On 12/06/2012 02:45 PM, John wrote: > On 06/12/12 17:10, Serge Hallyn wrote: >> Quoting John (l...@jelmail.com): >>> On 05/12/12 21:59, Serge Hallyn wrote: >>>> You have to specify a template, i.e. '-t debian'. >>>> >>> Oh. I wasn't using a template. >>> >>> Up to now, I have an existing root fileyststem, say >>> /srv/lxc/mycontainer.x86_64 that is pointed to by my configuration >>> file, say mycontainer.conf, by its lxc.rootfs entry. I have seen >>> lxc-create as merely inserting the config from mycontainer.conf into >>> /var/lib/lxc/mycontainer/config and nothing more. >>> >>> I haven't used a template script to create a container because I've >>> got my own that I have been using ever since I first started using >>> lxc (there were no templates back then, well not for arch anyway!). >>> >>> I've always done a destroy/create to update the LXC configuration >>> for a container. This now seems to be the wrong way given destroy >>> removes the rootfs and create expects a template. What's the new way >>> ? >>> >>> I've looked at the man page for lxc-create but am none the wiser. >>> How do I now create a container (or just update the config) for an >>> existing root filesystem ? >> Hm, I see. Yeah this behavior likely changed with the introduction >> of custom template paths. >> >> Perhaps we should allow '-t none' for exactly your use case. >> >> Stéphane? >> >> -serge >> > Or perhaps, allow leaving off the -t unless you want to work with a > template ? > (kind of like it's been to date). Would that not work ?
Yeah, that makes sense, I'll fix it. Basically allow for "-t none" and have it default to that when not specified, that should essentially revert to the previous behaviour. -- Stéphane Graber Ubuntu developer http://www.ubuntu.com
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