[Users] openvz naming conventions; numeric vs symbolic

[Steve Wray]

Kir Kolyshkin wrote:
> Gregor Mosheh wrote:
>   
>> Steve Wray wrote:
>>     
>>> Steve Wray wrote:
>>> There seems to be a slight inconsistency across the tool set here.
>>> vzctl does respect the given 'name' however vzquota does not appear
>>> to and seems to require the numeric id.
>>>       
>> Quite true. Did you check the bugtracker for the project, or log that
>> as a bug? I'd love to see that fixed!
>>
>>
>>     
> Can you tell me the use case for that? I mean, I never use vzquota
> directly; it's vzctl that calls it whenever needed.
>
> I guess you use vzquota show or vzquota stat and want to use VE name
> instead of ID, is that right?
>   

Well, on the basis that consistency is a Good Thing, yes.

I'm only just getting started with OpenVZ so am unsure of the real use 
case for this. But I am busily finding the things that confuse, confound 
or seem inconsistent :)

Thanks!