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Asked: 2013-11-24 01:04:04 +0800 CST

How to log into lxc container?

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I recently installed the 32 bit lxc container on a 64 bit Ubuntu 12.04 system. When I run the command sudo lxc-start -n my32bitbox I am greeted with a login prompt. I enter the default login and password which is: login= ubuntu ; password= ubuntu; but I am still unable to log on to the container. How can I resolve this issue?

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5 Answers

  1. login to container

    lxc exec <container-name> -- sudo --login --user <username>

    get the shell prompt of the container

    lxc exec <container-name> -- sudo /bin/bash
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  2. lxc-start -n <container_name> -d
lxc-attach -n <container_name>

    does the trick

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  3. You can also use ssh command to login to LXC-container:

    ssh lxcuser@container_ip_address

    To find out the LXC IP-address you can use this:

    ssh ubuntu@`sudo lxc-info -iH -n CN`

    where CN is the container name and 'ubuntu' is the user acc in the LXC.

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  4. You need to enter the password for the "sudo" command to gain root privilege, in order to run lxc-start. It is not the login prompt for the container itself.

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  5. lxc exec <container> passwd

    set your passwd exit out (ctrl-a q)

    then

    lxc console <container>
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