title: Docker - Failed to start container: id already in use (after reboot)
body: <p>I'm running several docker containers with <code>restart=always</code> on Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. The physical server reboots every morning at 2am via cronjob executing <code>reboot now</code>.</p>
  
  <p>So far, I haven't had any problems with that in the past 5 or 6 months running that particular setup.</p>
  
  <p>But today, containers didn't start after the daily reboot. The output of <code>docker ps</code> was empty, all containers were in state "Exited".</p>
  
  <p>Why does this happen all of a sudden? Was my setup mis-configured from the beginning, or does the recent <code>docker-ce</code> package upgrade play a role?</p>
  
  <p>Here are logs before and after the reboot as well as the <code>docker.service</code> unit and version info:</p>
  
  <pre><code>root@skprov2:~# journalctl -b -1 -x -u docker
  Nov 15 02:00:02 skprov2 systemd[1]: Stopping Docker Application Container Engine...
  -- Subject: Unit docker.service has begun shutting down
  -- Defined-By: systemd
  -- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
  --
  -- Unit docker.service has begun shutting down.
  Nov 15 02:00:02 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:02.189764841+01:00" level=info msg="Processing signal 'terminated'"
  Nov 15 02:00:02 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:02.595098434+01:00" level=info msg="shim reaped" id=c929d444a6eb59a69a0da738ca782a9feb92ac1f80e5c4576bf85376c3d4c17a
  Nov 15 02:00:02 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:02.601217756+01:00" level=info msg="shim reaped" id=98a8c1b99cf986e6a889474f0fc28fe3635e466b21f8a37ef3c10a1050495c78
  Nov 15 02:00:02 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:02.604880385+01:00" level=info msg="ignoring event" module=libcontainerd namespace=moby topic=/tasks/delete type="*events.TaskDelete"
  Nov 15 02:00:02 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:02.670918937+01:00" level=info msg="ignoring event" module=libcontainerd namespace=moby topic=/tasks/delete type="*events.TaskDelete"
  Nov 15 02:00:02 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:02.732991633+01:00" level=info msg="shim reaped" id=9b3badc752786df08d00138c0222042a6bd80bb2c971f5a96b71e57105cea95c
  Nov 15 02:00:02 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:02.748732351+01:00" level=info msg="ignoring event" module=libcontainerd namespace=moby topic=/tasks/delete type="*events.TaskDelete"
  Nov 15 02:00:02 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:02.843982385+01:00" level=info msg="shim reaped" id=ae7531405113db8b4754491a12c2ababf09fa0c8f501bfe6f1b33e3ff18b6462
  Nov 15 02:00:02 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:02.869023019+01:00" level=info msg="ignoring event" module=libcontainerd namespace=moby topic=/tasks/delete type="*events.TaskDelete"
  Nov 15 02:00:03 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:03.863568729+01:00" level=info msg="shim reaped" id=b335536f5f07b1db3f32ba4452fc4aadacc02c6184cef7fc9df619ab81bbf002
  Nov 15 02:00:04 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:04.279347144+01:00" level=info msg="ignoring event" module=libcontainerd namespace=moby topic=/tasks/delete type="*events.TaskDelete"
  Nov 15 02:00:12 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:12.233635995+01:00" level=info msg="Container 77e00eabebea97357f05f564597d167acad8f2596b25d295b4366baf08ef3127 failed to exit within 10 seconds of signal 15 - using the force"
  Nov 15 02:00:12 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:12.253563540+01:00" level=info msg="Container 7f7d2a92bcdbb240a9400942c9301f5cd77bf9d3fbde1d38f41a2bd1226f9b09 failed to exit within 10 seconds of signal 15 - using the force"
  Nov 15 02:00:12 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:12.253563179+01:00" level=info msg="Container f6b49cc85eb7f9226ac192498b1e319d68e0de2faff6b4e3e67adabba43a093a failed to exit within 10 seconds of signal 15 - using the force"
  Nov 15 02:00:12 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:12.654403249+01:00" level=info msg="shim reaped" id=7f7d2a92bcdbb240a9400942c9301f5cd77bf9d3fbde1d38f41a2bd1226f9b09
  Nov 15 02:00:12 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:12.679675304+01:00" level=info msg="shim reaped" id=f6b49cc85eb7f9226ac192498b1e319d68e0de2faff6b4e3e67adabba43a093a
  Nov 15 02:00:12 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:12.680699340+01:00" level=info msg="ignoring event" module=libcontainerd namespace=moby topic=/tasks/delete type="*events.TaskDelete"
  Nov 15 02:00:12 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:12.689801078+01:00" level=info msg="ignoring event" module=libcontainerd namespace=moby topic=/tasks/delete type="*events.TaskDelete"
  Nov 15 02:00:13 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:13.088891655+01:00" level=info msg="shim reaped" id=77e00eabebea97357f05f564597d167acad8f2596b25d295b4366baf08ef3127
  Nov 15 02:00:13 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:13.111193244+01:00" level=info msg="ignoring event" module=libcontainerd namespace=moby topic=/tasks/delete type="*events.TaskDelete"
  Nov 15 02:00:15 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:15.233286510+01:00" level=info msg="stopping event stream following graceful shutdown" error="&lt;nil&gt;" module=libcontainerd namespace=moby
  Nov 15 02:00:15 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:15.233684167+01:00" level=info msg="stopping healthcheck following graceful shutdown" module=libcontainerd
  Nov 15 02:00:15 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:15.233695697+01:00" level=info msg="stopping event stream following graceful shutdown" error="context canceled" module=libcontainerd namespace=plugins.moby
  Nov 15 02:00:15 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:15.234287398+01:00" level=info msg="pickfirstBalancer: HandleSubConnStateChange: 0xc4209ec610, TRANSIENT_FAILURE" module=grpc
  Nov 15 02:00:15 skprov2 dockerd[1504]: time="2018-11-15T02:00:15.234328545+01:00" level=info msg="pickfirstBalancer: HandleSubConnStateChange: 0xc4209ec610, CONNECTING" module=grpc
  Nov 15 02:00:16 skprov2 systemd[1]: Stopped Docker Application Container Engine.
  -- Subject: Unit docker.service has finished shutting down
  -- Defined-By: systemd
  -- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
  --
  -- Unit docker.service has finished shutting down.
  
