Ludovic Courtès <l...@gnu.org> writes: > Antonio Carlos Padoan Junior <acpadoa...@yahoo.com.br> writes: > >> I'm having a problem with guix system containers, but not sure if it a >> bug or mis-configuration. I can't start postgres shepherd service >> because system-log service is not starting. A permission issue on the >> container: >> >> Status of system-log: >> It is stopped (failing). >> It is enabled. >> Provides: system-log syslogd >> Requires: root-file-system >> Will not be respawned. >> Failed to start at 14:40:52 (27 seconds ago). >> root@container /# herd start system-log >> herd: error: exception caught while executing 'start' on service >> 'system-log': >> In procedure open-fdes: Operation not permitted > > The problem is that ‘system-log’ attempts to open /proc/kmsg, which > fails (that’s not permitted in containers). Thus ‘system-log’ and > everything that depends on it fails to start, making the system > unusable. > > I’m preparing a patch in the Shepherd to simply ignore the error in that > case, because I think it’s best to move on than to prevent the system > from booting.
Done with Shepherd commit a54a503b01f9da4f6fb49d736dcf90da0fe51f1b. Ludo’.
