Public bug reported: I have an up to date Ubuntu 14.04. I followed the guide at https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/lxc.html
sudo apt-get install lxc && sudo lxc-create --template download --name u1 - Choose ubuntu-vivid-armhf, then: sudo lxc-start --name u1 --daemon lxc-start 1416996721.249 INFO lxc_apparmor - changed apparmor profile to lxc-container-default lxc-start 1416996721.249 NOTICE lxc_start - exec'ing '/sbin/init' lxc-start 1416996721.253 ERROR lxc_start - Exec format error - failed to exec /sbin/init lxc- $ sudo lxc-ls --fancy NAME STATE IPV4 IPV6 AUTOSTART ------------------------------------ u1 STOPPED - - NO $ sudo lxc-checkconfig Kernel configuration not found at /proc/config.gz; searching... Kernel configuration found at /boot/config-3.13.0-24-generic --- Namespaces --- Namespaces: enabled Utsname namespace: enabled Ipc namespace: enabled Pid namespace: enabled User namespace: enabled Network namespace: enabled Multiple /dev/pts instances: enabled --- Control groups --- Cgroup: enabled Cgroup clone_children flag: enabled Cgroup device: enabled Cgroup sched: enabled Cgroup cpu account: enabled Cgroup memory controller: enabled Cgroup cpuset: enabled --- Misc --- Veth pair device: enabled Macvlan: enabled Vlan: enabled File capabilities: enabled Note : Before booting a new kernel, you can check its configuration usage : CONFIG=/path/to/config /usr/bin/lxc-checkconfig Except apt-get update and apt-get upgrade I didn't install any other packages (okay, I installed vim and git). ** Affects: lxc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1396536 Title: lxc_start - Exec format error - failed to exec /sbin/init To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1396536/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs