Update lib.py

lib.py

@@ -595,20 +595,48 @@ if FLASK_AVAILABLE:
             vm_id = str(uuid.uuid4())[:8]
             container_name = f"vm-{vm_id}"
 
-            # Create and start container
+            # Try different container creation approaches for different environments
             success, stdout, stderr = run_podman_cmd([
                 'run', '-d', '--name', container_name,
                 '--cpus', str(vcpu), '--memory', memory,
                 '--rm', image, 'sleep', 'infinity'
             ])
 
+            # If rootless podman fails, try with different options
             if not success:
-                print(f"Failed to create container: {stderr}")
-                if "authentication required" in stderr.lower():
-                    print("Podman authentication issue. Try running: podman login docker.io")
-                elif "podman not found" in stderr.lower():
-                    print("Podman not installed. Install with: sudo apt install podman")
-                return None
+                print(f"Initial container creation failed: {stderr}")
+
+                # Check if we're in a containerized environment
+                if os.path.exists('/.dockerenv') or os.path.exists('/run/.containerenv'):
+                    print("Detected containerized environment, trying alternative podman configuration...")
+
+                    # Try with --privileged flag for podman
+                    success, stdout, stderr = run_podman_cmd([
+                        '--runtime', 'runc', 'run', '-d', '--name', container_name,
+                        '--cpus', str(vcpu), '--memory', memory,
+                        '--rm', image, 'sleep', 'infinity'
+                    ])
+
+                    if not success:
+                        # Try with crun runtime if available
+                        success, stdout, stderr = run_podman_cmd([
+                            '--runtime', 'crun', 'run', '-d', '--name', container_name,
+                            '--cpus', str(vcpu), '--memory', memory,
+                            '--rm', image, 'sleep', 'infinity'
+                        ])
+
+                if not success:
+                    print(f"Failed to create container after retries: {stderr}")
+                    if "authentication required" in stderr.lower():
+                        print("Podman authentication issue. Try running: podman login docker.io")
+                    elif "podman not found" in stderr.lower():
+                        print("Podman not installed. Install with: sudo apt install podman")
+                    elif "namespace" in stderr.lower() or "newuidmap" in stderr.lower():
+                        print("Rootless podman issue. Container needs privileged mode or proper user namespace setup.")
+                        print("Try running container with: --privileged --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN")
+                    elif "shared mount" in stderr.lower():
+                        print("Mount sharing issue. Try running container with: --mount type=tmpfs,destination=/tmp")
+                    return None
 
             self.vms[vm_id] = {
                 'container_name': container_name,