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lxc.system.conf(5)

lxc.system.conf(5)

NAME¶

lxc.system.conf - LXC system configuration file

DESCRIPTION¶

The system configuration is located at /etc/lxc/lxc.conf or ~/.config/lxc/lxc.conf for unprivileged containers.

This configuration file is used to set values such as default lookup paths and storage backend settings for LXC.

CONFIGURATION PATHS¶

lxc.lxcpath: The location in which all containers are stored.
lxc.default_config: The path to the default container configuration.

CONTROL GROUPS¶

lxc.cgroup.use: Comma separated list of cgroup controllers to setup. If none is specified, all available controllers will be used.
lxc.cgroup.pattern: Format string used to generate the cgroup path (e.g. lxc/%n).

LVM¶

lxc.bdev.lvm.vg: Default LVM volume group name.
lxc.bdev.lvm.thin_pool: Default LVM thin pool name.

ZFS¶

lxc.bdev.zfs.root: Default ZFS root name.

lxc(1),¶

lxc.container.conf(5), lxc.system.conf(5), lxc-usernet(5)

SEE ALSO¶

lxc(7), lxc-create(1), lxc-copy(1), lxc-destroy(1), lxc-start(1), lxc-stop(1), lxc-execute(1), lxc-console(1), lxc-monitor(1), lxc-wait(1), lxc-cgroup(1), lxc-ls(1), lxc-info(1), lxc-freeze(1), lxc-unfreeze(1), lxc-attach(1), lxc.conf(5)

2024-09-21