# salt.states.lxc

## Manage Linux Containers

salt.states.lxc.absent(name, stop=False, path=None)

  Ensure a container is not present, destroying it if present

  name

    Name of the container to destroy

  stop

    stop before destroying default: false

    New in version 2015.5.2.

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

      web01:
        lxc.absent

salt.states.lxc.edited_conf(name, lxc_conf=None, lxc_conf_unset=None)

  Warning

  This state is unsuitable for setting parameters that appear more than once in an LXC config file, or parameters which must appear in a certain order (such as when configuring more than one network interface).

  Issue #35523 was opened to track the addition of a suitable replacement or fix.

  Edit LXC configuration options

  Deprecated since version 2015.5.0.

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

      setconf:
        lxc.edited_conf:
          - name: ubuntu
          - lxc_conf:
              - network.ipv4.ip: 10.0.3.6
          - lxc_conf_unset:
              - lxc.utsname

salt.states.lxc.frozen(name, start=True, path=None)

  New in version 2015.5.0.

  Ensure that a container is frozen

  Note

  This state does not enforce the existence of the named container, it just freezes the container if it is running. To ensure that the named container exists, use `lxc.present`.

  name

    The name of the container

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

  startTrue

    Start container first, if necessary. If `False`, then this state will fail if the container is not running.

      web01:
        lxc.frozen

      web02:
        lxc.frozen:
          - start: False

salt.states.lxc.present(name, running=None, clone_from=None, snapshot=False, profile=None, network_profile=None, template=None, options=None, image=None, config=None, fstype=None, size=None, backing=None, vgname=None, lvname=None, thinpool=None, path=None)

  Changed in version 2015.8.0: The `lxc.created` state has been renamed to `lxc.present`, and the `lxc.cloned` state has been merged into this state.

  Create the named container if it does not exist

  name

    The name of the container to be created

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

  runningFalse

    - If `True`, ensure that the container is running

    - If `False`, ensure that the container is stopped

    - If `None`, do nothing with regards to the running state of the container

    New in version 2015.8.0.

  clone_from

    Create named container as a clone of the specified container

  snapshotFalse

    Use Copy On Write snapshots (LVM). Only supported with `clone_from`.

  profile

    Profile to use in container creation (see the LXC Tutorial for more information). Values in a profile will be overridden by the parameters listed below.

  network_profile

    Network Profile to use in container creation (see the LXC Tutorial for more information). Values in a profile will be overridden by the parameters listed below.

    New in version 2015.5.2.

  Container Creation Arguments

  template

    The template to use. For example, `ubuntu` or `fedora`. For a full list of available templates, check out the `lxc.templates` function.

    Conflicts with the `image` argument.

    Note

    The `download` template requires the following three parameters to be defined in `options`:

    - dist - The name of the distribution

    - release - Release name/version

    - arch - Architecture of the container

    The available images can be listed using the `lxc.images` function.

  options

  > New in version 2015.5.0.

  > Template-specific options to pass to the lxc-create command. These correspond to the long options (ones beginning with two dashes) that the template script accepts. For example:

  >     web01:
  >       lxc.present:
  >         - template: download
  >         - options:
  >             dist: centos
  >             release: 6
  >             arch: amd64

  > Remember to double-indent the options, due to how PyYAML works.

  > For available template options, refer to the lxc template scripts which are usually located under `/usr/share/lxc/templates`, or run `lxc-create -t <template> -h`.

  image

    A tar archive to use as the rootfs for the container. Conflicts with the `template` argument.

  backing

    The type of storage to use. Set to `lvm` to use an LVM group. Defaults to filesystem within /var/lib/lxc.

  fstype

    Filesystem type to use on LVM logical volume

  size

    Size of the volume to create. Only applicable if `backing` is set to `lvm`.

  vgnamelxc

    Name of the LVM volume group in which to create the volume for this container. Only applicable if `backing` is set to `lvm`.

  lvname

    Name of the LVM logical volume in which to create the volume for this container. Only applicable if `backing` is set to `lvm`.

  thinpool

    Name of a pool volume that will be used for thin-provisioning this container. Only applicable if `backing` is set to `lvm`.

salt.states.lxc.running(name, restart=False, path=None)

  Changed in version 2015.5.0: The `lxc.started` state has been renamed to `lxc.running`

  Ensure that a container is running

  Note

  This state does not enforce the existence of the named container, it just starts the container if it is not running. To ensure that the named container exists, use `lxc.present`.

  name

    The name of the container

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

  restartFalse

    Restart container if it is already running

      web01:
        lxc.running

      web02:
        lxc.running:
          - restart: True

salt.states.lxc.set_pass(name, **kwargs)

  Deprecated since version 2015.5.0.

  This state function has been disabled, as it did not conform to design guidelines. Specifically, due to the fact that `lxc.set_password` uses `chpasswd(8)` to set the password, there was no method to make this action idempotent (in other words, the password would be changed every time). This makes this state redundant, since the following state will do the same thing:

      setpass:
        module.run:
          - name: set_pass
          - m_name: root
          - password: secret

salt.states.lxc.stopped(name, kill=False, path=None)

  Ensure that a container is stopped

  Note

  This state does not enforce the existence of the named container, it just stops the container if it running or frozen. To ensure that the named container exists, use `lxc.present`, or use the `lxc.absent` state to ensure that the container does not exist.

  name

    The name of the container

  path

    path to the container parent default: /var/lib/lxc (system default)

    New in version 2015.8.0.

  killFalse

    Do not wait for the container to stop, kill all tasks in the container. Older LXC versions will stop containers like this irrespective of this argument.

    New in version 2015.5.0.

      web01:
        lxc.stopped