FATAL: container creation failed: mount ERROR: while mounting image: no loop devices available

[nevesLiliane]

Version of Singularity:

What version of Singularity are you using? Run:

singularity version 3.7.3

I'm running multiple images, the first image is a RDBMS that keeps running, if I run it I cannot execute other containers, it gives the

Expected behavior

Start the container, in the example above the output would be:

Actual behavior

What actually happend? Why was it incorrect?

Steps to reproduce this behavior

How can others reproduce this issue/problem?
I don't know, I have been using singularity for more than 2 years and this is the first time it happens, using this same RDBMS. I have tested and found out that I can execute every image I have, but if I execute the RDBMS, the "no loop devices" message comes to the containers that I try to execute next. I have no idea on how to solve that. Please help

What OS/distro are you running

$ cat /etc/os-release

NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04.6 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS"
VERSION_ID="20.04"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
VERSION_CODENAME=focal
UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal

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