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@@ -1290,6 +1290,15 @@ When a user namespace is not in use, the UID and GID used within the container a
Set the user namespace mode for the container. It defaults to the **PODMAN_USERNS** environment variable. An empty value ("") means user namespaces are disabled unless an explicit mapping is set with the **--uidmap** and **--gidmap** options.
+Rootless user --userns=Key mappings:
+
+Key | Host User | Container User
+----------|---------------|---------------------
+"" |$UID |0 (Default User account mapped to root user in container.)
+keep-id |$UID |$UID (Map user account to same UID within container.)
+auto |$UID | nil (Host User UID is not mapped into container.)
+nomap |$UID | nil (Host User UID is not mapped into container.)
+
Valid _mode_ values are:
**auto**[:_OPTIONS,..._]: automatically create a unique user namespace.
@@ -1299,6 +1308,7 @@ The `--userns=auto` flag, requires that the user name `containers` and a range o
Example: `containers:2147483647:2147483648`.
Podman allocates unique ranges of UIDs and GIDs from the `containers` subordinate user ids. The size of the ranges is based on the number of UIDs required in the image. The number of UIDs and GIDs can be overridden with the `size` option.
+
The rootless option `--userns=keep-id` uses all the subuids and subgids of the user. Using `--userns=auto` when starting new containers will not work as long as any containers exist that were started with `--userns=keep-id`.
Valid `auto` options:
@@ -1313,10 +1323,11 @@ The rootless option `--userns=keep-id` uses all the subuids and subgids of the u
**keep-id**: creates a user namespace where the current rootless user's UID:GID are mapped to the same values in the container. This option is ignored for containers created by the root user.
+**nomap**: creates a user namespace where the current rootless user's UID:GID are not mapped into the container. This option is ignored for containers created by the root user.
+
**ns:**_namespace_: run the container in the given existing user namespace.
**private**: create a new namespace for the container.
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This option is incompatible with **--gidmap**, **--uidmap**, **--subuidname** and **--subgidname**.
#### **--uts**=*mode*