1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/specgen.go b/pkg/specgen/specgen.go
index 3331bf8c8..a346a9742 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/specgen.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/specgen.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package specgen
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net"
 	"syscall"
 
@@ -472,6 +473,15 @@ type PortMapping struct {
 	Protocol string `json:"protocol,omitempty"`
 }
 
+var (
+	// ErrNoStaticIPRootless is used when a rootless user requests to assign a static IP address
+	// to a pod or container
+	ErrNoStaticIPRootless error = errors.New("rootless containers and pods cannot be assigned static IP addresses")
+	// ErrNoStaticMACRootless is used when a rootless user requests to assign a static MAC address
+	// to a pod or container
+	ErrNoStaticMACRootless error = errors.New("rootless containers and pods cannot be assigned static MAC addresses")
+)
+
 // NewSpecGenerator returns a SpecGenerator struct given one of two mandatory inputs
 func NewSpecGenerator(arg string, rootfs bool) *SpecGenerator {
 	csc := ContainerStorageConfig{}