Linux Containers (LXC) is a program using Linux cgroup that let run multiple linux instances on one host.
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LXC apparmor profile limits executing scripts in /run/*
LXC is blocking a trusted container from running scripts in /run/*, how do I configure LXC to allow scripts to run here?
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Can I have a bridged interface without an IP?
I have 2 NICs: eth0 & eth1 on a host OS which runs some VMs (LXC) under it.
The hosts eth0 is connected to a private network and configured as the primary interface.
The hosts eth1 is connected ...
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vi hangs when run in /dev/console under LXC
I'm running an Arch Linux container from within lxc. The lxc-start command connects to the internal /dev/console, on which I have agetty running using the following command:
/sbin/agetty --noclear -a ...
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To what extent does LXC manage configuring the network interface in a container?
In the LXC config file we can specify an IP address for a container:
lxc.network.type=veth
lxc.network.link=br0
lxc.network.ipv4 = 10.1.0.35/16
lxc.network.flags=up
lxc.network.hwaddr= ...
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Network in LXC not forwading through a bridge
I've got an LXC container, on the host I've got a bridge between the LXC container and eth0.
The LXC container can ping it's Host 10.1.0.5, but can't ping the gateway of 10.1.0.2. The host is able to ...
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Using a bridge, an LXC container can't ping router, but the host OS can
I've got a virtual machine running under virtualbox, and in that virtual machine I've got an LXC container I'm trying to bridge to virtualbox's NAT interface:
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Extra bridge interfaces get added automatically
I have a bridge set up between eth0 and br0, the bridge works fine, but sometimes, for unknown reasons and circumstances, I keep getting these off vethXXXXXX interfaces added to the bridge. When this ...
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cgroups: blkio.weight doesn't seem to have the expected effect
I've got 2 LXC containers with these cgroup settings:
lxc.cgroup.blkio.weight = 200
lxc.cgroup.cpu.shares = 200
and
lxc.cgroup.blkio.weight = 800
lxc.cgroup.cpu.shares = 800
I have verified in ...
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LXC: How can I mount a drive/directory without restarting the container?
If I configure LXC's fstab and restart, there's no problem with the mount, but do I have to restart?
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LXC: How do I mount a folder from the host to the container?
I'm trying to mount a folder on the host to an LXC container.
The host has a folder /mnt/ssd/solr_data created (this is currently on the root filesystem, but later I'll mount an SSD drive there, so ...
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Reference documentation for cgroups (control groups) settings
I'm looking for some reference documentation to explain what each of the settings are, for each control group.
For example, there's cpuset.cpus, I think setting this to 0 means use all CPUs, setting ...
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lxc networking quesion
I have a similar requirement to the OP of this thread.
I want the following configuration:
-Physical host (PhyHost) reachable from the network at IP 10.1.101.89
-LXC container (LxcHost) ...
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lxc-unfreeze does not resume the guest if the host is rebooted
Does a guest that has been frozen with lxc-freeze survive a reboot of the host?
I.e. after rebooting the host, can the guest be unfrozen with lxc-unfreeze?
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SquashFS image as rootfs in LXC
Is it possible to use a SquashFS filesystem as an LXC rootfs? I can mount an ext3 image as a rootfs just by setting lxc.rootfs to the filename, but if it's any other type of image, lxc-start just says ...
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How to configure external IP addresses for LXC guests?
I'm exploring the LXC features in Ubuntu 12.04 and I really want to set up a network like this:
client1: 192.168.56.101/24
lxc-host: 192.168.56.102/24
guest1 192.168.56.201/24
guest2 ...
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Fast X for LXC guest on localhost?
How can I run X apps inside an LXC container efficiently?
ssh -Y guest
is too slow - there is no graphics acceleration with ssh -Y - everything has to travel over the virtual network with the ...
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How do I disable udevd in systemd?
I'm trying to boot a Fedora Rawhide LXC container from a Fedora 16 host, and it's not working - systemd just keeps dropping into emergency mode. Because udevd doesn't work in LXC containers, I thought ...
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How can I use Skype with lxc?
Under Scientific-linux?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LXC
I just want to separate Skype, because I don't trust it. We are using it only to call/chat with people, no file transfers!
