Docker version 18.03.1-ce, build 9ee9f40
I am trying to increase the docker container sizing on Ubuntu 16.04.
I have created the following file at /etc/docker/daemon.json
{
"storage-opts": ["dm.basesize=20G"]
}
However when I sudo service docker start
I get: Job for docker.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status docker.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
If I remove /etc/docker/daemon.json
then docker can start.
Inspecting the recommended logs yields
systemctl status docker.service
● docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: inactive (dead) (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2018-05-05 12:58:26 PDT; 4min 35s ago
Docs: https://docs.docker.com
Process: 3047 ExecStart=/usr/bin/dockerd -H fd:// (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 3047 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
May 05 12:58:26 stage systemd[1]: docker.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
May 05 12:58:26 stage systemd[1]: Failed to start Docker Application Container Engine.
May 05 12:58:26 stage systemd[1]: docker.service: Unit entered failed state.
May 05 12:58:26 stage systemd[1]: docker.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
May 05 12:58:26 stage systemd[1]: docker.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
May 05 12:58:26 stage systemd[1]: Stopped Docker Application Container Engine.
May 05 12:58:26 stage systemd[1]: docker.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
May 05 12:58:26 stage systemd[1]: Failed to start Docker Application Container Engine.
journalctl -xe
--
-- Unit docker.socket has begun starting up.
May 05 12:58:26 stage systemd[1]: Listening on Docker Socket for the API.
-- Subject: Unit docker.socket has finished start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
--
-- Unit docker.socket has finished starting up.
--
-- The start-up result is done.
May 05 12:58:26 stage systemd[1]: docker.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
May 05 12:58:26 stage systemd[1]: Failed to start Docker Application Container Engine.
-- Subject: Unit docker.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
--
-- Unit docker.service has failed.
--
-- The result is failed.
May 05 12:58:26 stage systemd[1]: docker.socket: Unit entered failed state.
May 05 13:01:16 stage sudo[3069]: mjb : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/var/www/app ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/cat /etc/docker/daemon.json
May 05 13:01:16 stage sudo[3069]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by mjb(uid=0)
May 05 13:01:16 stage sudo[3069]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
How can I increase the default dm.basesize
of Docker on Ubuntu such that, when I start docker using the command sudo service docker start
it starts and has an increased dm.basesize
?