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diff --git a/share/man/container-create-debconf.1.txt b/share/man/container-create-debconf.1.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f882714 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/container-create-debconf.1.txt @@ -0,0 +1,151 @@ +// container-tools - Manage systemd-nspawn containers +// Copyright (C) 2014-2016 Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@open-infrastructure.net> +// +// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify +// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or +// (at your option) any later version. +// +// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the +// GNU General Public License for more details. +// +// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. + +CONTAINER-CREATE-DEBOOTSTRAP(1) +=============================== +:doctype: manpage +:man manual: Open Infrastructure +:man source: container-tools +:man version: {revnumber} + + +NAME +---- +container-create-debconf - Create an advanced Debian based container with debconf + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +*container create -s debconf* ['OPTIONS'] +*container create -s debian* ['OPTIONS'] +*container create -s progress-linux* ['OPTIONS'] + + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +The debconf container creation script uses debconf(1) to automatically create a Debian based container. + +SCOPE +~~~~~ +Note that this container creation script can do a few things more than just automatically debootstrap based on a preseed file. +It also allows you to set a root password, configure the network, install certain packages and execute hooks. + +But: this is *not* a replacement for a configuration management system (like ansible, puppet, etc.). +The intenion of this script is to create the initial container to that extend that a configuration managment system +can take over. + +As an analogy, think of debian-installer: d-i sets up your system to make it ready to boot and connect to the network. Everything +after that is out of scope. Same goes for this script. (FIXME) + +FUNCTIONS +~~~~~~~~~ + +This script performs the following configuration on top of a Debian based system: + + * network + * root password + * apt repositories + * ... + +MODES +~~~~~ +This container creation script can be used under two different names: debian and progress-linux. + +Alternative, calling it under the debconf name is equal to the debian mode. + +INTERACTIVE/NONINTERACTIVE +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +FIXME + +PRESEEDING +~~~~~~~~~~ + +Hierarchy of Preseed Files + +The debconf script can be fully preseeded. Such preseed files +can include one or more preseed files themselfs (currently, only one layer of +includes is supported, no nested or recursive includes). + +The general rule of 'the later preseed file overwrites the earlier' applies. +The debconf script reads the main preseed file (specified either on command line or +by debconf selection/input dialog) after any included preseed files in there. + +That means that debconf values after the include statement in the main preseed +file can overwrite any values specified in the included preseed files. + + +OPTIONS +------- +The following script options are available: + +*-n, --name='NAME'*:: + Specify container name. + +*-p, --preseed-file='FILE'*:: + Specify the preseed file. + + +EXAMPLES +-------- +*Create a Debian based container:*:: + sudo container create -s debian -n jessie.example.net + +*Create a Progress Linux container:*:: + sudo container create -s progress-linux -n cairon-backports.example.net + + +FILES +----- +The following files are used: + +*/etc/container-tools/config*:: + Container configuration files. + +*/usr/share/container-tools/scripts*:: + Container creation scripts. + +*/usr/share/doc/container-tools*:: + Container documentation. + +*/var/lib/machines*:: + Container directory. + +*/var/cache/container-tools*:: + Container cache directory. + +*/tmp/container-tools*:: + Container temporary directory. + + +SEE ALSO +-------- +container-tools(7), +container(1). + + +HOMEPAGE +-------- +More information about container-tools and the Open Infrastructure project can be found on the homepage at http://open-infrastructure.net. + + +BUGS +---- +Bugs can be reported by opening an issue in the GitHub repository at http://github.com/open-infrastructure/container-tools. + + +AUTHORS +------- +container-tools was written by Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@open-infrastructure.net>. |