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LXC-CREATE(1)							 LXC-CREATE(1)

NAME
       lxc-create - creates a container

SYNOPSIS
       lxc-create -n name [ -f config_file ] [ -t template ] [ -B backingstore
       ] [ -- template-options ]

DESCRIPTION
       lxc-create creates a system object where is  stored  the	 configuration
       informations  and  where can be stored user information. The identifier
       name is used to specify the container to be used with the different lxc
       commands.

       The object is a directory created in /var/lib/lxc and identified by its
       name.

       The object is the definition of the different resources an  application
       can  use	 or can see. The more the configuration file contains informa‐
       tions, the more the container is isolated and the more the  application
       is jailed.

       If  the	configuration file config_file is not specified, the container
       will be created with the default isolation:  processes,	sysv  ipc  and
       mount points.

OPTIONS
	  -f config_file
	      Specify  the  configuration file to configure the virtualization
	      and isolation functionalities for the container.

	  -t template
	      script that  is  called  by  lxc-create,	eg.  busybox,  debian,
	      fedora,	ubuntu	 or   sshd.    Refer   to   the	  examples  in
	      /usr/share/lxc/templates for  details  of	 the  expected	script
	      structure.

	  -B backingstore
	      default  is  'none',  meaning that the container root filesystem
	      will be a directory  under  /var/lib/lxc/container/rootfs.   The
	      option 'btrfs' need not be specified as it will be used automat‐
	      ically if the /var/lib/lxc filesystem is found to be btrfs.   If
	      backingstore is 'lvm', then an lvm block device will be used and
	      the following further options are	 available:  --lvname  lvname1
	      will  create  an LV named lvname1 rather than the default, which
	      is the container name.  --vgname vgname1 will create the	LV  in
	      volume  group  vgname1  rather  than the default, lxc.  --fstype
	      FSTYPE will create an FSTYPE filesystem on the LV,  rather  than
	      the default, which is ext4.  --fssize SIZE will create a LV (and
	      filesystem) of size SIZE rather than the default, which is 1G.

	  -- template-options
	      This will pass template-options to the  template	as  arguments.
	      To  see  the  list of options supported by the template, you can
	      run lxc-create -t TEMPLATE -h.

DIAGNOSTIC
       The container already exists
	      As the message mention it, you try to  create  a	container  but
	      there  is a container with the same name. You can use the lxc-ls
	      -l command to list the available containers on the system.

SEE ALSO
       lxc(1), lxc-create(1), lxc-destroy(1), lxc-start(1), lxc-stop(1),  lxc-
       execute(1),  lxc-kill(1),  lxc-console(1), lxc-monitor(1), lxc-wait(1),
       lxc-cgroup(1), lxc-ls(1), lxc-ps(1), lxc-info(1),  lxc-freeze(1),  lxc-
       unfreeze(1), lxc-attach(1), lxc.conf(5)

AUTHOR
       Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@free.fr>

				  24 May 2013			 LXC-CREATE(1)

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