Quoting Patrick Kevin McCaffrey <p...@uwm.edu>: ...
> I'm working on a database container, but when I run: > > "/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data" > > to set up my database, it errors out with: > > "sh: cannot create /dev/null: Permission denied > fgets failure: Success > The program "postgres" is needed by initdb but was not found in the > same directory as "/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb". > Check your installation." > Try adding this to config file: lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:3 rwm This allows the container to read/write/mknod character device major 1, minor 3 tmike@tmike-Inspiron-1464:~/lxc/oneiric$ ls -l /dev/null crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 3 2012-01-13 13:45 /dev/null This should take care of the "sh: cannot create /dev/null: Permission denied Not sure about the postgres error, is it installed in container? > I tried adding sudo privileges for user "postgres" but then I get > "initdb: cannot be run as root" > > I can attach logs and config files as necessary. I'm kind of at a > dead end here. > > Thanks in advance, > > Pat > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Guido Jäkel" <g.jae...@dnb.de> > To: "Patrick Kevin McCaffrey" <p...@uwm.edu>, "lxc-users" > <lxc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 2:06:49 AM > Subject: Re: [Lxc-users] PostgreSQL - "sh: cannot create /dev/null: > Permission denied" - LXC Issue? > > Dear Patrick, > > As I understand /dev/null isn't writable in your container. That's > definitely a wrong configuration. > > Please check, that there is a real device node for /dev/null (and > others) in your container and you have it (and others) in the lxc > device access control list (lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:3 rw) > > Note that -- depending on the linux flavor in your LXC container -- > you might have to populate /dev by your own, because it's not > reasonable to run udev or something like this inside a container. > > Greetings > > Guido > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d > _______________________________________________ > Lxc-users mailing list > Lxc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Lxc-users mailing list Lxc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxc-users
