[2435901674] Upstream Reporter: Jeff MAURY
Upstream issue status: Closed
Upstream description:

Issue Description

I created and started a first HyperV Podman machine (h1). When I do the same for a second one (h2), it gets created but start is rejected with the error message:

Error: unable to start "h2": machine h1: VM already running or starting

Steps to reproduce the issue

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. podman machine init h1 --rootful --now
2. podman machine init h2 --rootful --now

Describe the results you received

podman machine init h2 --rootful --now
Looking up Podman Machine image at quay.io/podman/machine-os:5.1 to create VM
Extracting compressed file: h2-amd64.vhdx: done
Machine init complete
Starting machine "h2"
Error: unable to start "h2": machine h1: VM already running or starting

Describe the results you expected

Both podman machines running

podman info output

host:   arch: amd64
  buildahVersion: 1.36.0
  cgroupControllers:   - cpuset
  - cpu
  - io
  - memory
  - hugetlb
  - pids
  - rdma
  - misc
  cgroupManager: systemd
  cgroupVersion: v2
  conmon:     package: conmon-2.1.10-1.fc40.x86_64
    path: /usr/bin/conmon
    version: 'conmon version 2.1.10, commit: '
  cpuUtilization:     idlePercent: 99.01
    systemPercent: 0.62
    userPercent: 0.37
  cpus: 6
  databaseBackend: sqlite
  distribution:     distribution: fedora
    variant: coreos
    version: "40"
  eventLogger: journald
  freeLocks: 2048
  hostname: localhost.localdomain
  idMappings:     gidmap: null
    uidmap: null
  kernel: 6.8.11-300.fc40.x86_64
  linkmode: dynamic
  logDriver: journald
  memFree: 301465600
  memTotal: 809566208
  networkBackend: netavark
  networkBackendInfo:     backend: netavark
    dns:       package: aardvark-dns-1.11.0-1.20240628130058229856.main.10.g5ad6420.fc40.x86_64
      path: /usr/libexec/podman/aardvark-dns
      version: aardvark-dns 1.12.0-dev
    package: netavark-1.11.0-1.20240702123536284903.main.32.g49fb0c2.fc40.x86_64
    path: /usr/libexec/podman/netavark
    version: netavark 1.12.0-dev
  ociRuntime:     name: crun
    package: crun-1.15-1.20240708144150212138.main.51.g6c158dd.fc40.x86_64
    path: /usr/bin/crun
    version: |-
      crun version UNKNOWN
      commit: 3d4f083b67cc1a967482cd6110b678be991b9ab3
      rundir: /run/crun
      spec: 1.0.0
      +SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +CRIU +LIBKRUN +WASM:wasmedge +YAJL
  os: linux
  pasta:     executable: /usr/bin/pasta
    package: passt-0^20240624.g1ee2eca-1.fc40.x86_64
    version: |
      pasta 0^20240624.g1ee2eca-1.fc40.x86_64
      Copyright Red Hat
      GNU General Public License, version 2 or later
        <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
      This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
      There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
  remoteSocket:     exists: true
    path: /run/podman/podman.sock
  rootlessNetworkCmd: pasta
  security:     apparmorEnabled: false
    capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
    rootless: false
    seccompEnabled: true
    seccompProfilePath: /usr/share/containers/seccomp.json
    selinuxEnabled: true
  serviceIsRemote: true
  slirp4netns:     executable: /usr/bin/slirp4netns
    package: slirp4netns-1.2.2-2.fc40.x86_64
    version: |-
      slirp4netns version 1.2.2
      commit: 0ee2d87523e906518d34a6b423271e4826f71faf
      libslirp: 4.7.0
      SLIRP_CONFIG_VERSION_MAX: 4
      libseccomp: 2.5.5
  swapFree: 0
  swapTotal: 0
  uptime: 0h 4m 13.00s
  variant: ""
plugins:   authorization: null
  log:   - k8s-file
  - none
  - passthrough
  - journald
  network:   - bridge
  - macvlan
  - ipvlan
  volume:   - local
registries:   search:   - docker.io
store:   configFile: /usr/share/containers/storage.conf
  containerStore:     number: 0
    paused: 0
    running: 0
    stopped: 0
  graphDriverName: overlay
  graphOptions:     overlay.imagestore: /usr/lib/containers/storage
    overlay.mountopt: nodev,metacopy=on
    overlay.use_composefs: "false"
  graphRoot: /var/lib/containers/storage
  graphRootAllocated: 106769133568
  graphRootUsed: 4211679232
  graphStatus:     Backing Filesystem: xfs
    Native Overlay Diff: "false"
    Supports d_type: "true"
    Supports shifting: "true"
    Supports volatile: "true"
    Using metacopy: "true"
  imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
  imageStore:     number: 0
  runRoot: /run/containers/storage
  transientStore: false
  volumePath: /var/lib/containers/storage/volumes
version:   APIVersion: 5.1.2
  Built: 1720569600
  BuiltTime: Wed Jul 10 00:00:00 2024
  GitCommit: ""
  GoVersion: go1.22.5
  Os: linux
  OsArch: linux/amd64
  Version: 5.1.2

Podman in a container

No

Privileged Or Rootless

Privileged

Upstream Latest Release

Yes

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