  
  
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  root@skprov2:~# journalctl -b 0 -x -u docker
  -- Logs begin at Thu 2018-07-05 13:16:23 CEST, end at Thu 2018-11-15 08:16:31 CET. --
  Nov 15 02:04:00 skprov2 systemd[1]: Starting Docker Application Container Engine...
  -- Subject: Unit docker.service has begun start-up
  -- Defined-By: systemd
  -- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
  --
  -- Unit docker.service has begun starting up.
  Nov 15 02:04:12 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:12.152961544+01:00" level=info msg="systemd-resolved is running, so using resolvconf: /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf"
  Nov 15 02:04:12 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:12.432271212+01:00" level=info msg="parsed scheme: \"unix\"" module=grpc
  Nov 15 02:04:12 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:12.432315437+01:00" level=info msg="scheme \"unix\" not registered, fallback to default scheme" module=grpc
  Nov 15 02:04:12 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:12.439772198+01:00" level=info msg="parsed scheme: \"unix\"" module=grpc
  Nov 15 02:04:12 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:12.439800208+01:00" level=info msg="scheme \"unix\" not registered, fallback to default scheme" module=grpc
  Nov 15 02:04:12 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:12.471564855+01:00" level=info msg="ccResolverWrapper: sending new addresses to cc: [{unix:///run/containerd/containerd.sock 0  &lt;nil&gt;}]" module=grpc
  Nov 15 02:04:12 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:12.471618580+01:00" level=info msg="ClientConn switching balancer to \"pick_first\"" module=grpc
  Nov 15 02:04:12 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:12.471653422+01:00" level=info msg="ccResolverWrapper: sending new addresses to cc: [{unix:///run/containerd/containerd.sock 0  &lt;nil&gt;}]" module=grpc
  Nov 15 02:04:12 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:12.475146270+01:00" level=info msg="ClientConn switching balancer to \"pick_first\"" module=grpc
  Nov 15 02:04:12 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:12.475678777+01:00" level=info msg="pickfirstBalancer: HandleSubConnStateChange: 0xc420abc010, CONNECTING" module=grpc
  Nov 15 02:04:12 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:12.475795536+01:00" level=info msg="pickfirstBalancer: HandleSubConnStateChange: 0xc42080b0b0, CONNECTING" module=grpc
  Nov 15 02:04:12 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:12.475769194+01:00" level=info msg="blockingPicker: the picked transport is not ready, loop back to repick" module=grpc
  Nov 15 02:04:12 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:12.476273893+01:00" level=info msg="pickfirstBalancer: HandleSubConnStateChange: 0xc42080b0b0, READY" module=grpc
  Nov 15 02:04:12 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:12.476346309+01:00" level=info msg="pickfirstBalancer: HandleSubConnStateChange: 0xc420abc010, READY" module=grpc
  Nov 15 02:04:14 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:14.769703354+01:00" level=info msg="[graphdriver] using prior storage driver: overlay2"
  Nov 15 02:04:23 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:23.247573731+01:00" level=info msg="Graph migration to content-addressability took 0.00 seconds"
