** Description changed: Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Release: 16.04 lxc: Installed: 2.0.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.1 linux-image-virtual: - Installed: 4.4.0.22.23 + Installed: 4.4.0.24.25 + linux-image-extra-virtual: + Installed: 4.4.0.24.25 Man ref: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/man1/lxc-copy.1.html Problem: The man package references 'overlay' as a backing storage type, but when the following command is executed: lxc-copy --name=cache --newname overlayfs1 -B overlay --snapshot The result is: lxc-copy: bdev/bdev.c: bdev_copy: 381 no such block device type: overlay lxc-copy: lxccontainer.c: copy_storage: 2844 Error copying storage. clone failed Expected result: An overlay snapshot should be created. Existing workaround: Use the deprecated lxc-clone command instead: lxc-clone --snapshot --backingstore overlayfs --orig cache --new overlayfs1 Steps to recreate: apt-get update && apt-get install -y lxc lxc-create --name=cache --template=download -- --dist ubuntu --release trusty --arch amd64 lxc-copy --name=cache --newname overlayfs1 -B overlay --snapshot
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to lxc in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1591513 Title: lxc-copy: bdev/bdev.c: bdev_copy: 381 no such block device type: overlay Status in lxc package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Release: 16.04 lxc: Installed: 2.0.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.1 linux-image-virtual: Installed: 4.4.0.24.25 linux-image-extra-virtual: Installed: 4.4.0.24.25 Man ref: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/man1/lxc-copy.1.html Problem: The man package references 'overlay' as a backing storage type, but when the following command is executed: lxc-copy --name=cache --newname overlayfs1 -B overlay --snapshot The result is: lxc-copy: bdev/bdev.c: bdev_copy: 381 no such block device type: overlay lxc-copy: lxccontainer.c: copy_storage: 2844 Error copying storage. clone failed Expected result: An overlay snapshot should be created. Existing workaround: Use the deprecated lxc-clone command instead: lxc-clone --snapshot --backingstore overlayfs --orig cache --new overlayfs1 Steps to recreate: apt-get update && apt-get install -y lxc lxc-create --name=cache --template=download -- --dist ubuntu --release trusty --arch amd64 lxc-copy --name=cache --newname overlayfs1 -B overlay --snapshot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1591513/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
