lxc launch accepts but ignores --console argument

[simondeziel]

Steps to reproduce:

Launch v1 with a text console:

$ lxc launch --empty --vm --console v1
Launching v1

Notice no console is shown. Same goes for --console=vga that equally doesn't work.

On the other hand, lxc init refuses the --console argument (which is fine):

$ lxc init --empty --vm --console v1
Error: unknown flag: --console
$ lxc init --empty --vm v1
Creating v1
$ lxc start --console v1
To detach from the console, press: <ctrl>+a q

So either lxc launch should refuse the --console argument or even better, it should keep accepting it but act accordingly.

Additional information:

$ snap list lxd
Name  Version      Rev    Tracking     Publisher   Notes
lxd   git-e0b4dac  30866  latest/edge  canonical✓  -

[tomponline]

Ive think ive used that in the past, i think recently, so seems like a regression.

[simondeziel]

Ive think ive used that in the past, i think recently, so seems like a regression.

I had that feeling too, so I've checked with 5.0/stable and 5.21/stable, both work:

# lxc launch images:alpine/edge a1 --console
Creating a1
Starting a1                                 
To detach from the console, press: <ctrl>+a q
 * Caching service dependencies ... [ ok ]
 * Mounting local filesystems ... [ ok ]
 * Creating user login records ... [ ok ]
 * Cleaning /tmp directory ... [ ok ]
 * Remounting devtmpfs on /dev ...mount: mounting dev on /dev failed: Permission denied
 [ !! ]
 * Mounting /dev/shm ... [ ok ]
 * Starting busybox syslog ... [ ok ]
 * Starting busybox crond ... [ ok ]
 * Starting networking ... *   lo ... [ ok ]
 *   eth0 ...udhcpc: started, v1.37.0
udhcpc: broadcasting discover
udhcpc: broadcasting select for 10.210.98.76, server 10.210.98.1
udhcpc: lease of 10.210.98.76 obtained from 10.210.98.1, lease time 3600
 [ ok ]

Welcome to Alpine Linux 3.20
Kernel 5.15.0-1067-kvm on an x86_64 (/dev/console)

a1 login: