I want to change the image directory in docker. I tried the initial two methods mentioned here. Both methods work and change the directory for docker images. But the problem is that the images stop responding. I can run the hello world example but if I run the ubuntu container or the whalesay container, docker stops responding and I can't run it again.
docker run -it ubuntu bash
docker run docker/whalesay cowsay boo
On using the above commands, the images get downloaded and nothing happens. Then I enter the command again to run and the system stops responding. I used Ctrl + C to terminate it but after that I can not open any other terminal screen. Also, the system doesn't power off; it gets stuck at a black screen. On force restarting the system docker starts failing to run giving the following log:
docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2017-04-14 20:12:14 EDT; 10min ago
Docs: https://docs.docker.com
Process: 1160 ExecStart=/usr/bin/dockerd -H fd:// (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 1160 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Apr 14 20:12:14 abmittal-linux systemd[1]: Starting Docker Application Container Engine...
Apr 14 20:12:14 abmittal-linux dockerd[1160]: unable to configure the Docker daemon with file /etc/docker/daemon.json: EOF
Apr 14 20:12:14 abmittal-linux systemd[1]: docker.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Apr 14 20:12:14 abmittal-linux systemd[1]: Failed to start Docker Application Container Engine.
Apr 14 20:12:14 abmittal-linux systemd[1]: docker.service: Unit entered failed state.
Apr 14 20:12:14 abmittal-linux systemd[1]: docker.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'
Removing and reinstalling docker also doesn't work if the directory is same as before (even if the directory has been deleted and then made again). I have to change the directory in the configuration to get it to run again but again it stops responding.
The following is my daemon.json file:
{
"graph":"/mnt/other/docker_images"
}
EDIT: I think I may have found the error. The partition /mnt/other is using NTFS file system (and is on a different disk). Can someone please confirm if this might be the source of the error?
