Docker container on postgres:latest image fails to start

Question

I recently downloaded docker (Mac OS X 10.15.4) and installed it. I followed instructions I found on the PostgreSQL site to pull postgres (latest) and run a container. Worked great. I was able to connect to it from PgAdmin4. Then I decided I wanted to restore a database from a production backup which I decided to do by mounting an additional volume where the backup existed. I couldn't start a container with the same name, and I hadn't done anything in that container, so I removed it and all volumes. I failed ever after starting a container using the same command as I'd used successfully with the additional mount. I decided to reset Docker to factory settings. After doing so, I tried again. It doesn't work. The container starts then dies immediately. I have no insight into why.

2020-05-06T11:41:55.463179196-04:00 container create 109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa (image=postgres, name=pg-docker)
2020-05-06T11:41:55.496823194-04:00 network connect 7c37295bd5df3fadec72496e023e329ee966f4c70544a6a6aa0c97e2fab2a903 (container=109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa, name=bridge, type=bridge)
2020-05-06T11:41:55.705673026-04:00 container start 109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa (image=postgres, name=pg-docker)
2020-05-06T11:41:55.812712608-04:00 container die 109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa (exitCode=1, image=postgres, name=pg-docker)
2020-05-06T11:41:55.888199562-04:00 network disconnect 7c37295bd5df3fadec72496e023e329ee966f4c70544a6a6aa0c97e2fab2a903 (container=109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa, name=bridge, type=bridge)
2020-05-06T11:41:55.908164483-04:00 container destroy 109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa (image=postgres, name=pg-docker)

I assume it has something to do with the network, but I can't tell what. I thought maybe my localhost had not let go of 5432, so I've tried changing that using -p 5435:5432, but that doesn't work either. How can I find out what's going on?

The command I'm using to run the container is:

docker run --rm  --name pg-docker -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=docker -d -p 5432:5432 -v $HOME/Documents/video:/backup -v $HOME/docker/volumes/postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data  postgres

This is from the Console App being reported by Docker when attempting to start the container:

