4.3.2 VMs & containers
Every entry filed under VMs & containers and its subtopics.
What kind of help
- Guided project 1
- Explains an idea 0
- Step by step 3
- Cheat sheet 2
- Fixes an error 2 (selected, select to remove)
Works on
- Linux 9
- macOS 0
- Windows 0
- Browser 0
What do these mean?
- Beginner
- You are new to this topic.
- Intermediate
- You use it, and want to get better.
- Advanced
- You know it well and need the details.
- Guided project
- Build something small from start to finish, step by step.
- Explains an idea
- Plain words on how something works and why.
- Step by step
- Numbered steps to get one task done.
- Cheat sheet
- Commands and options in a table, to look up fast.
- Fixes an error
- An error message, what it means, and how to solve it.
2 entries match these filters
- 0110 Fix: TASK ERROR: VM is locked (backup) A VM or container still carries a backup lock, usually after a backup was interrupted. Check that no backup is running, then… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux Article Backup & restore · VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026
- 0111 Fix: can’t lock file ‘/var/lock/qemu-server/lock-VMID.conf’ – got timeout Another task is holding the VM's local lock file, so a new action timed out waiting for it. Find the running or… Intermediate · Fixes an error · Linux Article VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026