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[evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Running Sysbox on hosts where /var/lib/sysbox (or /var/lib/docker) sits on overlayfs, xfs without ftype, tmpfs or network storage\nSteps:\n1. df -T /var/lib/sysbox /var/lib/docker\n2. Move the directories to an ext4/btrfs volume (bind mount or symlink).\n3. Restart sysbox and docker.\nExpected: The error no longer appears.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"eb61d1e0-88c9-4e54-b672-321c15b43953","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Put /var/lib/sysbox and /var/lib/docker on ext4 or btrfs (e.g. a dedicated disk/partition), then restart sysbox and Docker.\n\nOption: Put /var/lib/sysbox and /var/lib/docker on ext4 or btrfs (e.g. a dedicated disk/partition), then restart sysbox and Docker. [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Running Sysbox on hosts where /var/lib/sysbox (or /var/lib/docker) sits on overlayfs, xfs without ftype, tmpfs or network storage\nSteps:\n1. df -T /var/lib/sysbox /var/lib/docker\n2. Move the directories to an ext4/btrfs volume (bind mount or symlink).\n3. 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