lxc-start(1) lxc-start(1) (NAME) lxc-start - (SYNOPSIS) lxc-start {-n name} [-f config_file] [-c console_device] [-L console_logfile] [-d] [-F] [-p pid_file] [-s KEY=VAL] [-C] [--share-[net|ipc|uts] name|pid] [command] (DESCRIPTION) lxc-start (command) name . lxc-create . . lxc-start lxc.init.cmd "/sbin/init" . (OPTIONS) -d, --daemon . tty . ( ) -F, --foreground . tty . -p, --pidfile pid_file (PID). -f, --rcfile config_file . ( lxc-create) . -c, --console console_device /dev/tty8. -d . -L, --console-log console_logfile . -s, --define KEY=VAL VAL KEY. config_file (override) . -C, --close-all-fds . lxc-start . : --daemon --close-all-fds . --share-net name|pid name pid. . up/down . --share-ipc name|pid IPC name pid. --share-uts name|pid UTS name pid. LXC . (COMMON OPTIONS) lxc . -?, -h, --help . --usage . -q, --quiet . -P, --lxcpath=PATH . /var/lib/lxc . -o, --logfile=FILE FILE. . -l, --logpriority=LEVEL LEVEL. ERROR . : FATAL ALERT CRIT WARN ERROR NOTICE INFO DEBUG TRACE. ERROR (stderr) . -n, --name=NAME NAME. - . --rcfile=FILE . ( lxc-create) . --version . (DIAGNOSTIC) The container is busy . . (SEE ALSO) lxc(7), lxc-create(1), lxc-copy(1), lxc-destroy(1), lxc-start(1), lxc- stop(1), lxc-execute(1), lxc-console(1), lxc-monitor(1), lxc-wait(1), lxc-cgroup(1), lxc-ls(1), lxc-info(1), lxc-freeze(1), lxc-unfreeze(1), lxc-attach(1), lxc.conf(5) 2026-08-01 lxc-start(1)