Containers Team,

The nova-docker developers are currently discussing options for implementation 
for supporting mounting of Cinder volumes in containers, and creation of 
unprivileged containers-in-containters. Both of these currently require 
CAP_SYS_ADMIN[1] which is problematic because if granted within a container, 
can lead to an escape from the container back into the host.

There are multiple options[2] for addressing this, each with some pro/con 
identified for your consideration. Please discuss the options with us.

https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/container-block-storage

Please add additional options, and your commentary to the etherpad. Please 
debate any controversial topics on this ML thread so we can gauge where we may 
have consensus, and where we do not. I plan to review this at the Containers 
Team Meeting[3] on Tuesday at 2200 UTC, so please make your feedback before 
then, if possible.

I’m reasonably sure that nobody wants to intentionally relax compute host 
security in order to add this new functionality. Let’s find the right short 
term and long term approaches 

Thanks,

Adrian

References:
[1] http://linux.die.net/man/7/capabilities
[2] https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/container-block-storage
[3] https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Meetings/Containers
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