As documented in the server guide (https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/lxc.html), lxc-setcap is not recommended.
Unprivileged use of lxc will hopefully be a feature in 14.04, after user namespaces are fully functional. In the mean time, creation, starting, and stopping of containers in general should be done as root. ** Changed in: lxc (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1090462 Title: lxc-info, lxc-stop and lxc-list doesn't work for non-root users To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1090462/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs