Can't run Docker container due device mapper error

Question

I just can\'t create and run new containers in Docker anymore. But in the same time a can run previously created containers.

When I try to do something like this:<

Answer 1

When the docker partition filled and docker would no longer start after reboot, I encountered this:

# thin_check /var/lib/docker/devicemapper/devicemapper/metadata
examining superblock
examining devices tree
  missing devices: [0, -]
    bad checksum in btree node
examining mapping tree
  thin device 72 is missing mappings [137494, 137594]
    bad checksum in btree node
  thin device 72 is missing mappings [137721, -]
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I was able to repair with this procedure:

# thin_dump -r /var/lib/docker/devicemapper/devicemapper/metadata -o /tmp/metadata.xml
# thin_restore -i /tmp/metadata.xml -o /var/lib/docker/devicemapper/devicemapper/metadata