Hello again, any comment on this? Umut
On Sun, Jan 4, 2026 at 10:11 PM Umut Tezduyar Lindskog <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a question regarding systemd-machined and machine metadata in the > context of containers. > > I’m running containers (started via systemd-nspawn) where each container > has a unique identity represented by a private key and an X.509 > certificate. The key and certificate are passed into the container using > systemd’s LoadCredential mechanism. The certificate fingerprint is the > identifier I need to use later on the host side. > > What I would like to achieve is to attach this identifier as metadata to > the container’s machined registration, so that it is visible via standard > interfaces such as machinectl show. > > Is there any supported or intended mechanism for a container to add or > publish metadata to its own machined entry? > Thanks > > Umut >
