docker-machine provisions docker to use aufs on debian jessie which is not supported

[raarts]

docker-machine version 0.8.2, build e18a919
host machine: Debian Jessie 8.4

command used: docker-machine create -d generic --generic-ip-address=x.x.x.x --generic-ssh-key ~/.ssh/id_rsa node-1

This results in Error starting daemon: error initializing graphdriver: driver not supported and docker-machine failing.

[nathanleclaire]

hmm... odd... jessie should support the AUFS patch just fine...

[nathanleclaire]

can you post the full docker-machine --debug output?

[ldumont]

I had the same kind of trouble last year when I tried to do the same, but I gave it another try this week and I was able to make it work.

docker-machine version 0.8.2
Jessie 8.6 kernel 3.16 => straightforward setup
Jessie 8.6 kernel 4.8.11 from backports => need to add --engine-storage-driver overlay otherwise aufs is used and it's not supported in recent kernels

I don't know if something change since last year but I was not able to make it work, so give it another try !

[raarts]

Yes I was able to make it work too, by specifying --engine-storage-driver overlay, but I t hink that should be detected and automated in some way. Currently it works with some cloud providers and not with others.

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[dminkovsky]

Related #4016 #4156

[jak]

Creating machines on Google Cloud platform currently fails due to this.

[luckydonald]

Is it somehow possible to manually set something else?
Machine creates one with aufs, which is the platform default

/etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/10-machine.conf

[Service]
ExecStart=
ExecStart=/usr/bin/dockerd -H tcp://0.0.0.0:2376 -H unix:///var/run/docker.sock --storage-driver aufs --tlsverify --tlscacert /etc/docker/ca.pem --tlscert /etc/docker/server.pem --tlskey /etc/docker/server-key.pem --label provider=generic
Environment=

Edit:
Executing

sed -i "s@--storage-driver aufs@--storage-driver overlay2@g" /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/10-machine.conf

several times on the host, while docker-machine displays

Setting Docker configuration on the remote daemon...

seems to solve it.