  Nov 15 02:04:23 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:23.247926863+01:00" level=warning msg="Your kernel does not support swap memory limit"
  Nov 15 02:04:23 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:23.247998928+01:00" level=warning msg="Your kernel does not support cgroup rt period"
  Nov 15 02:04:23 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:23.248016977+01:00" level=warning msg="Your kernel does not support cgroup rt runtime"
  Nov 15 02:04:23 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:23.254944197+01:00" level=info msg="Loading containers: start."
  Nov 15 02:04:25 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:25.856323528+01:00" level=info msg="Default bridge (docker0) is assigned with an IP address 172.17.0.0/16. Daemon option --bip can be used to set a preferred IP address"
  Nov 15 02:04:35 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:35.182112549+01:00" level=error msg="Failed to start container c929d444a6eb59a69a0da738ca782a9feb92ac1f80e5c4576bf85376c3d4c17a: id already in use"
  Nov 15 02:04:35 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:35.206030890+01:00" level=error msg="Failed to start container b335536f5f07b1db3f32ba4452fc4aadacc02c6184cef7fc9df619ab81bbf002: id already in use"
  Nov 15 02:04:35 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:35.235647072+01:00" level=error msg="Failed to start container ae7531405113db8b4754491a12c2ababf09fa0c8f501bfe6f1b33e3ff18b6462: id already in use"
  Nov 15 02:04:35 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:35.374241415+01:00" level=error msg="Failed to start container 9b3badc752786df08d00138c0222042a6bd80bb2c971f5a96b71e57105cea95c: id already in use"
  Nov 15 02:04:35 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:35.410173049+01:00" level=error msg="Failed to start container 7f7d2a92bcdbb240a9400942c9301f5cd77bf9d3fbde1d38f41a2bd1226f9b09: id already in use"
  Nov 15 02:04:36 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:36.171600568+01:00" level=error msg="Failed to start container 98a8c1b99cf986e6a889474f0fc28fe3635e466b21f8a37ef3c10a1050495c78: id already in use"
  Nov 15 02:04:36 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:36.970077586+01:00" level=error msg="Failed to start container f6b49cc85eb7f9226ac192498b1e319d68e0de2faff6b4e3e67adabba43a093a: id already in use"
  Nov 15 02:04:36 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:36.993993749+01:00" level=error msg="Failed to start container 77e00eabebea97357f05f564597d167acad8f2596b25d295b4366baf08ef3127: id already in use"
  Nov 15 02:04:36 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:36.994202774+01:00" level=info msg="Loading containers: done."
  Nov 15 02:04:37 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:37.492457742+01:00" level=info msg="Docker daemon" commit=4d60db4 graphdriver(s)=overlay2 version=18.09.0
  Nov 15 02:04:37 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:37.494916840+01:00" level=info msg="Daemon has completed initialization"
  Nov 15 02:04:37 skprov2 dockerd[1690]: time="2018-11-15T02:04:37.669139526+01:00" level=info msg="API listen on /var/run/docker.sock"
  Nov 15 02:04:37 skprov2 systemd[1]: Started Docker Application Container Engine.
  -- Subject: Unit docker.service has finished start-up
  -- Defined-By: systemd
  -- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
  --
  -- Unit docker.service has finished starting up.
  --
  -- The start-up result is RESULT.
  
