toolbox/doc/toolbox-init-container.1.md

% toolbox-init-container(1)

NAME

toolbox-init-container - Initialize a running container

SYNOPSIS

toolbox init-container --home HOME --monitor-host --shell SHELL --uid UID --user USER

DESCRIPTION

Initializes a newly created container that's running. It is primarily meant to be used as the entry point for all toolbox containers, and must be run inside the container that's to be initialized. It is not expected to be directly invoked by humans, and cannot be used on the host.

OPTIONS

The following options are understood:

--home HOME

Create a user inside the toolbox container whose login directory is HOME.

--monitor-host

Ensure that certain configuration files inside the toolbox container are kept synchronized with their counterparts on the host. Currently, these files are /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf.

--shell SHELL

Create a user inside the toolbox container whose login shell is SHELL.

--uid UID

Create a user inside the toolbox container whose numerical user ID is UID.

--user USER

Create a user inside the toolbox container whose login name is LOGIN.

SEE ALSO

podman(1), podman-create(1), podman-start(1)