unable to start minikube on ubuntu 18.04 on aws instance

[ramvish52]

What Happened?

• minikube v1.26.0 on Ubuntu 18.04 (xen/amd64)
• Using the none driver based on existing profile
• Starting control plane node minikube in cluster minikube
• Restarting existing none bare metal machine for "minikube" ...
• OS release is Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS

X Exiting due to RUNTIME_ENABLE: sudo systemctl enable cri-docker.socket: exit status 1
stdout:

stderr:
Failed to enable unit: File cri-docker.socket: Invalid argument

Attach the log file

• ==> Last Start <==
• Log file created at: 2022/06/28 11:53:40
  Running on machine: ip-172-31-29-124
  Binary: Built with gc go1.18.3 for linux/amd64
  Log line format: [IWEF]mmdd hh:mm:ss.uuuuuu threadid file:line] msg
  I0628 11:53:40.132528 9659 out.go:296] Setting OutFile to fd 1 ...
  I0628 11:53:40.132650 9659 out.go:343] TERM=xterm,COLORTERM=, which probably does not support color
  I0628 11:53:40.132655 9659 out.go:309] Setting ErrFile to fd 2...
  I0628 11:53:40.132661 9659 out.go:343] TERM=xterm,COLORTERM=, which probably does not support color
  I0628 11:53:40.132851 9659 root.go:329] Updating PATH: /root/.minikube/bin
  W0628 11:53:40.132966 9659 root.go:307] Error reading config file at /root/.minikube/config/config.json: open /root/.minikube/config/config.json: no such file or directory
  I0628 11:53:40.133068 9659 out.go:303] Setting JSON to false
  I0628 11:53:40.133782 9659 start.go:115] hostinfo: {"hostname":"ip-172-31-29-124","uptime":2122,"bootTime":1656415098,"procs":123,"os":"linux","platform":"ubuntu","platformFamily":"debian","platformVersion":"18.04","kernelVersion":"5.4.0-1078-aws","kernelArch":"x86_64","virtualizationSystem":"xen","virtualizationRole":"guest","hostId":"ec2e66f0-79ad-7373-09c4-d5fc84ab5c84"}
  I0628 11:53:40.133844 9659 start.go:125] virtualization: xen guest
  I0628 11:53:40.136175 9659 out.go:177] * minikube v1.26.0 on Ubuntu 18.04 (xen/amd64)
  W0628 11:53:40.137899 9659 preload.go:295] Failed to list preload files: open /root/.minikube/cache/preloaded-tarball: no such file or directory
  I0628 11:53:40.138097 9659 notify.go:193] Checking for updates...
  I0628 11:53:40.138258 9659 config.go:178] Loaded profile config "minikube": Driver=none, ContainerRuntime=docker, KubernetesVersion=v1.24.1
  I0628 11:53:40.138557 9659 exec_runner.go:51] Run: systemctl --version
  I0628 11:53:40.141855 9659 driver.go:360] Setting default libvirt URI to qemu:///system
  I0628 11:53:40.144270 9659 out.go:177] * Using the none driver based on existing profile
  I0628 11:53:40.146194 9659 start.go:284] selected driver: none
  I0628 11:53:40.146201 9659 start.go:805] validating driver "none" against &{Name:minikube KeepContext:false EmbedCerts:false MinikubeISO: KicBaseImage:gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase:v0.0.32@sha256:9190bd2393eae887316c97a74370b7d5dad8f0b2ef91ac2662bc36f7ef8e0b95 Memory:2200 CPUs:2 DiskSize:20000 VMDriver: Driver:none HyperkitVpnKitSock: HyperkitVSockPorts:[] DockerEnv:[] ContainerVolumeMounts:[] InsecureRegistry:[] RegistryMirror:[] HostOnlyCIDR:192.168.59.1/24 HypervVirtualSwitch: HypervUseExternalSwitch:false HypervExternalAdapter: KVMNetwork:default KVMQemuURI:qemu:///system KVMGPU:false KVMHidden:false KVMNUMACount:1 APIServerPort:0 DockerOpt:[] DisableDriverMounts:false NFSShare:[] NFSSharesRoot:/nfsshares UUID: NoVTXCheck:false DNSProxy:false HostDNSResolver:true HostOnlyNicType:virtio NatNicType:virtio SSHIPAddress: SSHUser:root SSHKey: SSHPort:22 KubernetesConfig:{KubernetesVersion:v1.24.1 ClusterName:minikube Namespace:default APIServerName:minikubeCA APIServerNames:[] APIServerIPs:[] DNSDomain:cluster.local ContainerRuntime:docker CRISocket: NetworkPlugin: FeatureGates: ServiceCIDR:10.96.0.0/12 ImageRepository: LoadBalancerStartIP: LoadBalancerEndIP: CustomIngressCert: RegistryAliases: ExtraOptions:[{Component:kubelet Key:resolv-conf Value:/run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf}] ShouldLoadCachedImages:false EnableDefaultCNI:false CNI: NodeIP: NodePort:8443 NodeName:} Nodes:[{Name:m01 IP:172.31.29.124 Port:8443 KubernetesVersion:v1.24.1 ContainerRuntime:docker ControlPlane:true Worker:true}] Addons:map[] CustomAddonImages:map[] CustomAddonRegistries:map[] VerifyComponents:map[apiserver:true system_pods:true] StartHostTimeout:6m0s ScheduledStop: ExposedPorts:[] ListenAddress: Network: Subnet: MultiNodeRequested:false ExtraDisks:0 CertExpiration:26280h0m0s Mount:false MountString:/root:/minikube-host Mount9PVersion:9p2000.L MountGID:docker MountIP: MountMSize:262144 MountOptions:[] MountPort:0 MountType:9p MountUID:docker BinaryMirror: DisableOptimizations:false DisableMetrics:false CustomQemuFirmwarePath:}
