[lxc-devel] problem with user namespace as root

[Stephan Sachse]

On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 5:07 AM, Michael H. Warfield <mhw at wittsend.com> wrote:

> > Probably best to grab a 3.13 kernel and set CONFIG_USER_NS=y.
>
> I'm working from rpm's to save what little management sanity I have
> left.  There may be a 3.13 rpm in rawhide I can snag.

there are mainline kernels for fedora

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Kernel_Vanilla_Repositories

but the simplest thing is: take the srpm for your current kernel
change the config, pump the release number and rebuild it.

> Hmmm...  Which I just did.  Rawhide (F21) actually has a 3.14 kernel in
> it while F20 updates testing has a 3.13 kernel.  I'm snagging them both
> to see what they have in them and how their configured.

CONFIG_USER_NS should be enabled in current rawhide kernels

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917708#c9

/stephan

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