Thanks for the info. Really this sounds like a bug in upstart - the lxc startup all goes fine.
If you chroot into the container, does that go all right? sudo chroot /var/lib/lxc/ubuntu/rootfs ** Changed in: lxc (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to lxc in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1294284 Title: LXC Ubuntu containers do not start in Ubuntu 14.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1294284/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs