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nspawn: add new --personality= switch to make it easier to run 32bit containers on...
[elogind.git] / man / systemd-nspawn.xml
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                                 <listitem><para>Turns off any status
                                 output by the tool itself. When this
-                                switch is used, then the only output
-                                by nspawn will be the console output
+                                switch is used, the only output
+                                from nspawn will be the console output
                                 of the container OS itself.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                                 exception of the loopback device and
                                 those specified with
                                 <option>--network-interface=</option>
-                                and configured ith
+                                and configured with
                                 <option>--network-veth</option>. If
-                                this option is specified the
+                                this option is specified, the
                                 CAP_NET_ADMIN capability will be added
                                 to the set of capabilities the
                                 container retains. The latter may be
                                 specified interface from the calling
                                 namespace and place it in the
                                 container. When the container
-                                terminates it is moved back to the
+                                terminates, it is moved back to the
                                 host namespace. Note that
                                 <option>--network-interface=</option>
                                 implies
                                 <term><option>--network-veth</option></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Create a virtual
-                                ethernet link between host and
+                                Ethernet link between host and
                                 container. The host side of the
-                                ethernet link will be available as
+                                Ethernet link will be available as a
                                 network interface named after the
                                 container's name (as specified with
                                 <option>--machine=</option>), prefixed
                                 with <literal>ve-</literal>. The
-                                container side of the the ethernet
+                                container side of the the Ethernet
                                 link will be named
                                 <literal>host0</literal>. Note that
                                 <option>--network-veth</option>
                                 <option>--private-network</option>.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><option>--network-bridge=</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Adds the host side of the
+                                Ethernet link created with
+                                <option>--network-veth</option>
+                                to the specified bridge. Note that
+                                <option>--network-bridge</option>
+                                implies
+                                <option>--network-veth</option>.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>-Z</option></term>
                                 <term><option>--selinux-context=</option></term>
                                 is retained if
                                 <option>--private-network</option> is
                                 specified. If the special value
-                                <literal>all</literal> is passed all
+                                <literal>all</literal> is passed, all
                                 capabilities are
                                 retained.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                                 and shown by tools such as
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>ps</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. If
                                 the container does not run an init
-                                system it is recommended to set this
+                                system, it is recommended to set this
                                 option to <literal>no</literal>. Note
                                 that <option>--share-system</option>
                                 implies
                                 container in, simply register the
                                 service or scope unit
                                 <command>systemd-nspawn</command> has
-                                been invoked in in
+                                been invoked in with
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-machined</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>. This
                                 has no effect if
                                 <option>--register=no</option> is
                                 used. This switch should be used if
                                 <command>systemd-nspawn</command> is
-                                invoked from within an a service unit,
+                                invoked from within a service unit,
                                 and the service unit's sole purpose
                                 is to run a single
                                 <command>systemd-nspawn</command>
                                 session.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><option>--personality=</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Control the
+                                architecture ("personality") reported
+                                by
+                                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>uname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                                in the container. Currently, only
+                                <literal>x86</literal> and
+                                <literal>x86-64</literal> are
+                                supported. This is useful when running
+                                a 32bit container on a 64bit
+                                host. If this setting is not used
+                                the personality reported in the
+                                container is the same as the one
+                                reported on the
+                                host.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
                 </variablelist>
 
         </refsect1>