3 files changed, 7 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/pause.go b/cmd/podman/containers/pause.go
index 3c26fd5c8..af6f740f2 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/pause.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/pause.go
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/cgroups"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/common"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/registry"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/utils"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/domain/entities"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/rootless"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
@@ -65,12 +63,6 @@ func pause(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	var (
 		errs utils.OutputErrors
 	)
-	if rootless.IsRootless() && !registry.IsRemote() {
-		cgroupv2, _ := cgroups.IsCgroup2UnifiedMode()
-		if !cgroupv2 {
-			return errors.New("pause is not supported for cgroupv1 rootless containers")
-		}
-	}
 
 	if len(args) < 1 && !pauseOpts.All {
 		return errors.New("you must provide at least one container name or id")
diff --git a/cmd/podman/registry/remote.go b/cmd/podman/registry/remote.go
index 181ef6b4a..afe32e0b9 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/registry/remote.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/registry/remote.go
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ func IsRemote() bool {
 		fs.SetInterspersed(false)
 		fs.BoolVarP(&remoteFromCLI.Value, "remote", "r", remote, "")
 		connectionFlagName := "connection"
-		ignoredConnection := ""
-		fs.StringVarP(&ignoredConnection, connectionFlagName, "c", "", "")
+		fs.StringP(connectionFlagName, "c", "", "")
+		hostFlagName := "host"
+		fs.StringP(hostFlagName, "H", "", "")
 		urlFlagName := "url"
-		ignoredURL := ""
-		fs.StringVar(&ignoredURL, urlFlagName, "", "")
+		fs.String(urlFlagName, "", "")
 
 		// The shell completion logic will call a command called "__complete" or "__completeNoDesc"
 		// This command will always be the second argument
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func IsRemote() bool {
 		}
 		_ = fs.Parse(os.Args[start:])
 		// --connection or --url implies --remote
-		remoteFromCLI.Value = remoteFromCLI.Value || fs.Changed(connectionFlagName) || fs.Changed(urlFlagName)
+		remoteFromCLI.Value = remoteFromCLI.Value || fs.Changed(connectionFlagName) || fs.Changed(urlFlagName) || fs.Changed(hostFlagName)
 	})
 	return podmanOptions.EngineMode == entities.TunnelMode || remoteFromCLI.Value
 }
diff --git a/cmd/podman/root.go b/cmd/podman/root.go
index 0520a0784..48f8470be 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/root.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/root.go
@@ -345,6 +345,8 @@ func rootFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, opts *entities.PodmanConfig) {
 	urlFlagName := "url"
 	lFlags.StringVar(&opts.URI, urlFlagName, uri, "URL to access Podman service (CONTAINER_HOST)")
 	_ = cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(urlFlagName, completion.AutocompleteDefault)
+	lFlags.StringVarP(&opts.URI, "host", "H", uri, "Used for Docker compatibility")
+	_ = lFlags.MarkHidden("host")
 
 	// Context option added just for compatibility with DockerCLI.
 	lFlags.String("context", "default", "Name of the context to use to connect to the daemon (This flag is a NOOP and provided solely for scripting compatibility.)")