Local CircleCI reports “Unexpected environment preparation error: error looking up self container id: Found multiple cgroups for outer container”

I am getting the following error when I run circleci build locally on Ubuntu 18.04. The build runs perfectly inside the hosted CircleCI.

====>> Spin up Environment
Build-agent version 0.0.5359-1e92f70 (2018-05-05T01:50:55+0000)
Error: Unexpected environment preparation error: error looking up self container id: Found multiple cgroups for outer container

Step failed
Task failed
Error: error looking up self container id: Found multiple cgroups for outer container

CircleCI version:

circleci version: 0.0.5358-1e92f70
Build Agent version: 0.0.5359-1e92f70
built: 2018-05-05T01:50:55+0000

Docker-ce version:

Docker version 18.03.1-ce, build 9ee9f40

I installed Docker exactly as specified on the website, including setting the usergroup.

I used the instructions here to install CircleCI, which is this command: sudo curl -o /usr/local/bin/circleci https://circle-downloads.s3.amazonaws.com/releases/build_agent_wrapper/circleci && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/circleci.

Answer

Disclaimer: CircleCI Developer Advocate

There is currently a bug with the Local CLI. Should be fixed within 48 hours.Once it’s fixed, running circleci update should download the fix.

This type of question would be answered more quickly on CircleCI Discuss.