[lxc-users] Elegant way for unprivileged container ulimits

Serge Hallyn serge.hallyn at ubuntu.com
Tue Sep 15 17:46:27 UTC 2015


It sounds like it may be worthwhile.  The patch shouldn't be huge, so
I think it's worth creating the patch and sending it to the list.  Do
make sure to give a detailed description of how you'll use it.  (Don't
assume I'll remember :)

thanks,
-serge

Quoting Bostjan Skufca (bostjan at a2o.si):
> Open files limit is the one I need (for unpriv. containers), but if
> framework is set correctly, others can be added too.
> 
> Open files limit can not be raised later on when container switches
> into unprivileged mode, so I need to set it before that, but not in
> external process. Setting this in process that is starting the
> lxc-start is the way currently, but awkward.
> 
> b.
> 
> 
> On 14 September 2015 at 18:45, Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > Which limits would you be intending to set?
> >
> > Quoting Bostjan Skufca (bostjan at a2o.si):
> >> (there was no response on this subject)
> >>
> >> I checked the documentation, there is nothing on this subject.
> >>
> >> Serge, Stephane:
> >> I am considering implementing lxc.ulimit.XXX = X feature. Would that
> >> be something that is interesting for inclusion in main LXC releases
> >> (1.1.x)?
> >>
> >> b.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 18 August 2015 at 11:18, Bostjan Skufca <bostjan at a2o.si> wrote:
> >> > Hi all,
> >> >
> >> > is there any elegant way for setting unpriv. container ulimits, other
> >> > than setting it in current shell and starting container from that
> >> > shell (and scripting all this together)?
> >> >
> >> > Hooks do not work, as they are executed as subprocesses.
> >> >
> >> > b.
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