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.TH VSERVER-BUILD "8" "October 27, 2007" "vserver-build" "System Administration" |
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.SH "NAME" |
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vserver-build \- initializes a vserver |
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.SH SYNTAX |
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.B vserver-build |
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\fB\-m\fR \fImethod\fR \fB\-n\fR \fIname\fR [\fB\-\-force\fR] [\fB\-\-keep\fR] |
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[\fB\-\-rootdir\fR \fIdir\fR] [\fB\-\-pkgbase\fR \fIdir\fR] |
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\fIconfig options*\fR [\fB\-\-\fR] \fImethod arguments*\fR |
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.TP |
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\fB\-m\fR \fImethod\fR |
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Use build \fImethod\fR; see below for possible values. |
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.TP |
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\fB\-n\fR \fIname\fR |
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Name of vserver you are building. |
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.TP |
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\fB\-\-force\fR |
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Remove/rename already existing vservers with the same name. |
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.TP |
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\fB\-\-keep\fR |
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Do not delete generated files and directories if vserver build fails. |
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.TP |
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\fB\-\-rootdir\fR \fIdir\fR |
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Root vserver directory [default: @SYSCONFDIR@/vservers/.defaults/vdirbase]. |
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.TP |
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\fB\-\-pkgbase\fR \fIdir\fR |
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Package base directory [default: @VSERVERDIR@/.pkg]. |
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.SH "CONFIG OPTIONS" |
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.TP |
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\fB\-\-context\fR \fInum\fR |
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.IP |
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\&The static context of the vserver [default: none; one will be generated for you]. |
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The valid range is 2 through 49151. |
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.TP |
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\fB\-\-confdir\fR \fIdir\fR |
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.IP |
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\&The vserver configuration directory to use [default: @SYSCONFDIR@/vservers/<name>]. |
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.TP |
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\fB\-\-lockfile\fR \fIfilename\fR |
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.IP |
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\&The lockfile to use [default: /var/run/vservers/<name>]. |
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\fB\-\-hostname\fR \fIhostname\fR |
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\&Hostname of the vserver. |
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\fB\-\-netdev\fR \fIdevice\fR |
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.IP |
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\&The default interface to use for \fB--interface\fR. |
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\fB\-\-netbcast\fR \fIbroadcast\fR |
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.IP |
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\&Broadcast address to associate with the vserver. |
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.TP |
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\fB\-\-netmask\fR \fInetmask\fR|\fB\-\-netprefix\fR \fIprefixlen\fR |
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\&Sets the default netmask (a.b.c.d quadruple) or prefixlen (length of the |
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network). |
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.TP |
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\fB\-\-interface\fR [\fIname\-suffix\fR=][\fIdevice\fR:]\fIip\fR[/\fImask|prefixlen\fR] |
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\&Declares a network\-interface name and associated IP/netmask; this option can |
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be specified multiple times. |
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.TP |
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\fB\-\-flags\fR \fIflags+\fR |
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.IP |
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\&Sets comma\-separated list of flags; see lib/cflags-v13.c for a list. |
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.TP |
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\fB\-\-cpuset\fR \fIname\fR |
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.IP |
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\&Declares the CPUSET this vserver will run in [default: none] |
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.TP |
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\fB\-\-cpusetcpus\fR \fInumber[\-number][:exclusive]\fR |
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\&Sets which CPUs belong to the CPUSET, \fI:exclusive\fR is a flag (0|1) |
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prohibiting any other cpuset from using those CPUs. |
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.TP |
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\fB\-\-cpusetmems\fR \fInumber[\-number][:exclusive]\fR |
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.IP |
