On 06/12/12 17:10, Serge Hallyn wrote: > Quoting John (l...@jelmail.com): >> On 05/12/12 21:59, Serge Hallyn wrote: >>> You have to specify a template, i.e. '-t debian'. >>> >> Oh. I wasn't using a template. >> >> Up to now, I have an existing root fileyststem, say >> /srv/lxc/mycontainer.x86_64 that is pointed to by my configuration >> file, say mycontainer.conf, by its lxc.rootfs entry. I have seen >> lxc-create as merely inserting the config from mycontainer.conf into >> /var/lib/lxc/mycontainer/config and nothing more. >> >> I haven't used a template script to create a container because I've >> got my own that I have been using ever since I first started using >> lxc (there were no templates back then, well not for arch anyway!). >> >> I've always done a destroy/create to update the LXC configuration >> for a container. This now seems to be the wrong way given destroy >> removes the rootfs and create expects a template. What's the new way >> ? >> >> I've looked at the man page for lxc-create but am none the wiser. >> How do I now create a container (or just update the config) for an >> existing root filesystem ? > Hm, I see. Yeah this behavior likely changed with the introduction > of custom template paths. > > Perhaps we should allow '-t none' for exactly your use case. > > Stéphane? > > -serge > Or perhaps, allow leaving off the -t unless you want to work with a template ? (kind of like it's been to date). Would that not work ?
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