Re: [Vserver] vserver not starting

From: varun <varun_saa_at_rediffmail.com>
Date: Sat 10 Jun 2006 - 04:09:26 BST
Message-Id: <1149908966.5602.0.camel@nirvana.aurokruti.in>

> > # mkdir /vservers/template/
> >
> > # dump 0f - /usr | (cd /vservers/template/ && restore rf -)
> >
> > Similarly take a dump for the following directories:
> >
> > /usr /lib /var /etc /opt and /root.
>
> this only makes sense if you have separate
> partitions for /usr /lib /var /etc /opt and /root.
>
> please double check that your template looks
> 'sane' i.e. similar (or identical) to the host
> system for the abovementioned directories as
> well as for the /tmp and /var/tmp dirs
>

In case it does not what do you do ?

> HTH,
> Herbert
>
> > > > secure-mount: chdir("/tmp"): No such file or directory
> > >
> > > looks like some /tmp either on the guest or on
> > > the host is missing, or maybe some permissions
> > > are not set properly ...
> > >
> > > > /etc/vservers/boing/fstab:2:1: failed to mount fstab-entry
> > >
> > > this is likely the result of /tmp not being
> > > there so mounting the tmpfs fails

Temp is not there in the guest. I have done
three times but I get the same error.

And I am using the latest kernel.

If I copy /tmp from host to guest this
error disappears.

But is it ok to solve it this way.

Thanks

Varun

> > >
> > > > find: var/run: No such file or directory
> > >
> > > similar for var/run as it seems
> > >
> > > > fakerunlevel: open("/var/run/utmp"): No such file or directory
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Failed to start vserver 'boing'
> > > >

> > > best,
> > > Herbert
> > >

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