LXC-CREATE(1)LXC-CREATE(1)NAMElxc-create - creates a container
SYNOPSISlxc-create-n name [ -f config_file ] [ -t template ] [ -B backingstore
] [ -- template-options ]
DESCRIPTIONlxc-create creates a system object where is stored the configuration
informations and where can be stored user information. The identifier
name is used to specify the container to be used with the different lxc
commands.
The object is a directory created in /var/lib/lxc and identified by its
name.
The object is the definition of the different resources an application
can use or can see. The more the configuration file contains informa‐
tions, the more the container is isolated and the more the application
is jailed.
If the configuration file config_file is not specified, the container
will be created with the default isolation: processes, sysv ipc and
mount points.
OPTIONS-f config_file
Specify the configuration file to configure the virtualization
and isolation functionalities for the container.
-t template
script that is called by lxc-create, eg. busybox, debian,
fedora, ubuntu or sshd. Refer to the examples in
/usr/share/lxc/templates for details of the expected script
structure.
-B backingstore
default is 'none', meaning that the container root filesystem
will be a directory under /var/lib/lxc/container/rootfs. The
option 'btrfs' need not be specified as it will be used automat‐
ically if the /var/lib/lxc filesystem is found to be btrfs. If
backingstore is 'lvm', then an lvm block device will be used and
the following further options are available: --lvname lvname1
will create an LV named lvname1 rather than the default, which
is the container name. --vgname vgname1 will create the LV in
volume group vgname1 rather than the default, lxc. --fstype
FSTYPE will create an FSTYPE filesystem on the LV, rather than
the default, which is ext4. --fssize SIZE will create a LV (and
filesystem) of size SIZE rather than the default, which is 1G.
-- template-options
This will pass template-options to the template as arguments.
To see the list of options supported by the template, you can
run lxc-create-t TEMPLATE -h.
DIAGNOSTIC
The container already exists
As the message mention it, you try to create a container but
there is a container with the same name. You can use the lxc-ls
-l command to list the available containers on the system.
SEE ALSOlxc(1), lxc-create(1), lxc-destroy(1), lxc-start(1), lxc-stop(1), lxc-
execute(1), lxc-kill(1), lxc-console(1), lxc-monitor(1), lxc-wait(1),
lxc-cgroup(1), lxc-ls(1), lxc-ps(1), lxc-info(1), lxc-freeze(1), lxc-
unfreeze(1), lxc-attach(1), lxc.conf(5)AUTHOR
Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@free.fr>
24 May 2013 LXC-CREATE(1)