Docker - Cannot remove dead container

Question

I am unable to remove the dead container, it appears again after i restart the Docker service.

docker ps -a
CONTAINER ID         STATUS          
11667ef1623         


        

Answer 1

There are a lot of answers in here but none of them involved the (quick) solution that worked for me.

I'm using Docker version 1.12.3, build 6b644ec.

I simply ran docker rmi for the image from whence the dead container came. A docker ps -a then showed the dead container missing completely.

Then, of course, I just re-pulled the image and ran the container again.

I have no idea how it found itself in this state but so it is...