/cgfsng.c: mkdir_eexist_on_last: 1279 Permission denied - Failed to create directory "/sys/fs/cgroup/user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-2.scope/lxc.monitor/" lxc-start: nonroot-fedora31: cgroups/cgfsng.c: monitor_create_path_for_hierarchy: 1300 Failed to create cgroup "/sys/fs/cgroup/user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-2.scope/lxc.monitor/nonroot-fedora31-2" lxc-start: nonroot-fedora31: cgroups/cgfsng.c: cgfsng_monitor_create: 1389 Failed to create cgroup "/sys/fs/cgroup/user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-2.scope/lxc.monitor/nonroot-fedora31-2" This continues 1000 times!!! Expected results: Start of a container. The problem is that lack of (friendly) instruction for non-root users to start an LXC container. There is absolutely no documentation. Additional info: Upstream report https://github.com/lxc/lxc/issues/3221
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 32 development cycle. Changing version to 32.
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