What init system are you using on this system? systemd would automatically mount those cgroups which then wouldn't need the help of cgroup-lite (preferred) or cgroupfs-mount (which you used).
But if you're using upstart on Ubuntu 16.04, then you indeed do need one of those two packages installed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1620774 Title: lxc container does not start: cgroupfs failed to detect cgroup metadata To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1620774/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs