If you get this error
Jul 14 13:00:20 mariadb systemd[1]: Starting MariaDB 10.3.15 database server... Jul 14 13:00:21 mariadb systemd[1296]: mariadb.service: Failed to set up mount namespacing: Permission denied Jul 14 13:00:21 mariadb systemd[1296]: mariadb.service: Failed at step NAMESPACE spawning /usr/sbin/mysqld: Permission denied Jul 14 13:00:21 mariadb systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=226/NAMESPACE Jul 14 13:00:21 mariadb systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Jul 14 13:00:21 mariadb systemd[1]: Failed to start MariaDB 10.3.15 database server.
The workaround is to override the mariadb.service file
cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/mariadb.service.d/override.conf [Service] ProtectSystem=off PrivateDevices=false ProtectHome=false EOF
If running a container in Proxmox you can also enable Nesting from web gui container > Options > Edit > Features > Nesting