After updating my Fedora Linux machine it is no longer able to start the Docker container engine. Any ideas how to fix this?
Please find the journalctl -xe output afterwards:
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░░ A start job for unit containerd.service has begun execution.
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░░ The job identifier is 6359.
Jan 19 08:19:35 server audit[3812]: AVC avc: denied { execute } for pid=3812 comm="(ntainerd)" name="containerd" dev="dm-0" ino=>
Jan 19 08:19:35 server systemd[3812]: containerd.service: Failed to locate executable /usr/bin/containerd: Permission denied
░░ Subject: Process /usr/bin/containerd could not be executed
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░░ The process /usr/bin/containerd could not be executed and failed.
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░░ The error number returned by this process is ERRNO.
Jan 19 08:19:35 server systemd[3812]: containerd.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/bin/containerd: Permission denied
░░ Subject: Process /usr/bin/containerd could not be executed
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░░ The process /usr/bin/containerd could not be executed and failed.
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░░ The error number returned by this process is ERRNO.
Jan 19 08:19:35 server systemd[1]: containerd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC
░░ Subject: Unit process exited
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░░ An ExecStart= process belonging to unit containerd.service has exited.
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░░ The process' exit code is 'exited' and its exit status is 203.
Jan 19 08:19:35 server systemd[1]: containerd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
░░ Subject: Unit failed
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░░ The unit containerd.service has entered the 'failed' state with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 19 08:19:35 server systemd[1]: Failed to start containerd container runtime.
░░ Subject: A start job for unit containerd.service has failed
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░░ A start job for unit containerd.service has finished with a failure.
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░░ The job identifier is 6359 and the job result is failed.
Jan 19 08:19:35 server audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='uni>
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░░ The unit docker.socket has entered the 'failed' state with result 'resources'.
Jan 19 08:19:32 server systemd[1]: Failed to listen on Docker Socket for the API.
░░ Subject: A start job for unit docker.socket has failed
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░░ A start job for unit docker.socket has finished with a failure.
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░░ The job identifier is 6358 and the job result is failed.
Jan 19 08:19:32 server systemd[1]: Dependency failed for Docker Application Container Engine.
░░ Subject: A start job for unit docker.service has failed
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░░ A start job for unit docker.service has finished with a failure.
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░░ The job identifier is 6221 and the job result is dependency.
Jan 19 08:19:32 server systemd[1]: docker.service: Job docker.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Jan 19 08:19:32 server sudo[3808]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
Jan 19 08:19:32 server audit[3808]: USER_END pid=3808 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=2 subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:ses>
Jan 19 08:19:32 server audit[3808]: CRED_DISP pid=3808 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=2 subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:se>
Jan 19 08:19:35 server systemd[1]: containerd.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 17.
░░ Subject: Automatic restarting of a unit has been scheduled
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░░ Automatic restarting of the unit containerd.service has been scheduled, as the result for
░░ the configured Restart= setting for the unit.
Jan 19 08:19:35 server audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=containerd comm="sys>
Jan 19 08:19:35 server audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=containerd comm="syst>
Jan 19 08:19:35 server systemd[1]: Stopped containerd container runtime.
░░ Subject: A stop job for unit containerd.service has finished
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░░ A stop job for unit containerd.service has finished.
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░░ The job identifier is 6359 and the job result is done.
Jan 19 08:19:35 server systemd[1]: Starting containerd container runtime...
░░ Subject: A start job for unit containerd.service has begun execution
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░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
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░░ A start job for unit containerd.service has begun execution.
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░░ The job identifier is 6359.
Jan 19 08:19:35 server audit[3812]: AVC avc: denied { execute } for pid=3812 comm="(ntainerd)" name="containerd" dev="dm-0" ino=1970611 scontext=syste>
Jan 19 08:19:35 server systemd[3812]: containerd.service: Failed to locate executable /usr/bin/containerd: Permission denied
░░ Subject: Process /usr/bin/containerd could not be executed
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░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
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░░ The process /usr/bin/containerd could not be executed and failed.
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░░ The error number returned by this process is ERRNO.
Jan 19 08:19:35 server systemd[3812]: containerd.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/bin/containerd: Permission denied
░░ Subject: Process /usr/bin/containerd could not be executed
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
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░░ The process /usr/bin/containerd could not be executed and failed.
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░░ The error number returned by this process is ERRNO.
Jan 19 08:19:35 server systemd[1]: containerd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC
░░ Subject: Unit process exited
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░░ The unit docker.socket has entered the 'failed' state with result 'resources'.
Jan 19 08:19:32 server systemd[1]: Failed to listen on Docker Socket for the API.
░░ Subject: A start job for unit docker.socket has failed
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░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
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░░ A start job for unit docker.socket has finished with a failure.
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░░ The job identifier is 6358 and the job result is failed.
Jan 19 08:19:32 server systemd[1]: Dependency failed for Docker Application Container Engine.
░░ Subject: A start job for unit docker.service has failed
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░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
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░░ A start job for unit docker.service has finished with a failure.
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░░ The job identifier is 6221 and the job result is dependency.
Jan 19 08:19:32 server systemd[1]: docker.service: Job docker.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Jan 19 08:19:32 server sudo[3808]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
Jan 19 08:19:32 server audit[3808]: USER_END pid=3808 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=2 subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:session_close grantors=pam_keyinit,pam_limits,pam_keyinit,pam_limits,pam_systemd,pam_unix acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/>
Jan 19 08:19:32 server audit[3808]: CRED_DISP pid=3808 uid=1000 auid=1000 ses=2 subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_env,pam_fprintd acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" hostname=? addr=? terminal=/dev/pts/0 res=success'
Jan 19 08:19:35 server systemd[1]: containerd.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 17.
░░ Subject: Automatic restarting of a unit has been scheduled
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
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░░ Automatic restarting of the unit containerd.service has been scheduled, as the result for
░░ the configured Restart= setting for the unit.
Jan 19 08:19:35 server audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=containerd comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Jan 19 08:19:35 server audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=containerd comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Jan 19 08:19:35 server systemd[1]: Stopped containerd container runtime.
░░ Subject: A stop job for unit containerd.service has finished
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░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
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░░ A stop job for unit containerd.service has finished.
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░░ The job identifier is 6359 and the job result is done.
Jan 19 08:19:35 server systemd[1]: Starting containerd container runtime...
░░ Subject: A start job for unit containerd.service has begun execution
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
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░░ A start job for unit containerd.service has begun execution.
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░░ The job identifier is 6359.
Jan 19 08:19:35 server audit[3812]: AVC avc: denied { execute } for pid=3812 comm="(ntainerd)" name="containerd" dev="dm-0" ino=1970611 scontext=system_u:system_r:init_t:s```
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I tried to reinstall or downgrade the Docker packages, but it is failing as well. Never had something like this before:
It is working again after uninstalling and reinstalling docker again. Don’t know what the problem is, but luckily it works again…