Teach lxc_unshare about interfaces, mounts, hostname, daemonize

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  <docinfo><date>@LXC_GENERATE_DATE@</date></docinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>lxc-usernet</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>lxc-usernet</refname>

    <refpurpose>
      unprivileged user network administration file.
    </refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para>
      <filename>@LXC_USERNIC_CONF@</filename> controls the limits which the
      program <command>lxc-user-nic</command> places on network interfaces
      which an unprivileged user may create.
    </para>

    <refsect2>
      <title>Configuration</title>
      <para>
      This file consists of multiple entries, one per line, of the form:
      </para>

      <para>
      <command>user</command> <command>type</command> <command>bridge</command> <command>number</command>
      </para>
      <para>
      Where
      </para>

      <variablelist>

	<varlistentry>
	  <term>
	    <option>user</option>
	  </term>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>
	      is the username to whom this entry applies.
	     </para>
	  </listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
	  <term>
	    <option>type</option>
	  </term>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>
	      is the type of network interface being allowed.  Only veth
	      is currently supported.
	     </para>
	  </listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
	  <term>
	    <option>bridge</option>
	  </term>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>
	      is the bridge to which the network interfaces may be attached, for
	      instance <filename>lxcbr0</filename>.
	     </para>
	  </listitem>
	</varlistentry>

	<varlistentry>
	  <term>
	    <option>number</option>
	  </term>
	  <listitem>
	    <para>
	      is the number of network interfaces of the given type which the
	      given user may attach to the given bridge, for instance <filename>2</filename>.
	     </para>
	  </listitem>
	</varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </refsect2>

  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>
    <simpara>
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle><command>lxc</command></refentrytitle>
	<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle><command>lxc-user-nic</command></refentrytitle>
	<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>
    </simpara>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Author</title>
    <para>Daniel Lezcano <email>daniel.lezcano@free.fr</email></para>
  </refsect1>

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