Interesting - this would also explain bug 879710. Why would cron be being started? Does vmbuilder need to do a
cat > "$rootfs/partial-${arch}"/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d << EOF #!/bin/sh exit 101 EOF (Stolen from the ubuntu lxc template and courtesy of stgraber)? ** Changed in: vm-builder (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed ** Changed in: vm-builder (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to vm-builder in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1008225 Title: vmbuilder fails using tmpfs due to upstart restarting cron in the tmpfs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vm-builder/+bug/1008225/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs