Mount directory does not show host files for template OL8

[seadirt]

Description

I have been trying to create OL8 VM in Mac with OL8 template and it fails to mount the files from host on /tmp/lima. I want to mount path so that I can pass Zscaler certs to VM for ssl verifications.

Details:
MacOS: 15.3.2
Lima: 1.0.7
Template: OL8
steps to recreate:

limactl start --name=default --cpus=2 --memory=4 --vm-type=vz --rosetta --mount-type=virtiofs --mount writable --network=vzNAT template://oraclelinux-8

vi /tmp/lima/dummy #dummy file on on host

limactl shell default

ls /tmp/lima #in vm directory is created but file isn't available

Logs:

$ sudo journalctl | grep 'failed'
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost NetworkManager[414]: [1744887546.3221] hostname: hostname: hostnamed not used as proxy creation failed with: Could not connect: No such file or directory
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: [1744887546.3248] sleep-monitor-sd: failed to acquire D-Bus proxy: Could not connect: No such file or directory
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:06 localhost.localdomain NetworkManager[414]: ((src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c:259)): assertion '' failed
Apr 17 16:29:07 lima-node1 systemd[1]: Dependency failed for Remote File Systems.
Apr 17 16:29:07 lima-node1 systemd[1]: remote-fs.target: Job remote-fs.target/start failed with result 'dependency'.
Apr 17 16:29:08 lima-node1 dbus-daemon[771]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.resolve1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.resolve1.service not found.
Apr 17 16:29:09 lima-node1 containerd-rootless.sh[1137]: time="2025-04-17T16:29:09.686187364+05:30" level=warning msg="failed to load plugin" error="mkdir /opt/containerd: permission denied" id=io.containerd.internal.v1.opt type=io.containerd.internal.v1
Apr 17 16:29:09 lima-node1 containerd-rootless.sh[1137]: time="2025-04-17T16:29:09.694377073+05:30" level=error msg="failed to load cni during init, please check CRI plugin status before setting up network for pods" error="cni config load failed: no network config found in /etc/cni/net.d: cni plugin not initialized: failed to load cni config"
Apr 17 16:29:10 lima-node1 kernel: binfmt_misc: register: failed to install interpreter file /mnt/lima-rosetta/rosetta
Apr 17 16:29:11 lima-node1 kernel: overlayfs: failed to set xattr on upper
Apr 17 16:29:11 lima-node1 containerd-rootless-setuptool.sh[1429]: time="2025-04-17T16:29:11+05:30" level=warning msg="CDI setup error /var/run/cdi: failed to monitor for changes: no such file or directory"
Apr 17 16:29:11 lima-node1 containerd-rootless-setuptool.sh[1429]: time="2025-04-17T16:29:11+05:30" level=warning msg="CDI setup error /etc/buildkit/cdi: failed to monitor for changes: no such file or directory"
Apr 17 16:29:11 lima-node1 containerd-rootless-setuptool.sh[1429]: time="2025-04-17T16:29:11+05:30" level=warning msg="CDI setup error /etc/cdi: failed to monitor for changes: no such file or directory"
Apr 17 16:29:12 lima-node1 containerd-rootless-setuptool.sh[1429]: time="2025-04-17T16:29:12+05:30" level=warning msg="git source cannot be enabled: failed to find git binary: exec: "git": executable file not found in $PATH"
Apr 17 16:29:14 lima-node1 cloud-init[1149]: 2025-04-17 10:59:14,550 - util.py[WARNING]: Running module scripts_per_boot (<module 'cloudinit.config.cc_scripts_per_boot' from '/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_scripts_per_boot.py'>) failed

[seadirt]

Also I get these warning when creating the vm:

WARN[0064] local username "my.username" is not a valid Linux username (must match "^[a-z_][a-z0-9_-]*$"); using "lima" instead
WARN[0065] vmType vz: ignoring firmware.legacyBIOS
WARN[0065] vmType vz: ignoring cpuType["aarch64"]: "host"
WARN[0065] vmType vz: ignoring cpuType["armv7l"]: "cortex-a7"
WARN[0065] vmType vz: ignoring cpuType["x86_64"]: "Haswell-v4"
WARN[0065] vmType vz: ignoring cpuType["riscv64"]: "rv64"

[AkihiroSuda]

--mount writable seems a typo of --mount-writable

[AkihiroSuda]

virtiofs seems missing in oraclelinux-8, while it is present in almalinux-8

mount /tmp/lima/
mount: /tmp/lima: unknown filesystem type 'virtiofs'.

[jandubois]

--mount writable seems a typo of --mount-writable

Maybe we should validate that all directories specified exist before attempting to start the VM? So we would get something like

ERRO[0000] Directory "writable" cannot be mounted because it does not exist

Similar error when the file exists, but isn't a directory.

[AkihiroSuda]

--mount writable seems a typo of --mount-writable

Maybe we should validate that all directories specified exist before attempting to start the VM?

In the current behavior Lima just mkdirs it in such as case, probably on purpose.
A warning should be still printed though.

[AkihiroSuda]

Workaround: --mount-type=reverse-sshfs

[AkihiroSuda]

PR

• oraclelinux: fix virtiofs support #3441