Bug#476535: [Debian] Re: Bug#476535: vzctl: Possibility to mount/bind into VE fs

Kir Kolyshkin kir at openvz.org
Mon May 5 09:20:28 EDT 2008


Hi Peter,

Please see my replies below.

Peter Gervai wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Ola Lundqvist <opal at debian.org> wrote:
>
>   
>>  Hi Christian
>>
>>  Thanks for the clarification. I have marked this bugreport as wontfix
>>  because of the vzmigrate issue, and because that this already exists
>>  even though it is not document.
>>
>>  However maybe it should be documented, but that is a separate issue. :)
>>     
>
> First, this must be documented, in 'man vzctl' (probably at files
> section, but I'd mention it in start/stop/mount/umount sections as
> well), and there ought to be example files provided (the ones
> Christian quoted are just fine; except exit values should be mentioned
> / demonstrated, like checking existence of the mounted-into directory
> and fail accordingly).
>   
It is actually documented, but only in OpenVZ User's Guide 
(http://wiki.openvz.org/User's_guide).

I agree it needs to be documented in vzctl(8) man page as well.
> Second, should I try to open a bug for it in Debian BTS and edit the
> manpage and provide a patch, or (preferably) any of you would love to
> get it done? :-)
>   
Feel free to file a bug to http://bugzilla.openvz.org/ and attach a patch.
> Third, vzmigrate manpage should mention this problem about in-mounted
> subtrees, and maybe check it even before progressing, but I cannot
> tell out of my brain whether there is a portable check for that.
> Still, I believe more people would mount large storage into VE than
> use vzmigrate. ;-)
>
> Thanks for your time & efforts,
> Peter
>
> ps: still gotta test whether .mount and .umount works ;) not that I
> don't trust you, erm... I mean... :-))
>
>   



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