# Failed to update container : Enable the image pull policy before pulling or switching image tags

**URL:** <https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/failed-to-update-container-enable-the-image-pull-policy-before-pulling-or-switching-image-tags/138153>\
**Category:** Virtualmin\
**Created:** [October 12, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/failed-to-update-container-enable-the-image-pull-policy-before-pulling-or-switching-image-tags/138153 "2026-10-12T14:36:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![rudy.hinojosa](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/user_avatar/forum.virtualmin.com/rudy.hinojosa/32/24756_2.png) [@rudy.hinojosa](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/rudy.hinojosa)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/failed-to-update-container-enable-the-image-pull-policy-before-pulling-or-switching-image-tags/138153/1 "2026-10-12T14:36:09Z")

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| SYSTEM INFORMATION | |
| --- | --- |
| OS type and version | Ubuntu 24.04.5 |
| Webmin version | REQUIRED |
| Virtualmin version | Pro 8.3.0 |
| Webserver version | REQUIRED |
| Related packages | SUGGESTED |

This appears when pulling latest

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**Author:** ![Ilia](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/user_avatar/forum.virtualmin.com/ilia/32/10185_2.png) [@Ilia](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/Ilia)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/failed-to-update-container-enable-the-image-pull-policy-before-pulling-or-switching-image-tags/138153/2 "2026-10-12T19:26:20Z")

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Hello,

Thanks for reaching out!

Do the following:

1. Open the container.
2. Under Lifecycle, set **Image pull policy** to **Yes**.
3. Select **Pull and reinstall using latest tag**.
4. Save.

If **Image pull policy** was already enabled, could you share the Virtualmin Podman plugin version you’re using and screenshots showing both settings?

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**Author:** ![rudy.hinojosa](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/user_avatar/forum.virtualmin.com/rudy.hinojosa/32/24756_2.png) [@rudy.hinojosa](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/rudy.hinojosa)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/failed-to-update-container-enable-the-image-pull-policy-before-pulling-or-switching-image-tags/138153/3 "2026-10-13T16:58:35Z")

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I don’t see any of those versions, possibly because I’m running rootless? not sure. My podman version:

| **Version** | 4.9.3+ds1-1ubuntu0.2 |
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| ![image](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/d/3dcbc309e7f1e02012916d388b6330bc09035ebc.png) | |
| ![image](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/6/66f8b4f0894bcb3ae97c6580e7f49754053570cf.png) | |
| ![image](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/5/857724cc0893aa93f53a20fd178db33a6dd565b5.png) | |

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**Author:** ![rudy.hinojosa](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/user_avatar/forum.virtualmin.com/rudy.hinojosa/32/24756_2.png) [@rudy.hinojosa](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/rudy.hinojosa)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/failed-to-update-container-enable-the-image-pull-policy-before-pulling-or-switching-image-tags/138153/4 "2026-10-13T16:59:29Z")

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and on the last screen shot, when i pull from latest, is when this error occurs.

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**Author:** ![rudy.hinojosa](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/user_avatar/forum.virtualmin.com/rudy.hinojosa/32/24756_2.png) [@rudy.hinojosa](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/rudy.hinojosa)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/failed-to-update-container-enable-the-image-pull-policy-before-pulling-or-switching-image-tags/138153/5 "2026-10-13T17:01:19Z")

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root@kvm:~# dpkg-query -W webmin-virtualmin-podman  
webmin-virtualmin-podman 1.7.1

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**Author:** ![rudy.hinojosa](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/user_avatar/forum.virtualmin.com/rudy.hinojosa/32/24756_2.png) [@rudy.hinojosa](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/rudy.hinojosa)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/failed-to-update-container-enable-the-image-pull-policy-before-pulling-or-switching-image-tags/138153/6 "2026-10-13T17:23:12Z")

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ah, fixed it.  
my panels were not visible:

```auto
sudo sed -i \
's/^visible_panels=.*/visible_panels=ports,volumes,envs,meta,lifecycle/' \
/etc/webmin/virtualmin-podman/config

```

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**Author:** ![Ilia](https://cdn.forum.virtualmin.com/user_avatar/forum.virtualmin.com/ilia/32/10185_2.png) [@Ilia](https://forum.virtualmin.com/u/Ilia)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.virtualmin.com/t/failed-to-update-container-enable-the-image-pull-policy-before-pulling-or-switching-image-tags/138153/7 "2026-10-23T11:17:46Z")

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> [@rudy.hinojosa](#):
>
> ah, fixed it.

Glad it worked for you. We’ve released Virtualmin Podman 2.0.0 with many fixes and improvements. Please give it a try.

> [@rudy.hinojosa](#):
>
> my panels were not visible:
> 
> ```auto
> sudo sed -i \
> 's/^visible_panels=.*/visible_panels=ports,volumes,envs,meta,lifecycle/' \
> /etc/webmin/virtualmin-podman/config
> 
> ```

Yet it’s better to use the UI to edit the module config.