@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (

 	"os"

 	"runtime"

 	"strings"

+	"syscall"

 	"golang.org/x/net/context"

@@ -315,18 +316,18 @@ func reportError(stderr io.Writer, name string, str string, withHelp bool) {

 	fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s.\n", os.Args[0], str)

 }

-// if container start fails with 'command not found' error, return 127

-// if container start fails with 'command cannot be invoked' error, return 126

+// if container start fails with 'not found'/'no such' error, return 127

+// if container start fails with 'permission denied' error, return 126

 // return 125 for generic docker daemon failures

 func runStartContainerErr(err error) error {

 	trimmedErr := strings.TrimPrefix(err.Error(), "Error response from daemon: ")

 	statusError := cli.StatusError{StatusCode: 125}

-	if strings.HasPrefix(trimmedErr, "Container command") {

-		if strings.Contains(trimmedErr, errCmdNotFound) {

-			statusError = cli.StatusError{StatusCode: 127}

-		} else if strings.Contains(trimmedErr, errCmdCouldNotBeInvoked) {

-			statusError = cli.StatusError{StatusCode: 126}

-		}

+	if strings.Contains(trimmedErr, "executable file not found") ||

+		strings.Contains(trimmedErr, "no such file or directory") ||

+		strings.Contains(trimmedErr, "system cannot find the file specified") {

+		statusError = cli.StatusError{StatusCode: 127}

+	} else if strings.Contains(trimmedErr, syscall.EACCES.Error()) {

+		statusError = cli.StatusError{StatusCode: 126}

 	}

 	return statusError

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (

 	"strings"

 	"syscall"

+	"google.golang.org/grpc"

+

 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"

 	"github.com/docker/docker/container"

 	"github.com/docker/docker/errors"

@@ -131,24 +133,24 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) containerStart(container *container.Container) (err error)

 	}

 	if err := daemon.containerd.Create(container.ID, *spec, libcontainerd.WithRestartManager(container.RestartManager(true))); err != nil {

+		errDesc := grpc.ErrorDesc(err)

+		logrus.Errorf("Create container failed with error: %s", errDesc)

 		// if we receive an internal error from the initial start of a container then lets

 		// return it instead of entering the restart loop

 		// set to 127 for container cmd not found/does not exist)

-		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "executable file not found") ||

-			strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no such file or directory") ||

-			strings.Contains(err.Error(), "system cannot find the file specified") {

+		if strings.Contains(errDesc, "executable file not found") ||

+			strings.Contains(errDesc, "no such file or directory") ||

+			strings.Contains(errDesc, "system cannot find the file specified") {

 			container.ExitCode = 127

-			err = fmt.Errorf("Container command '%s' not found or does not exist", container.Path)

 		}

 		// set to 126 for container cmd can't be invoked errors

-		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), syscall.EACCES.Error()) {

+		if strings.Contains(errDesc, syscall.EACCES.Error()) {

 			container.ExitCode = 126

-			err = fmt.Errorf("Container command '%s' could not be invoked", container.Path)

 		}

 		container.Reset(false)

-		return err

+		return fmt.Errorf("%s", errDesc)

 	}

 	return nil