[Users] Re: OpenVZ template confusion

[Kir Kolyshkin]

Sean Whitney wrote:
> I don't.
>
> When I use vzctl create <VEID> and it untar's the template file, it is 
> changing the UID/GID of the home directories in the tar file from the 
> original UID/GID, to the UID/GID that the same individuals have on the 
> HN.
>
> If I peek inside the template file my UID is 1001.
>
> On the HN my uid is 501.
>
> When I create the VE, my UID inside the VE is now 501, screwing up all 
> kinds of permissions.

Can you check your tarball is correct? Maybe you have to use 
--numeric-owner option to tar when packing it.