cat Dockerfile
FROM docker.io/centos
MAINTAINER vitasis
ENV container docker
RUN yum clean all; yum -y install hostname tar git; yum -y update; yum clean all
# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118740
RUN yum -y swap -- remove systemd-libs -- install systemd systemd-libs; yum clean all; \
#RUN yum -y install systemd systemd-libs; yum clean all; \
(cd /lib/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/ && for i in *; do [ $i == systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service ] || rm -f $i; done); \
rm -f /lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/*;\
rm -f /etc/systemd/system/*.wants/*;\
rm -f /lib/systemd/system/local-fs.target.wants/*; \
rm -f /lib/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/*udev*; \
rm -f /lib/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/*initctl*; \
rm -f /lib/systemd/system/basic.target.wants/*;\
rm -f /lib/systemd/system/anaconda.target.wants/*;
VOLUME [ "/sys/fs/cgroup" ]
CMD ["/usr/sbin/init"]
sudo docker build --rm=true -t vitasis/centos7-systemd .
sudo docker run --name test --privileged -ti -v /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro vitasis/centos7-systemd
sudo docker ps | grep test
sudo docker exec -i -t 63f43c4ccbba bash
Detected virtualization 'other'.
Welcome to CentOS Linux 7 (Core)!
Set hostname to <79251a373052>.
Cannot add dependency job for unit display-manager.service, ignoring: Unit display-manager.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
[ OK ] Reached target Paths.
[ OK ] Listening on Journal Socket.
[ OK ] Listening on Delayed Shutdown Socket.
[ OK ] Reached target Swap.
[ OK ] Created slice Root Slice.
[ OK ] Created slice System Slice.
[ OK ] Reached target Slices.
[ OK ] Reached target Local File Systems.
Starting Create Volatile Files and Directories...
Starting Journal Service...
[ OK ] Started Journal Service.
[ OK ] Started Create Volatile Files and Directories.
[ OK ] Reached target System Initialization.
[ OK ] Listening on D-Bus System Message Bus Socket.
[ OK ] Reached target Sockets.
[ OK ] Reached target Timers.
[ OK ] Reached target Basic System.
[ OK ] Reached target Multi-User System.
[ OK ] Reached target Graphical Interface.
If you want to deatech form docker session, you need to use a daemon:
sudo docker run --name test --cap-add SYS_ADMIN -d -ti -v /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro vitasis/centos7-systemd
privileged or SYS_ADMIN is needed, because of using mount with selinux or apparmor.