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Error: saving config file for the container failed

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Project
snapcraft (launchpad)
Number
#2139423
Type
issue
State
open
Author
~nteodosio
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Created
2026-01-30 13:28:55.372069+00:00
Updated
2026-01-30 13:31:25.775819+00:00
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snapcraft --verbosity=trace --debug --use-lxd: 2026-01-30 14:25:42.006 Failed to start 'snapcraft-chromium-amd64-3304589'. 2026-01-30 14:25:42.007 Detailed information: * Command that failed: 'lxc --project snapcraft start local:snapcraft-chromium-amd64-3304589' * Command exit code: 1 * Command standard error output: b'Error: saving config file for the container failed\nTry `lxc info --show-log local:snapcraft-chromium-amd64-3304589` for more info\n' 2026-01-30 14:25:42.010 Traceback (most recent call last): 2026-01-30 14:25:42.011 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_providers/lxd/lxc.py", line 1187, in start 2026-01-30 14:25:42.011 self._run_lxc(command, capture_output=True, project=project) 2026-01-30 14:25:42.011 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_providers/lxd/lxc.py", line 206, in _run_lxc 2026-01-30 14:25:42.011 return subprocess.run( 2026-01-30 14:25:42.011 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2026-01-30 14:25:42.011 File "/snap/snapcraft/current/usr/lib/python3.12/subprocess.py", line 571, in run 2026-01-30 14:25:42.011 raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args, 2026-01-30 14:25:42.011 subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['lxc', '--project', 'snapcraft', 'start', 'local:snapcraft-chromium-amd64-3304589']' returned non-zero exit status 1. 2026-01-30 14:25:42.011 2026-01-30 14:25:42.012 The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception: 2026-01-30 14:25:42.012 Traceback (most recent call last): 2026-01-30 14:25:42.012 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/application.py", line 676, in run 2026-01-30 14:25:42.012 return_code = self._run_inner() 2026-01-30 14:25:42.012 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2026-01-30 14:25:42.012 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/snapcraft/application.py", line 183, in _run_inner 2026-01-30 14:25:42.012 return_code = super()._run_inner() 2026-01-30 14:25:42.012 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2026-01-30 14:25:42.012 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/application.py", line 653, in _run_inner 2026-01-30 14:25:42.012 return_code = dispatcher.run() or os.EX_OK 2026-01-30 14:25:42.013 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2026-01-30 14:25:42.013 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_cli/dispatcher.py", line 564, in run 2026-01-30 14:25:42.013 return self._loaded_command.run(self._parsed_command_args) 2026-01-30 14:25:42.013 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2026-01-30 14:25:42.013 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/commands/base.py", line 222, in run 2026-01-30 14:25:42.013 result = self._run(parsed_args, **kwargs) or result 2026-01-30 14:25:42.013 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2026-01-30 14:25:42.013 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/snapcraft/commands/lifecycle.py", line 74, in _run 2026-01-30 14:25:42.013 super()._run(parsed_args) 2026-01-30 14:25:42.014 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/commands/lifecycle.py", line 627, in _run 2026-01-30 14:25:42.014 return super()._run(parsed_args=parsed_args, step_name=step_name) 2026-01-30 14:25:42.014 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2026-01-30 14:25:42.014 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/commands/lifecycle.py", line 240, in _run 2026-01-30 14:25:42.014 self._run_manager_for_build_plan(fetch_service_policy) 2026-01-30 14:25:42.014 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/commands/lifecycle.py", line 105, in _run_manager_for_build_plan 2026-01-30 14:25:42.014 provider.run_managed(build, bool(fetch_service_policy)) 2026-01-30 14:25:42.014 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/services/provider.py", line 457, in run_managed 2026-01-30 14:25:42.014 with self.instance( 2026-01-30 14:25:42.015 File "/snap/snapcraft/current/usr/lib/python3.12/contextlib.py", line 137, in __enter__ 2026-01-30 14:25:42.015 return next(self.gen) 2026-01-30 14:25:42.015 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2026-01-30 14:25:42.015 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/services/provider.py", line 185, in instance 2026-01-30 14:25:42.015 with provider.launched_environment( 2026-01-30 14:25:42.015 File "/snap/snapcraft/current/usr/lib/python3.12/contextlib.py", line 137, in __enter__ 2026-01-30 14:25:42.015 return next(self.gen) 2026-01-30 14:25:42.015 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2026-01-30 14:25:42.015 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_providers/lxd/lxd_provider.py", line 168, in launched_environment 2026-01-30 14:25:42.015 instance = launch( 2026-01-30 14:25:42.015 ^^^^^^^ 2026-01-30 14:25:42.015 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_providers/lxd/launcher.py", line 780, in launch 2026-01-30 14:25:42.015 if instance.exists() and _launch_existing_instance( 2026-01-30 14:25:42.015 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2026-01-30 14:25:42.015 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_providers/lxd/launcher.py", line 429, in _launch_existing_instance 2026-01-30 14:25:42.016 instance.start() 2026-01-30 14:25:42.016 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_providers/lxd/lxd_instance.py", line 568, in start 2026-01-30 14:25:42.016 self.lxc.start( 2026-01-30 14:25:42.016 File "/snap/snapcraft/16790/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_providers/lxd/lxc.py", line 1189, in start 2026-01-30 14:25:42.016 raise LXDError( 2026-01-30 14:25:42.016 craft_providers.lxd.errors.LXDError: Failed to start 'snapcraft-chromium-amd64-3304589'. 2026-01-30 14:25:42.016 * Command that failed: 'lxc --project snapcraft start local:snapcraft-chromium-amd64-3304589' 2026-01-30 14:25:42.016 * Command exit code: 1 2026-01-30 14:25:42.016 * Command standard error output: b'Error: saving config file for the container failed\nTry `lxc info --show-log local:snapcraft-chromium-amd64-3304589` for more info\n' 2026-01-30 14:25:42.016 Full execution log: '/home/nteodosio/.local/state/snapcraft/log/snapcraft-20260130-142539.558363.log' % lxc info --show-log local:snapcraft-chromium-amd64-3304589 Name: snapcraft-chromium-amd64-3304589 Status: STOPPED Type: container Architecture: x86_64 Created: 2025/09/18 23:47 CEST Last Used: 2026/01/22 08:38 CET Log:

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