  I0628 11:53:40.146317 9659 start.go:816] status for none: {Installed:true Healthy:true Running:false NeedsImprovement:false Error: Reason: Fix: Doc: Version:}
  I0628 11:53:40.146339 9659 start.go:1541] auto setting extra-config to "kubelet.resolv-conf=/run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf".
  I0628 11:53:40.146718 9659 cni.go:95] Creating CNI manager for ""
  I0628 11:53:40.146725 9659 cni.go:149] Driver none used, CNI unnecessary in this configuration, recommending no CNI
  I0628 11:53:40.146738 9659 start_flags.go:310] config:
  {Name:minikube KeepContext:false EmbedCerts:false MinikubeISO: KicBaseImage:gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase:v0.0.32@sha256:9190bd2393eae887316c97a74370b7d5dad8f0b2ef91ac2662bc36f7ef8e0b95 Memory:2200 CPUs:2 DiskSize:20000 VMDriver: Driver:none HyperkitVpnKitSock: HyperkitVSockPorts:[] DockerEnv:[] ContainerVolumeMounts:[] InsecureRegistry:[] RegistryMirror:[] HostOnlyCIDR:192.168.59.1/24 HypervVirtualSwitch: HypervUseExternalSwitch:false HypervExternalAdapter: KVMNetwork:default KVMQemuURI:qemu:///system KVMGPU:false KVMHidden:false KVMNUMACount:1 APIServerPort:0 DockerOpt:[] DisableDriverMounts:false NFSShare:[] NFSSharesRoot:/nfsshares UUID: NoVTXCheck:false DNSProxy:false HostDNSResolver:true HostOnlyNicType:virtio NatNicType:virtio SSHIPAddress: SSHUser:root SSHKey: SSHPort:22 KubernetesConfig:{KubernetesVersion:v1.24.1 ClusterName:minikube Namespace:default APIServerName:minikubeCA APIServerNames:[] APIServerIPs:[] DNSDomain:cluster.local ContainerRuntime:docker CRISocket: NetworkPlugin: FeatureGates: ServiceCIDR:10.96.0.0/12 ImageRepository: LoadBalancerStartIP: LoadBalancerEndIP: CustomIngressCert: RegistryAliases: ExtraOptions:[{Component:kubelet Key:resolv-conf Value:/run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf}] ShouldLoadCachedImages:false EnableDefaultCNI:false CNI: NodeIP: NodePort:8443 NodeName:} Nodes:[{Name:m01 IP:172.31.29.124 Port:8443 KubernetesVersion:v1.24.1 ContainerRuntime:docker ControlPlane:true Worker:true}] Addons:map[] CustomAddonImages:map[] CustomAddonRegistries:map[] VerifyComponents:map[apiserver:true system_pods:true] StartHostTimeout:6m0s ScheduledStop: ExposedPorts:[] ListenAddress: Network: Subnet: MultiNodeRequested:false ExtraDisks:0 CertExpiration:26280h0m0s Mount:false MountString:/root:/minikube-host Mount9PVersion:9p2000.L MountGID:docker MountIP: MountMSize:262144 MountOptions:[] MountPort:0 MountType:9p MountUID:docker BinaryMirror: DisableOptimizations:false DisableMetrics:false CustomQemuFirmwarePath:}
  I0628 11:53:40.151294 9659 out.go:177] * Starting control plane node minikube in cluster minikube
  I0628 11:53:40.154373 9659 profile.go:148] Saving config to /root/.minikube/profiles/minikube/config.json ...
  I0628 11:53:40.154572 9659 cache.go:208] Successfully downloaded all kic artifacts
  I0628 11:53:40.154596 9659 start.go:352] acquiring machines lock for minikube: {Name:mkc8ab01ad3ea83211c505c81a7ee49a8e3ecb89 Clock:{} Delay:500ms Timeout:13m0s Cancel:}
  I0628 11:53:40.154788 9659 start.go:356] acquired machines lock for "minikube" in 160.921µs
  I0628 11:53:40.154807 9659 start.go:94] Skipping create...Using existing machine configuration
  I0628 11:53:40.154814 9659 fix.go:55] fixHost starting: m01
  W0628 11:53:40.155332 9659 none.go:130] unable to get port: "minikube" does not appear in /root/.kube/config
  I0628 11:53:40.155342 9659 api_server.go:165] Checking apiserver status ...
  I0628 11:53:40.155383 9659 exec_runner.go:51] Run: sudo pgrep -xnf kube-apiserver.minikube.
  W0628 11:53:40.174625 9659 api_server.go:169] stopped: unable to get apiserver pid: sudo pgrep -xnf kube-apiserver.minikube.: exit status 1
  stdout:

