toolbox failing with error "Container 'toolbox-root' in unknown state: 'created'"

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Issue

  • toolbox command, run in a RHOCP node, fails with error Container 'toolbox-root' in unknown state: 'created'" and the 'toolbox-root' container is not started.
  • unable to start toolbox container on RHCOS
  • how to manually start toolbox container

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP)
    • 4.11
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS)
    • 4.11, based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6
  • Podman
    • 4.0

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