LXC: Unprivileged container bind mount no files visible — by landei on Proxmox Forum

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Solved thread from 2020 where a bind mount showed no usable files because unprivileged IDs are remapped on the host. A Proxmox staff member pointed to the cause, and the author fixed it with subuid/subgid entries and lxc.idmap lines mapping one container ID straight through.

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Source: LXC: Unprivileged container bind mount no files visible by landei on Proxmox Forum. Licence: Link only (©).

Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
Link checked: 2026-11-02
Tested hands-on: Not by Oddbyte.Me

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