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lxc: linux Container library
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Authors:
-Daniel Lezcano <dlezcano at fr.ibm.com>
+Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano at free.fr>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
- <cmdsynopsis><command>lxc-start <replaceable>-n
- name</replaceable> <optional>-f
- config_file</optional> <optional>-s KEY=VAL</optional>
- <optional>command</optional></command></cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>lxc-start</command>
+ <arg choice="req">-n <replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-f <replaceable>config_file</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-c <replaceable>console_device</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-L <replaceable>console_logfile</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-d</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-F</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-p <replaceable>pid_file</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-s KEY=VAL</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-C</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">--share-[net|ipc|uts] <replaceable>name|pid</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">command</arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
If no configuration is
defined, the default isolation is used.
</para>
- <para>
- The orphan process group
- and daemon are not supported by this command, use
- the <command>lxc-execute</command> command instead.
- </para>
<para>
If no command is specified, <command>lxc-start</command> will
- use the default
+ use the command defined in lxc.init.cmd or if not set, the default
<command>"/sbin/init"</command> command to run a system
container.
</para>
<para>
Run the container as a daemon. As the container has no
more tty, if an error occurs nothing will be displayed,
- the log file can be used to check the error.
+ the log file can be used to check the error. (This is the default mode)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>-F, --foreground</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Run the container in the foreground. In this mode, the container
+ console will be attached to the current tty and signals will be routed
+ directly to the container.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>-p, --pidfile <replaceable>pid_file</replaceable></option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Create a file with the process id.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>-c,
+ --console <replaceable>console_device</replaceable></option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specify a device to use for the container's console, for example
+ /dev/tty8. If this option is not specified the current terminal
+ will be used unless <option>-d</option> is specified.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>-L,
+ --console-log <replaceable>console_logfile</replaceable></option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specify a file to log the container's console output to.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-s, --define <replaceable>KEY=VAL</replaceable></option>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>-C,
+ --close-all-fds</option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If any file descriptors are inherited, close them. If this option
+ is not specified, then <command>lxc-start</command> will exit with
+ failure instead. Note: <replaceable>--daemon</replaceable> implies
+ <replaceable>--close-all-fds</replaceable>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>--share-net <replaceable>name|pid</replaceable></option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Inherit a network namespace from
+ a <replaceable>name</replaceable> container or
+ a <replaceable>pid</replaceable>. The network namespace
+ will continue to be managed by the original owner. The
+ network configuration of the starting container is ignored
+ and the up/down scripts won't be executed.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>--share-ipc <replaceable>name|pid</replaceable></option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Inherit an IPC namespace from
+ a <replaceable>name</replaceable> container or
+ a <replaceable>pid</replaceable>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>--share-uts <replaceable>name|pid</replaceable></option>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Inherit a UTS namespace from
+ a <replaceable>name</replaceable> container or
+ a <replaceable>pid</replaceable>. The starting LXC will
+ not set the hostname, but the container OS may do it
+ anyway.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
container or create a new one.
</para>
</listitem>
- </varlistentry>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
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