On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 06:03:06PM +0200, Dr. Todor Dimitrov wrote: > >> but it will have to be idshifted before the start. > > So the id shifting will be also done automatically? Once or on each start?
No, the id shifting is *not* done by LXC. Only the *mount*. > > What about the format of the image file? Is there any documentation or > samples on this? I assume a dd img with a single partition (e.g. ext4) should > be OK? We don't really handle partitions, I think. You can setup a privileged container with: sudo lxc-create ttt -t download -B loop -- -d alpine -r edge -a amd64 and then take a look at the loop file that got created. This is the format we support. Christian > > Thanks, > Todor > > > On 15. Jun 2018, at 17:50, Christian Brauner <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 05:02:50PM +0200, Dr. Todor Dimitrov wrote: > >> Hallo Christian, > >> > >> do I have to manually perform the loop mount? I thought this was done by > >> the LXC runtime. > > > > Yes, the mount is performed. If you have manually prepared an image you > > can do: > > > > lxc.rootfs.path = loop:/path/to/file > > > >> > >> What is actually meant by “image file” inside the documentation: > >> > >> “ > >> lxc.rootfs.path - specify the root file system for the container. It can > >> be an image file, a directory or a block device. If not specified, the > >> container shares its root file system with the host. > >> " > >> > >> Todor > >> > >>> On 15. Jun 2018, at 16:39, Christian Brauner <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 10:28:34AM +0200, Dr. Todor Dimitrov wrote: > >>>> Hallo, > >>>> > >>>> is it possible to use an image file with “lxc.rootfs.path” for an > >>>> unprivileged container? If possible, is it necessary to have the > >>>> correct file ownerships within the image or are these automatically > >>>> adjusted on start, e.g. on mount. > >>> > >>> If by image you mean something you can mount on a loop device then yes > >>> but it will have to be idshifted before the start. > >>> > >>> Christian > >>> > >>>> > >>>> Thanks in advance, > >>>> Todor > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> lxc-users mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://lists.linuxcontainers.org/listinfo/lxc-users > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> lxc-users mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://lists.linuxcontainers.org/listinfo/lxc-users > >> > > > > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> lxc-users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.linuxcontainers.org/listinfo/lxc-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > > lxc-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.linuxcontainers.org/listinfo/lxc-users > > _______________________________________________ > lxc-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.linuxcontainers.org/listinfo/lxc-users _______________________________________________ lxc-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxcontainers.org/listinfo/lxc-users
