[Lxc-users] shutting down CentOS6 container

[Papp Tamas]

On 10/17/2011 10:54 PM, Derek Simkowiak wrote:
> > /I tried the python script, it just works fine./
>
>     Q1: How does the "kill -INT init" method affect running processes, 
> especially MySQL and other databases that may need to shutdown 
> gracefully to avoid data corruption?
>
>     I believe that the child processes (incl. mysqld, apache, etc.) 
> would be able to shutdown gracefully without data corruption, because 
> they'd be killed with a signal that will invoke their internal signal 
> handlers.  But, I am looking for independent confirmation.

That's right.

>     Q2: How is lxc-stop -n $CONTAINERNAME different from the Python 
> script mentioned below?  Will lxc-stop on a container cause an unclean 
> shutdown, or does it also use a Unix signal?

lxc-stop is part of the script.
If I'm right it's equivalent of pushing the power button of the machine.

t
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