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diff --git a/docs/podman.1.md b/docs/podman.1.md index b808a7fa5..11dd50cb6 100644 --- a/docs/podman.1.md +++ b/docs/podman.1.md @@ -182,13 +182,17 @@ the exit codes follow the `chroot` standard, see below: ## FILES -**libpod.conf** (`/etc/containers/libpod.conf`) +**libpod.conf** (`/usr/share/containers/libpod.conf`) - libpod.conf is the configuration file for all tools using libpod to manage containers. When Podman runs in rootless mode, then the file `$HOME/.config/containers/libpod.conf` is used. + libpod.conf is the configuration file for all tools using libpod to manage containers, when run as root. Administrators can override the defaults file by creating `/etc/containers/libpod.conf`. When Podman runs in rootless mode, the file `$HOME/.config/containers/libpod.conf` is created and replaces some fields in the system configuration file. -**mounts.conf** (`/usr/share/containers/mounts.conf` and optionally `/etc/containers/mounts.conf`) + Podman uses builtin defaults if no libpod.conf file is found. - The mounts.conf file specifies volume mount directories that are automatically mounted inside containers when executing the `podman run` or `podman start` commands. When Podman runs in rootless mode, the file `$HOME/.config/containers/mounts.conf` is also used. Please refer to containers-mounts.conf(5) for further details. +**mounts.conf** (`/usr/share/containers/mounts.conf`) + + The mounts.conf file specifies volume mount directories that are automatically mounted inside containers when executing the `podman run` or `podman start` commands. Administrators can override the defaults file by creating `/etc/containers/mounts.conf`. + +When Podman runs in rootless mode, the file `$HOME/.config/containers/mounts.conf` will override the default if it exists. Please refer to containers-mounts.conf(5) for further details. **policy.json** (`/etc/containers/policy.json`) @@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ the exit codes follow the `chroot` standard, see below: registries.conf is the configuration file which specifies which container registries should be consulted when completing image names which do not include a registry or domain portion. - When Podman runs in rootless mode, the file `$HOME/.config/containers/registries.conf` is used. + Non root users of Podman can create the `$HOME/.config/containers/registries.conf` file to be used instead of the system defaults. **storage.conf** (`/etc/containers/storage.conf`) @@ -206,7 +210,7 @@ the exit codes follow the `chroot` standard, see below: The storage configuration file specifies all of the available container storage options for tools using shared container storage. - When Podman runs in rootless mode, the file `$HOME/.config/containers/storage.conf` is also loaded. + When Podman runs in rootless mode, the file `$HOME/.config/containers/storage.conf` is used instead of the system defaults. ## Rootless mode Podman can also be used as non-root user. When podman runs in rootless mode, a user namespace is automatically created for the user, defined in /etc/subuid and /etc/subgid. |