default 11:41:55.407542-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   proxy >> HEAD /_ping
default 11:41:55.409288-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   proxy << HEAD /_ping (1.746372ms)
default 11:41:55.411046-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   proxy >> POST /v1.40/containers/create?name=pg-docker
default 11:41:55.461261-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   proxy << POST /v1.40/containers/create?name=pg-docker (50.197222ms)
default 11:41:55.462152-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   proxy >> POST /v1.40/containers/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa/wait?condition=removed
default 11:41:55.464062-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   proxy >> POST /v1.40/containers/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa/start
default 11:41:55.464859-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   proxy >> GET /containers/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa/json
default 11:41:55.465967-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   osxfsApprover.Approve([src=/Users/jboss/Documents/video,dst=/backup,option= src=/Users/jboss/docker/volumes/postgres,dst=/var/lib/postgresql/data,option=])
default 11:41:55.466197-0400    com.docker.osxfs    Volume.approve /none (paths = [/Users/jboss/Documents/video:state=default, /Users/jboss/docker/volumes/postgres:state=default])
default 11:41:55.466882-0400    com.docker.osxfs    Volume.approve /none (watches [/Users/jboss/docker/volumes/postgres -> /Users/jboss/docker/volumes/postgres (state=default), /Users/jboss/Documents/video -> /Users/jboss/Documents/video (state=default)])
default 11:41:55.466871-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   proxy << GET /containers/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa/json (2.016717ms)
default 11:41:55.467111-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   vpnkitApprover.Approve([TCP 0.0.0.0:5432])
default 11:41:55.467338-0400    com.docker.backend  external: GET /forwards/list 200 "Go-http-client/1.1" ""
default 11:41:55.467505-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   vpnkitExposer.Add(approver-1371561297748223034, [TCP 0.0.0.0:5432 -> 0.0.0.0:0])
default 11:41:55.467730-0400    com.docker.backend  adding docker-proxy-port-approver/approver-1371561297748223034 tcp forward from 0.0.0.0:5432 to 0.0.0.0:0
default 11:41:55.467873-0400    com.docker.backend  external: POST /forwards/expose/port 200 "Go-http-client/1.1" ""
default 11:41:55.468002-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   vpnkitExposer.Remove(approver-1371561297748223034)
default 11:41:55.468159-0400    com.docker.backend  external: GET /forwards/list 200 "Go-http-client/1.1" ""
default 11:41:55.468420-0400    com.docker.backend  removing docker-proxy-port-approver/approver-1371561297748223034 tcp forward from 0.0.0.0:5432 to 0.0.0.0:0
default 11:41:55.468511-0400    com.docker.backend  stopping accepting connections on docker-proxy-port-approver/approver-1371561297748223034 tcp forward from 0.0.0.0:5432 to 0.0.0.0:0
default 11:41:55.468554-0400    com.docker.backend  external: POST /forwards/unexpose/port 200 "Go-http-client/1.1" ""
default 11:41:55.472629-0400    com.docker.hyperkit [  494.229979] docker0: port 1(vetheef523c) entered blocking state
default 11:41:55.473438-0400    com.docker.hyperkit [  494.230826] docker0: port 1(vetheef523c) entered disabled state
default 11:41:55.474180-0400    com.docker.hyperkit [  494.231632] device vetheef523c entered promiscuous mode
default 11:41:55.475174-0400    com.docker.hyperkit [  494.232437] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): vetheef523c: link is not ready
default 11:41:55.538427-0400    com.docker.hyperkit [  494.295944] IPVS: ftp: loaded support on port[0] = 21
default 11:41:55.559931-0400    mDNSResponder   [R757855] DNSServiceQueryRecord(11000, 0, <private>, AAAA) START PID[25818](com.docker.supe)
default 11:41:55.560089-0400    mDNSResponder   [R757856] DNSServiceQueryRecord(11000, 0, <private>, Addr) START PID[25818](com.docker.supe)
default 11:41:55.560372-0400    mDNSResponder   [R757855] DNSServiceQueryRecord(11000, 0, <private>, AAAA) STOP PID[25818](com.docker.supe)
default 11:41:55.560431-0400    mDNSResponder   [R757856] DNSServiceQueryRecord(11000, 0, <private>, Addr) STOP PID[25818](com.docker.supe)
default 11:41:55.591696-0400    mDNSResponder   [R757857] DNSServiceQueryRecord(11000, 0, <private>, Addr) START PID[25818](com.docker.supe)
default 11:41:55.591860-0400    mDNSResponder   [R757858] DNSServiceQueryRecord(11000, 0, <private>, AAAA) START PID[25818](com.docker.supe)
default 11:41:55.592174-0400    mDNSResponder   [R757857] DNSServiceQueryRecord(11000, 0, <private>, Addr) STOP PID[25818](com.docker.supe)
default 11:41:55.592269-0400    mDNSResponder   [R757858] DNSServiceQueryRecord(11000, 0, <private>, AAAA) STOP PID[25818](com.docker.supe)
default 11:41:55.629451-0400    com.docker.hyperkit [  494.387147] eth0: renamed from vethba1ca3b
default 11:41:55.641628-0400    com.docker.hyperkit [  494.399002] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): vetheef523c: link becomes ready
default 11:41:55.642402-0400    com.docker.hyperkit [  494.399924] docker0: port 1(vetheef523c) entered blocking state
default 11:41:55.643290-0400    com.docker.hyperkit [  494.400731] docker0: port 1(vetheef523c) entered forwarding state
default 11:41:55.703285-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   proxy << POST /v1.40/containers/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa/start (239.215298ms)
default 11:41:55.704258-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   Cancel connection...
default 11:41:55.705234-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   proxy << POST /v1.40/containers/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa/wait?condition=removed (243.069643ms)
default 11:41:55.705255-0400    com.docker.backend  osxfsSharer.Add(109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa, [src=/Users/jboss/Documents/video,dst=/backup,option= src=/Users/jboss/docker/volumes/postgres,dst=/var/lib/postgresql/data,option=])
default 11:41:55.705529-0400    com.docker.osxfs    Volume.approve docker/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa (paths = [/Users/jboss/Documents/video:state=default, /Users/jboss/docker/volumes/postgres:state=default])
default 11:41:55.705797-0400    com.docker.backend  vpnkitExposer.Add(109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa, [TCP 0.0.0.0:5432 -> 127.0.0.1:5432])
default 11:41:55.705890-0400    com.docker.backend  adding docker-containers/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa tcp forward from 0.0.0.0:5432 to 127.0.0.1:5432
default 11:41:55.705997-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   proxy >> GET /containers/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa/json
default 11:41:55.706270-0400    com.docker.osxfs    Volume.approve docker/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa (watches [/Users/jboss/docker/volumes/postgres -> /Users/jboss/docker/volumes/postgres (state=default), /Users/jboss/Documents/video -> /Users/jboss/Documents/video (state=default)])
default 11:41:55.706309-0400    com.docker.osxfs    Volume.start docker/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa (paths = [/Users/jboss/Documents/video:state=default, /Users/jboss/docker/volumes/postgres:state=default])
default 11:41:55.706399-0400    com.docker.osxfs    callback_change_opts_if_different pin=true old_opts=state=default new_opts=state=default subtree=((node((path"")(subscribers())(opts((state Default)))(change_opts <fun>)(sub())))(children()))
default 11:41:55.707102-0400    com.docker.osxfs    callback_change_opts_if_different pin=true old_opts=state=default new_opts=state=default subtree=((node((path"")(subscribers())(opts((state Default)))(change_opts <fun>)(sub())))(children()))
default 11:41:55.707885-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   proxy << GET /containers/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa/json (1.902123ms)
default 11:41:55.810340-0400    com.docker.backend  osxfsSharer.Remove(109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa)
default 11:41:55.810483-0400    com.docker.backend  vpnkitExposer.Remove(109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa)
default 11:41:55.810596-0400    com.docker.osxfs    Volume.stop docker/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa (paths = [/Users/jboss/Documents/video:state=default, /Users/jboss/docker/volumes/postgres:state=default])
default 11:41:55.810616-0400    com.docker.backend  removing docker-containers/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa tcp forward from 0.0.0.0:5432 to 127.0.0.1:5432
default 11:41:55.810762-0400    com.docker.backend  stopping accepting connections on docker-containers/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa tcp forward from 0.0.0.0:5432 to 127.0.0.1:5432
default 11:41:55.811214-0400    com.docker.osxfs    callback_change_opts_if_different pin=false old_opts=state=default new_opts=state=default subtree=((node((path /Users/jboss/Documents/video)(subscribers((docker/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa((container docker/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa)(mount_opts((state Default)))(path_segs(Users jboss Documents video))(osxfs_state((mount((export_path /Users)(export_root /Users)(mount_path /Users)))(nodes <opaque>)(max_read 1048576)(perfstat <opaque>)(chan(<opaque>))(events true)))(node_id 4)))))(opts((state Default)))(change_opts <fun>)(sub((Watch Stopped)))))(children()))
default 11:41:55.811692-0400    com.docker.osxfs    callback_change_opts_if_different pin=false old_opts=state=default new_opts=state=default subtree=((node((path /Users/jboss/docker/volumes/postgres)(subscribers((docker/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa((container docker/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa)(mount_opts((state Default)))(path_segs(Users jboss docker volumes postgres))(osxfs_state((mount((export_path /Users)(export_root /Users)(mount_path /Users)))(nodes <opaque>)(max_read 1048576)(perfstat <opaque>)(chan(<opaque>))(events true)))(node_id 7)))))(opts((state Default)))(change_opts <fun>)(sub((Watch Stopped)))))(children()))
default 11:41:55.812771-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   proxy >> GET /containers/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa/json
default 11:41:55.823077-0400    com.docker.hyperkit [  494.580710] docker0: port 1(vetheef523c) entered disabled state
default 11:41:55.823694-0400    com.docker.hyperkit [  494.581567] vethba1ca3b: renamed from eth0
default 11:41:55.847177-0400    com.docker.hyperkit [  494.604827] docker0: port 1(vetheef523c) entered disabled state
default 11:41:55.848427-0400    com.docker.hyperkit [  494.606157] device vetheef523c left promiscuous mode
default 11:41:55.849209-0400    com.docker.hyperkit [  494.606875] docker0: port 1(vetheef523c) entered disabled state
default 11:41:55.904035-0400    com.docker.driver.amd64-linux   proxy << GET /containers/109ba7f699164a17aae50ef34d6f90a6aea86023ef7f270f8451f4b555d8f0aa/json (91.26475ms)

The output from docker network ls:

jboss@JBoss-iMac-Pro 12 % docker network ls
NETWORK ID          NAME                DRIVER              SCOPE
7c37295bd5df        bridge              bridge              local
22776a78550b        host                host                local
47520ea94014        none                null                local
jboss@JBoss-iMac-Pro 12 % 

Answer 1

Try docker container ps -a , it will show you all containers. you can remove old one with docker container rm and then create new one.

Answer 2

I finally got things to work. I removed ~/docker/volumes/postgres and recreated it. Container started right up.