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-rw-r--r--cmd/podman/common.go4
-rw-r--r--cmd/podman/create.go4
-rw-r--r--docs/podman-create.1.md25
-rw-r--r--docs/podman-run.1.md25
4 files changed, 56 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/common.go b/cmd/podman/common.go
index c4016698a..8404a29b8 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common.go
@@ -422,6 +422,10 @@ var createFlags = []cli.Flag{
Name: "read-only",
Usage: "Make containers root filesystem read-only",
},
+ cli.StringFlag{
+ Name: "restart",
+ Usage: "Restart is not supported. Please use a systemd unit file for restart",
+ },
cli.BoolFlag{
Name: "rm",
Usage: "Remove container (and pod if created) after exit",
diff --git a/cmd/podman/create.go b/cmd/podman/create.go
index 6c6bcfb41..870eb28d6 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/create.go
@@ -412,6 +412,10 @@ func parseCreateOpts(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Context, runtime *libpod.Runtim
blkioWeight uint16
namespaces map[string]string
)
+ if c.IsSet("restart") {
+ return nil, errors.Errorf("--restart option is not supported.\nUse systemd unit files for restarting containers")
+ }
+
idmappings, err := util.ParseIDMapping(c.StringSlice("uidmap"), c.StringSlice("gidmap"), c.String("subuidname"), c.String("subgidname"))
if err != nil {
return nil, err
diff --git a/docs/podman-create.1.md b/docs/podman-create.1.md
index f1409a554..97d6e77b1 100644
--- a/docs/podman-create.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-create.1.md
@@ -508,6 +508,14 @@ By default a container will have its root filesystem writable allowing processes
to write files anywhere. By specifying the `--read-only` flag the container will have
its root filesystem mounted as read only prohibiting any writes.
+**--restart=""**
+
+Not implemented.
+
+Restart should be handled via a systemd unit files. Please add your podman
+commands to a unit file and allow systemd or your init system to handle the
+restarting of the container processes. See example below.
+
**--rm**=*true*|*false*
Automatically remove the container when it exits. The default is *false*.
@@ -767,13 +775,28 @@ the uid and gid from the host.
$ podman create --uidmap 0:30000:7000 --gidmap 0:30000:7000 fedora echo hello
```
+### Running a podman container to restart inside of a systemd unit file
+
+
+```
+[Unit]
+Description=My App
+[Service]
+Restart=always
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start -a my_app
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop -t 10 my_app
+KillMode=process
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+```
+
## FILES
**/etc/subuid**
**/etc/subgid**
## SEE ALSO
-subgid(5), subuid(5), libpod.conf(5)
+subgid(5), subuid(5), libpod.conf(5), systemd.unit(5)
## HISTORY
October 2017, converted from Docker documentation to podman by Dan Walsh for podman <dwalsh@redhat.com>
diff --git a/docs/podman-run.1.md b/docs/podman-run.1.md
index 5917f6f7a..c0a466a9c 100644
--- a/docs/podman-run.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-run.1.md
@@ -497,6 +497,14 @@ By default a container will have its root filesystem writable allowing processes
to write files anywhere. By specifying the `--read-only` flag the container will have
its root filesystem mounted as read only prohibiting any writes.
+**--restart=""**
+
+Not implemented.
+
+Restart should be handled via a systemd unit files. Please add your podman
+commands to a unit file and allow systemd or your init system to handle the
+restarting of the container processes. See example below.
+
**--rm**=*true*|*false*
Automatically remove the container when it exits. The default is *false*.
@@ -1059,13 +1067,28 @@ the uid and gid from the host.
$ podman run --uidmap 0:30000:7000 --gidmap 0:30000:7000 fedora echo hello
```
+### Running a podman container to restart inside of a systemd unit file
+
+
+```
+[Unit]
+Description=My App
+[Service]
+Restart=always
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start -a my_app
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop -t 10 my_app
+KillMode=process
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+```
+
## FILES
**/etc/subuid**
**/etc/subgid**
## SEE ALSO
-subgid(5), subuid(5), libpod.conf(5)
+subgid(5), subuid(5), libpod.conf(5), systemd.unit(5)
## HISTORY
September 2018, updated by Kunal Kushwaha <kushwaha_kunal_v7@lab.ntt.co.jp>