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Command:

lxc-create

SYNOPSIS

       lxc-create -n name [-f config_file] [-t template] [-B backingstore] [--
       template-options]

DESCRIPTION

       lxc-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
              'template' is the  short  name  of  an  existing  'lxc-template'
              script  that  is  called  by  lxc-create,  eg.  busybox, debian,
              fedora,  ubuntu   or   sshd.    Refer   to   the   examples   in
              /usr/lib/lxc/templates for details of the expected script struc-
              ture.

          -B backingstore
              'backingstore' is one of 'none', 'lvm', or 'btrfs'.  The 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 automatically
              if the /var/lib/lxc filesystem is found to be btrfs.   If  back-
              ingstore 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.

AUTHOR

       Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@free.fr>

                                 16 April 2012                   LXC-CREATE(1)