Public bug reported: At first I thought this was an LXD issue, but it turns out the issue is in systemd
https://github.com/lxc/lxd/issues/1727#issuecomment-194416558 ls -l /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc fails with error: Too many levels of symbolic links I restarted binfmt manually by running: sudo /usr/sbin/update-binfmts --disable sudo /usr/sbin/update-binfmts --enable I think using systemd to do this would have also worked: sudo service binfmt-support restart ** Affects: binfmt-support (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: binfmt-support (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1555760 Title: Too many levels of symbolic links /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binfmt-support/+bug/1555760/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs