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Error: failed to migrate containers
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Description
**Describe the bug**
```
➜ ~ toolbox enter dev --log-level debug
DEBU Running as real user ID 1000
DEBU Resolved absolute path to the executable as /usr/bin/toolbox
DEBU Running on a cgroups v2 host
DEBU Looking up sub-GID and sub-UID ranges for user andreluis
DEBU TOOLBX_DELAY_ENTRY_POINT is
DEBU TOOLBX_FAIL_ENTRY_POINT is
DEBU TOOLBOX_PATH is /usr/bin/toolbox
DEBU Migrating to newer Podman
DEBU Toolbx config directory is /var/home/me/.config/toolbox
DEBU Current Podman version is 5.5.1
DEBU Creating runtime directory /run/user/1000/toolbox
DEBU Old Podman version is 5.5.0
Error: cannot use command "podman system migrate" with the remote podman client
DEBU Migrating to newer Podman: failed to migrate containers: failed to invoke podman(1)
Error: failed to migrate containers
```
**Steps how to reproduce the behaviour**
After updating podman from 5.5.0 to 5.5.1 on Fedora Silverblue
toolbox enter
**Expected behaviour**
Entering the container
**Actual behaviour**
Error: failed to migrate containers
**Screenshots**
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**Output of `toolbox --version` (v0.0.90+)**
toolbox version 0.1.2
**Toolbx package info (`rpm -q toolbox`)**
toolbox-0.1.2-1.fc42.x86_64
**Output of `podman version`**
```
Client: Podman Engine
Version: 5.5.1
API Version: 5.5.1
Go Version: go1.24.3
Git Commit: 850db76dd78a0641eddb9ee19ee6f60d2c59bcfa
Built: Wed Jun 4 21:00:00 2025
Build Origin: Fedora Project
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Server: Podman Engine
Version: 5.5.1
API Version: 5.5.1
Go Version: go1.24.3
Git Commit: 850db76dd78a0641eddb9ee19ee6f60d2c59bcfa
Built: Wed Jun 4 21:00:00 2025
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
```
**Podman package info (`rpm -q podman`)**
`podman-5.5.1-1.fc42.x86_64`
**Info about your OS**
Fedora Silverblue 42
**Additional context**
After updating podman from 5.5.0 to 5.5.1
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by tracing the Toolbx Podman migration path that runs during `toolbox enter`, focusing on the `podman system migrate` invocation and the remote-client error. Reproduce with Podman 5.5.0 to 5.5.1 on Fedora Silverblue 42; done means entering the container succeeds without the migration error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100