lxc.system.conf

lxc.system.conf(5) lxc.system.conf(5)

NAME

   lxc.system.conf - LXC system configuration file

DESCRIPTION

   The system configuration is located at /etc/lxc/lxc.conf or ~/.config/lxc/lxc.conf for unprivileged containers.

   This configuration file is used to set values such as default lookup paths and storage backend settings for LXC.

CONFIGURATION PATHS

   lxc.lxcpath
          The location in which all containers are stored.

   lxc.default_config
          The path to the default container configuration.

CONTROL GROUPS

   lxc.cgroup.use
          Comma separated list of cgroup controllers to setup.  If none is specified, all available controllers will be used.

   lxc.cgroup.pattern
          Format string used to generate the cgroup path (e.g. lxc/%n).

LVM

   lxc.bdev.lvm.vg
          Default LVM volume group name.

   lxc.bdev.lvm.thin_pool
          Default LVM thin pool name.

ZFS

   lxc.bdev.zfs.root
          Default ZFS root name.

lxc(1),

   lxc.container.conf(5), lxc.system.conf(5), lxc-usernet(5)

SEE ALSO

   lxc(7), lxc-create(1), lxc-copy(1), lxc-destroy(1), lxc-start(1), lxc-stop(1), lxc-execute(1), lxc-console(1), lxc-monitor(1), lxc-wait(1), lxc-cgroup(1), lxc-ls(1), lxc-info(1), lxc-
   freeze(1), lxc-unfreeze(1), lxc-attach(1), lxc.conf(5)

                                                                                      2025-07-30                                                                        lxc.system.conf(5)