[systemd-devel] user instance of systemd while inside a container

[Lennart Poettering]

On Tue, 14.07.15 18:34, Keller, Jacob E (jacob.e.keller at intel.com) wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I created an nspawn container which is also running systemd. I can't
> figure out why the systemd --user instances aren't started.
> 
> I'd like to manage some processes run as a specific user inside the
> container. Previously I was using a VM to do it this way, and I would
> like to be able to port the same code over to the container image.
> 
> Is there some setup I need to do to get the instance started? I tried
> searching on the web, but came up with very little documentation. user
> instances appear to be started by pam.. Maybe pam is not being used as
> the login for the container?

This should just work, and it works for me too, with a Fedora 22 host
and guest (with current systemd added on top).

Anything interesting in the logs?

What does "systemctl status user@$UID.service" say for you after you
logged in?

Lennart

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Lennart Poettering, Red Hat