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\&Sets which memory pools belong to the CPUSET, \fI:exclusive\fR is a flag |
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(0|1) prohibiting any other cpuset from using those memory pools. |
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.TP |
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\fB\-\-cpusetvirt\fR |
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.IP |
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\&Virtualize the cpuset (the vserver will see only CPUs defined in the cpuset). |
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Requires kernel patch from http://www.bullopensource.org/cpuset/ |
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.TP |
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\fB\-\-initstyle\fR \fIstyle\fR |
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.IP |
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\&Configures the initstyle (e.g. minit, sysv, plain, gentoo) |
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.SH "METHODS" |
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.TP |
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\fBapt\-rpm\fR |
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\& \fB\-\-\fR \fB\-d\fR \fIdistribution\fR |
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\&Installs the base\-packages of the given distribution with the help of |
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'\fBvapt\-get\fR' |
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.TP |
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\fByum\fR |
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\&\fB\-\-\fR \fB\-d\fR \fIdistribution\fR |
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\&Installs the base\-packages of the given distribution with help of |
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'\fBvyum\fR' |
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\fBrpm\fR |
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\&\fB\-\-\fR [\fB\-d\fR \fIdistribution\fR] \fB\-\-empty\fR|([\fB\-\-force\fR] [\fB\-\-nodeps\fR] \fImanifest\fR)+ |
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\&Installs lists of rpm\-packages |
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\fBskeleton\fR |
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\&\fB\-\-\fR [\fIcmd args*\fR] |
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\&Installs a minimal skeleton filesystem, creates the configuration file |
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and calls an optional command |
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\fBdebootstrap\fR |
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\fB\-\-\fR \fB\-d\fR \fIdistribution\fR [\fB\-m\fR \fImirror\fR] [\fB\-s\fR \fIscript\fR] [\fB\-\-\fR \fIdebootstrap\-options*\fR] |
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\&Bootstraps the vserver with Debian's 'debootstrap' package |
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\fBtemplate\fR |
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\&\fB\-\-\fR (\fB\-t\fR \fItarball\fR)+ [\fB\-d\fR \fIdistribution\fR] |
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\&Installs a vserver using tarball(s) |
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\fBfai\fR |
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\&\fB\-\-\fR [\fB\-f\fR \fIfai_vserver\fR] [\fB\-n\fR \fInfsroot\fR] [\fB\-d\fR \fIfai_dir\fR] [\fB\-a\fR] |
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\&Bootstraps the vserver with the Debian Fully Automatic Installation |
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\fB\-f\fR means use the nfsroot and profile in the vserver \fIfai_vserver\fR |
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\fB\-n\fR \fInfsroot\fR specifies the 'NFS' root explicitly |
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\fB\-d\fR \fIfai_dir\fR specifies the location of the FAI profile |
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the \fB\-f\fR option implies \fB\-n\fR and \fB\-d\fR are relative to the \fIfai_vserver\fR |
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\fBrsync\fR |
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.IP |
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\&\fB\-\-\fR [\fB\-d\fR \fIdistribution\fR] \fB\-\-source\fR \fIsource\fR [\fB\-o\fR \fIrsync option\fR]* |
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\&Installs a vserver by rsyncing from \fIsource\fR to the guest root |
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\fBclone\fR |
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\&\fB\-\-\fR [\fB\-d\fR \fIdistribution\fR] \fB\-\-source\fR \fIsource\fR |
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\&Clones a vserver by linking unified files and copying the rest |
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.SH "EXAMPLES" |
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.LP |
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# vserver kea build -m debootstrap --context 10 --hostname kea --interface eth0:192.168.0.44/32 -- -d etch |
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.SH "BUGS" |
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.LP |
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Please report bugs to vserver@list.linux\-vserver.org |
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.SH "AUTHORS" |
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.LP |
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This man page was written by Micah Anderson <micah@debian.org> and based upon the helpful output from the program itself. |
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.SH "SEE ALSO" |
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.PP |
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chbind(8) chcontext(8) |
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rebootmgr(8) reducecap(8) |
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vps(8) vpstree(8) |
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vrpm(8) |
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vserver\-stat(8) |
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vtop(8) |
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