After reboot of the host i have different error message: root@blade1:~# virt-install --connect lxc:/// --name test_LXC --memory 128 --filesystem /home/lxcuser/LXC,/ --init /bin/sh WARNING No operating system detected, VM performance may suffer. Specify an OS with --os-variant for optimal results. Starting install... ERROR internal error: guest failed to start: Failure in libvirt_lxc startup: cannot find init path '/bin/sh' relative to container root: No such file or directory Domain installation does not appear to have been successful. If it was, you can restart your domain by running: virsh --connect lxc:/// start test_LXC otherwise, please restart your installation. root@blade1:~# ls -al /home/lxcuser/LXC total 24 drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Mar 28 16:09 . drwxr-xr-x+ 7 lxcuser lxcuser 4096 Mar 28 13:20 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 28 16:09 dev drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 28 16:09 .oldroot drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 28 16:09 proc drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 28 16:09 sys