Docker: Cannot start container [8] System error: invalid argument

Hello there,

Im trying to map the following directories from my host machine inside my docker container.

Host:

drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 0 Sep 16 07:34 /.PowerFolder

Docker container:

drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 4096 Sep 20 09:21 /home/root/.PowerFolder

I’m using the following command:

docker run -dit --net=“bridge” -P --name “powerfolder_client” -v /.PowerFolder:/home/root/.PowerFolder -v /mnt/HD/HD_a2/PowerFolders:/home/root/PowerFolders a6eeb8313ff9

And face the following error:

Error response from daemon: Cannot start container 99442f0230bb009eb9da82ac64142042aa6c9f58a67565881f0d000a78af7a1e: [8] System error: invalid argument

If I leave the first -v argument and execute the docker run command likes this:

docker run -dit --net=“bridge” -P --name “powerfolder_client” -v /mnt/HD/HD_a2/PowerFolders:/home/root/PowerFolders a6eeb8313ff9

The container runs fine and the second mapping is accomplished correctly! So there seems to be a problem with the first -v mapping argument.

I’ve already checked the permissions in and outside the container and checked if the directories exist on both sides. I don’t get what I’m missing here. Isn’t docker allowed to map hidden directories?