====== LXC - Stop LXC ======

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===== LXD does not want to stop =====

<code bash>
snap refresh lxd
</code>

returns:

<code bash>
NFO Waiting for snap.lxd.daemon.unix.socket to stop.
...
INFO Waiting for snap.lxd.daemon.service to stop.
...
INFO snap.lxd.daemon.service refused to stop, killing.
2021-01-05T12:15:24-02:10 ERROR snap.lxd.daemon.unix.socket failed to stop:
timeout
error: cannot perform the following tasks:

    Mount snap "lxd" (15359) (snap-lxd-15359.mount failed to stop: timeout)
    Stop snap "lxd" services (snap.lxd.daemon.unix.socket failed to stop: timeout)
</code>

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Try:

<code bash>
echo "reload" > /var/snap/lxd/common/state
systemctl stop snap.lxd.daemon
systemctl start snap.lxd.daemon.unix.socket
systemctl start snap.lxd.activate
</code>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  Normally lxd.activate should be inactive/exited, unix.socket should always be active and service should be active if LXD is running.
</WRAP>