[lxc-users] Use image file for unprivileged containers

[Christian Brauner]

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 <christian at brauner.io> 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
> >> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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