The -n/--name option of lxc-start-ephemeral was never implemented even though it was documented in the manpage.
Signed-off-by: Stéphane Graber <stgra...@ubuntu.com> --- src/lxc/lxc-start-ephemeral.in | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc-start-ephemeral.in b/src/lxc/lxc-start-ephemeral.in index 3e2a5d3..d1bb6be 100644 --- a/src/lxc/lxc-start-ephemeral.in +++ b/src/lxc/lxc-start-ephemeral.in @@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ parser.add_argument("--lxcpath", "-P", dest="lxcpath", metavar="PATH", parser.add_argument("--orig", "-o", type=str, required=True, help=_("name of the original container")) +parser.add_argument("--name", "-n", type=str, + help=_("name of the target container")) + parser.add_argument("--bdir", "-b", type=str, help=_("directory to bind mount into container")) @@ -117,7 +120,13 @@ if not args.lxcpath: else: lxc_path = args.lxcpath -dest_path = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="%s-" % args.orig, dir=lxc_path) +if args.name: + if os.path.exists("%s/%s" % (lxc_path, args.name)): + parser.error(_("A container named '%s' already exists." % args.name)) + dest_path = "%s/%s" % (lxc_path, args.name) + os.mkdir(dest_path) +else: + dest_path = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="%s-" % args.orig, dir=lxc_path) os.mkdir(os.path.join(dest_path, "rootfs")) # Setup the new container's configuration -- 1.8.1.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Own the Future-Intel® Level Up Game Demo Contest 2013 Rise to greatness in Intel's independent game demo contest. Compete for recognition, cash, and the chance to get your game on Steam. $5K grand prize plus 10 genre and skill prizes. Submit your demo by 6/6/13. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel_levelupd2d _______________________________________________ Lxc-devel mailing list Lxc-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxc-devel