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lefsha
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2020 10:41 pm    Post subject: How to run systemd based Ubuntu in LXC container Reply with quote

Hi,

After playing with VirtualBox, then with KVM have decided to use LXC container
for running Caelinux, which is Ubuntu with systemd init bloatware.

It won't work straight away with openrc based Gentoo.

Here are the steps I did to run it.

1. Create a partition / dataset for containers. In my case:

Code:
zfs create <dataset>
zfs set mountpoint=/var/lib/lxc <dataset>


2. Create a container:
Code:
lxc-create -t download -n <container>

answer questions.

3. Create cgroups for devices and systemd:

Code:
#!/bin/sh

cg_path=/sys/fs/cgroup

group=devices
gr_path=$cg_path/$group

if [ ! -d $gr_path ]; then
   mount -o remount,rw $cg_path
   mkdir -p $gr_path
   mount -t cgroup -o $group  $group  $gr_path
   mount -o remount,ro $cg_path
fi


group=systemd
gr_path=$cg_path/$group

if [ ! -d $gr_path ]; then
   mount -o remount,rw $cg_path
   mkdir -p $gr_path
   mount -t cgroup -o none,name=$group  $group  $gr_path
   mount -o remount,ro $cg_path
fi


I was trying to use the same syntax for mount, didn't work. Mount for systemd has been found
on that forum. Mount for devices somewhere else.

4. Start the container

Code:
lxc-start -n <container>


5. Attach to console:

Code:
lxc-attach -n <container>


6. Add root password or create a user - up to you:

Code:
passwd


7. Stop the container:

Code:
lxc-stop -n <container>


8. Start the container with login to console:

Code:
lxc-start -n <container> -F


Now you can update the system, Install openssh or do what ever you pleased to.


Cheers,
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In my case it seems much simpler:
I use LXD
Code:

mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd
mount -t cgroup -o none,name=systemd systemd /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd

in /etc/rc.conf
Code:

rc_cgroup_mode="legacy"

And then
Code:

lxc launch ubuntu:focal/amd64 myubuntu

And it is done.
Although I dont know if it will work with your particular flavor of ubuntu.
Running systemd container from openrc shouldnt be a problem.
I think running openrc container from openrc might pose some problems......
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