How to log into lxc container?

Question

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?

score 16 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 27 '17 at 06:06

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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

answered Dec 27 '17 at 06:06

captainchhala

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score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 16 '16 at 03:40

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lxc-start -n <container_name> -d
lxc-attach -n <container_name>

does the trick

edited Jun 16 '16 at 03:40

amc

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answered Jun 15 '16 at 22:36

Ham5ter

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 13 '21 at 20:07

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lxc exec <container> passwd

set your passwd exit out (ctrl-a q)

then

lxc console <container>

answered Feb 13 '21 at 20:07

thistleknot

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OpenITeX · Answer 4 · 2016-09-25T22:44:28.703

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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.

edited Sep 25 '16 at 22:44

answered Sep 25 '16 at 22:20

OpenITeX

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score 1 · Answer 5 · edited Sep 25 '16 at 23:07

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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.

edited Sep 25 '16 at 23:07

OpenITeX

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answered Apr 07 '16 at 03:36

Jing Qiu

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How to log into lxc container?

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