The email below just arrived via Lxc-users list. I sent it last 17th December so its taken a _long_ time to reach the list. Other cc'd recipients received their copies more or less immediately as expected.
I see another email with subject "unable to set default gw", sent 14th December also just arrived. Is something wrong with list operation? chris On 17/12/2010, at 10:17 AM, Christoph Willing wrote: > > On 17/12/2010, at 6:06 AM, Nirmal Guhan wrote: > >> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Christoph Willing <c.will...@uq.edu.au >>> wrote: >>> >>> On 11/12/2010, at 1:04 AM, Matto Fransen wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 09, 2010 at 10:21:49PM -0800, Nirmal Guhan wrote: >>>> >>>>> Has anyone tried running a GUI app (firefox for instance) inside a >>>>> container or as an application container? Just want to know if >>>>> this >>>>> requires any special steps before I tread that path. Am using >>>>> Fedora >>>>> 12 for both host and container. >>>>> >>>> >>>> It is no problem to run GUI apps in a container. >>>> I have set up one of my containers as an X-server. From an >>>> old laptop I do "X -query <ip-number> and run the window-manager >>>> that is installed on the container. >>>> >>>> You can use ssh -X to log in into the container and start >>>> your X-app. >>> >>> >>> Most of my containers are without X (run level 3). When I have one >>> that >>> needs a X environment I start an Xvfb with a simple window manager >>> (mwm) >>> using a boot script. When I need gui type access to it, I run >>> x11vnc in the >>> container and access that environment from anywhere with vncviewer. >>> >> >> Do I need to start container with X (level 5?). > > No need for that since we're starting our own Xvfb > > >> I tried these steps : >> 1. Start container in level 3. >> 2. lxc-console into container >> 3. Run Xvfb (that returned error as) >> #Xvfb :0 -screen 0 1024x768x16 -ac & >> SELinux: Invalid object class mapping, disabling SELinux support. >> (EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so failed >> (/usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such >> file or directory) >> (EE) GLX: could not load software renderer >> 4. Run mwm >> # mwm >> Error: Can't open display: 0.0 > > If Xvfb hasn't started (as above) then mwm can't run. - there is no > display to open. > > >> I have set display to 0.0 >> >> If I start Xvfb with no options I still get the above errors. >> >> Any idea on what I am missing? > > > I don't have SELinux to contend with; you'll have to fix that first. > > Here is the script I use which runs at boot time. The apps are all run > as an ordinary user "ag". I use display :1 out of habit (after testing > on machines where there is already an existing :0) but you can choose > anything reasonable. > > > # Commands to provide display environment for AGServiceManager & vic > # > su -c '/usr/bin/Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1024x768x24' ag & > su -c '/usr/bin/mwm -display :1' ag & > > # Run the service manager as user 'ag' > # > su -c 'DISPLAY=:1 /usr/bin/AGServiceManager3.py -d' ag & > > > Thats enough to run what I need in that container without further > input from me. If I do want to use that X environment remotely for > some reason, I ssh as user ag (or lxc-console and su - ag) into the > container and run: > x11vnc -rfbauth /home/ag/.vnc/passwd -display :1 & > (assumes you've previously set up a vnc password) > and then from a remote machine, run: > vncviewer conatiner_ip_addr:0 > > > chris > > > Christoph Willing +61 7 3365 8316 > QCIF Access Grid Manager > University of Queensland > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Learn how Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) One Node allows > customers > to consolidate database storage, standardize their database > environment, and, > should the need arise, upgrade to a full multi-node Oracle RAC > database > without downtime or disruption > http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl > _______________________________________________ > Lxc-users mailing list > Lxc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn how Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) One Node allows customers to consolidate database storage, standardize their database environment, and, should the need arise, upgrade to a full multi-node Oracle RAC database without downtime or disruption http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl _______________________________________________ Lxc-users mailing list Lxc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxc-users
