Getting error :setfacl: /home/ubuntu/.local: No such file or directory

mangeshbelwalkar

Lab 3.2 LXC

chrispokorni

Hi @mangeshbelwalkar,

What OS are you using to run the labs, in a virtual machine or native installation?
What ID is used to run the lab exercise, what are the outputs of echo $HOME and ls -a $HOME commands?

Regards,
-Chris

dalbaran

hi, I´m facing the same issue, I´m using a VM with ubuntu server (host is Windows 10)
I tried to solve it creating the /.local directory but when I tried to start the container it failed (not sure if this error is the cause of the issue)

find below the output of the commands requested:

terrence

I'm facing this same issue as well. I'm using a VM with Ubuntu Server (Host OS is Windows 10)
see the outputs of the commands
echo $HOME and ls -a $HOME

terrence

Hi everyone, so here's an explanation and a solution to this.

Explanation

In current Unix OS, /usr is where user-land programs and data (as opposed to 'system land' programs and data) are stored.
The /usr/local directory mirrors the structure of the /usr directory, but can be used by system administrators to install local or third party packages for all users.
~/.local which is the same as /home/<user>/.local is made to mirror /usr/local directory but can be used by a partictular user to install local or third party packages for this particular user. This directory is often created by 3rd party applications/packages on the host OS.

Solution

Steps

• In my case, I simply installed pip3 with sudo apt install python3-pip
  Related files to this package where installed to /usr

• I installed a random package using pip3 install --user ipython
  This installs ipython for my particular user, so it automatically creates a .local directory in my home directory where folders and files related to this package are stored.

I hope this helps :-)

chrispokorni

Hi @dalbaran and @terrence,

The ~/.local directory (if missing) can easily be created with mkdir .local.

If the lxc-start command does not run the container upon creation with lxc-create (which seems to be an unexpected behavior), I recommend a reboot of the VM. After the VM reboot the container started successfully.

Regards,
-Chris

eerojin

I have found the same issue. I have created the directory manually, and rebooted the VM.

I'm running 24.04 LTS in VirtualBox.
Any further suggestions would be appreciated.

chrispokorni

Hi @eerojin,

Such a recent release of the guest OS is not yet recommended for the lab environment.

The lab guide is calling for an earlier and more stable version of the guest OS, please install the recommended release to ensure consistency in lab exercise behavior.

Regards,
-Chris

mixer3d

Hi @chrispokorni The same error occurs in Ubuntu 20.04, which is the recommended operating system for training. I've already asked about the fix in this forum LINK, in a new thread, and accidentally found this question from 2021.... But at the moment it is 2024 and I wanted to know if the whole course and others are similar? I joined the course probably two weeks ago and I see that the documentation, still has bugs reported several years earlier.

chrispokorni

Hi @mixer3d,

Thank you for flagging the missing directory and software package. The content shall be updated where deemed necessary to address the flagged items.

Regards,
-Chris

fcioanca

Hi @mixer3d

Lab 3.2 has been updated and the large pdf has been aligned with the individual lab pdfs.

Regards,
Flavia
Linux Foundation Training Team