  
  
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  root@skprov2:~# cat /lib/systemd/system/docker.service
  [Unit]
  Description=Docker Application Container Engine
  Documentation=https://docs.docker.com
  BindsTo=containerd.service
  After=network-online.target firewalld.service
  Wants=network-online.target
  
  [Service]
  Type=notify
  # the default is not to use systemd for cgroups because the delegate issues still
  # exists and systemd currently does not support the cgroup feature set required
  # for containers run by docker
  ExecStart=/usr/bin/dockerd -H unix://
  ExecReload=/bin/kill -s HUP $MAINPID
  TimeoutSec=0
  RestartSec=2
  Restart=always
  
  # Note that StartLimit* options were moved from "Service" to "Unit" in systemd 229.
  # Both the old, and new location are accepted by systemd 229 and up, so using the old location
  # to make them work for either version of systemd.
  StartLimitBurst=3
  
  # Note that StartLimitInterval was renamed to StartLimitIntervalSec in systemd 230.
  # Both the old, and new name are accepted by systemd 230 and up, so using the old name to make
  # this option work for either version of systemd.
  StartLimitInterval=60s
  
  # Having non-zero Limit*s causes performance problems due to accounting overhead
  # in the kernel. We recommend using cgroups to do container-local accounting.
  LimitNOFILE=infinity
  LimitNPROC=infinity
  LimitCORE=infinity
  
  # Comment TasksMax if your systemd version does not supports it.
  # Only systemd 226 and above support this option.
  TasksMax=infinity
  
  # set delegate yes so that systemd does not reset the cgroups of docker containers
  Delegate=yes
  
  # kill only the docker process, not all processes in the cgroup
  KillMode=process
  
  [Install]
  WantedBy=multi-user.target
  
  
  
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  root@skprov2:~# docker info &amp;&amp; docker version
  Containers: 14
   Running: 5
   Paused: 0
   Stopped: 9
  Images: 61
  Server Version: 18.09.0
  Storage Driver: overlay2
   Backing Filesystem: extfs
   Supports d_type: true
   Native Overlay Diff: true
  Logging Driver: json-file
  Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs
  Plugins:
   Volume: local
   Network: bridge host macvlan null overlay
   Log: awslogs fluentd gcplogs gelf journald json-file local logentries splunk syslog
  Swarm: inactive
  Runtimes: runc
  Default Runtime: runc
  Init Binary: docker-init
  containerd version: c4446665cb9c30056f4998ed953e6d4ff22c7c39
  runc version: 4fc53a81fb7c994640722ac585fa9ca548971871
  init version: fec3683
  Security Options:
   apparmor
   seccomp
    Profile: default
  Kernel Version: 4.15.0-39-generic
  Operating System: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
  OSType: linux
  Architecture: x86_64
  CPUs: 16
  Total Memory: 31.39GiB
  Name: skprov2
  ID: EDC2:AGFH:BHKP:P4HS:M5DA:ZPXM:AU6B:TV6E:6KIU:YC4S:F3NN:35A4
  Docker Root Dir: /var/lib/docker
  Debug Mode (client): false
  Debug Mode (server): false
  Registry: https://index.docker.io/v1/
  Labels:
  Experimental: false
  Insecure Registries:
   localhost:5000
   127.0.0.0/8
  Live Restore Enabled: false
  Product License: Community Engine
  
  WARNING: No swap limit support
  Client:
   Version:           18.09.0
   API version:       1.39
   Go version:        go1.10.4
   Git commit:        4d60db4
   Built:             Wed Nov  7 00:49:01 2018
   OS/Arch:           linux/amd64
   Experimental:      false
  
  Server: Docker Engine - Community
   Engine:
    Version:          18.09.0
    API version:      1.39 (minimum version 1.12)
    Go version:       go1.10.4
    Git commit:       4d60db4
    Built:            Wed Nov  7 00:16:44 2018
    OS/Arch:          linux/amd64
    Experimental:     false
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