lxc-user-nic(1) — Linux manual page

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lxc-user-nic(1)                                          lxc-user-nic(1)

NAME         top

       lxc-user-nic - Manage nics in another network namespace

SYNOPSIS         top

       lxc-user-nic create {lxcpath} {name} {pid} {type} {bridge}
                    {container nicname}
       lxc-user-nic delete {lxcpath} {name} {path to network namespace}
                    {type} {bridge} {container nicname}

DESCRIPTION         top

       lxc-user-nic is a setuid-root program with which unprivileged
       users may manage network interfaces for use by a lxc container.

       It will consult the configuration file /etc/lxc/lxc-usernet to
       determine the number of interfaces which the calling user is
       allowed to create, and which bridge they may attach them to. It
       tracks the number of interfaces each user has created using the
       file /run/lxc/nics. It ensures that the calling user is
       privileged over the network namespace to which the interface will
       be attached.  lxc-user-nic also allows one to delete network
       devices.  Currently only ovs ports can be deleted.

OPTIONS         top

       lxcpath
              The path of the container. This is currently not used.

       name   The name of the container. This is currently not used.

       pid    The process id for the task to whose network namespace the
              interface should be attached.

       type   The network interface type to attach. Currently only veth
              is supported. With this type, two interfaces representing
              each tunnel endpoint are created. One endpoint will be
              attached to the specified bridge, while the other will be
              passed into the container.

       bridge The bridge to which to attach the network interface, for
              instance lxcbr0.

       container nicname
              The desired interface name in the container. This will be
              eth0 if unspecified.

       path to network namespace
              A path to open to get a file descriptor for the target
              network namespace.  This is only relevant when an veth
              device is deleted.

SEE ALSO         top

       lxc(1), lxc-start(1), lxc-usernet(5)

AUTHOR         top

       Christian Brauner <[email protected]>

       Serge Hallyn <[email protected]>

       Daniel Lezcano <[email protected]>

COLOPHON         top

       This page is part of the lxc (Linux containers) project.
       Information about the project can be found at 
       ⟨http:https://linuxcontainers.org/⟩.  If you have a bug report for this
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                               2022-06-16                lxc-user-nic(1)

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