stderr:
I0628 11:53:40.174661 9659 exec_runner.go:51] Run: sudo systemctl is-active --quiet service kubelet
I0628 11:53:40.183622 9659 fix.go:103] recreateIfNeeded on minikube: state=Stopped err=
W0628 11:53:40.183636 9659 fix.go:129] unexpected machine state, will restart:
I0628 11:53:40.186439 9659 out.go:177] * Restarting existing none bare metal machine for "minikube" ...
I0628 11:53:40.190626 9659 profile.go:148] Saving config to /root/.minikube/profiles/minikube/config.json ...
I0628 11:53:40.190759 9659 start.go:306] post-start starting for "minikube" (driver="none")
I0628 11:53:40.190768 9659 start.go:316] creating required directories: [/etc/kubernetes/addons /etc/kubernetes/manifests /var/tmp/minikube /var/lib/minikube /var/lib/minikube/certs /var/lib/minikube/images /var/lib/minikube/binaries /tmp/gvisor /usr/share/ca-certificates /etc/ssl/certs]
I0628 11:53:40.190802 9659 exec_runner.go:51] Run: sudo mkdir -p /etc/kubernetes/addons /etc/kubernetes/manifests /var/tmp/minikube /var/lib/minikube /var/lib/minikube/certs /var/lib/minikube/images /var/lib/minikube/binaries /tmp/gvisor /usr/share/ca-certificates /etc/ssl/certs
I0628 11:53:40.196691 9659 main.go:134] libmachine: Couldn't set key PRIVACY_POLICY_URL, no corresponding struct field found
I0628 11:53:40.196709 9659 main.go:134] libmachine: Couldn't set key VERSION_CODENAME, no corresponding struct field found
I0628 11:53:40.196719 9659 main.go:134] libmachine: Couldn't set key UBUNTU_CODENAME, no corresponding struct field found
I0628 11:53:40.199022 9659 out.go:177] * OS release is Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS
I0628 11:53:40.200625 9659 filesync.go:126] Scanning /root/.minikube/addons for local assets ...
I0628 11:53:40.200661 9659 filesync.go:126] Scanning /root/.minikube/files for local assets ...
I0628 11:53:40.200679 9659 start.go:309] post-start completed in 9.910622ms
I0628 11:53:40.200687 9659 fix.go:57] fixHost completed within 45.874189ms
I0628 11:53:40.200693 9659 start.go:81] releasing machines lock for "minikube", held for 45.895294ms
I0628 11:53:40.201060 9659 exec_runner.go:51] Run: /bin/bash -c "sudo mkdir -p /etc && printf %!s(MISSING) "runtime-endpoint: unix:///var/run/cri-dockerd.sock
image-endpoint: unix:///var/run/cri-dockerd.sock
" | sudo tee /etc/crictl.yaml"
I0628 11:53:40.201087 9659 exec_runner.go:51] Run: curl -sS -m 2 https://k8s.gcr.io/
I0628 11:53:40.217419 9659 exec_runner.go:51] Run: sudo systemctl unmask docker.service
I0628 11:53:40.369857 9659 exec_runner.go:51] Run: sudo systemctl enable docker.socket
I0628 11:53:40.525802 9659 exec_runner.go:51] Run: sudo systemctl daemon-reload
I0628 11:53:40.706160 9659 exec_runner.go:51] Run: sudo systemctl restart docker
I0628 11:53:41.001722 9659 exec_runner.go:51] Run: sudo systemctl enable cri-docker.socket
I0628 11:53:41.014538 9659 out.go:177]
W0628 11:53:41.016405 9659 out.go:239] X Exiting due to RUNTIME_ENABLE: sudo systemctl enable cri-docker.socket: exit status 1
stdout:

stderr:
Failed to enable unit: File cri-docker.socket: Invalid argument

Operating System

Ubuntu

Driver

No response

[afbjorklund]

Same as:

• unable to start minikube with docker without cri-dockerd #14410

[spowelljr]

Going to close this issue to centralize these duplicated cri-docker issues in #14410. If you have any further questions or comments please leave them in #14410, thank you.