3 files changed, 28 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/container_validate.go b/pkg/specgen/container_validate.go
index a0d36f865..81cb8b78d 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/container_validate.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/container_validate.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func exclusiveOptions(opt1, opt2 string) error {
 // input for creating a container.
 func (s *SpecGenerator) Validate() error {
 
-	if rootless.IsRootless() {
+	if rootless.IsRootless() && len(s.CNINetworks) == 0 {
 		if s.StaticIP != nil || s.StaticIPv6 != nil {
 			return ErrNoStaticIPRootless
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/kube.go b/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/kube.go
index e39a700eb..0d7ee3ad2 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/kube.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/generate/kube/kube.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package kube
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/parse"
@@ -44,6 +45,31 @@ func ToPodGen(ctx context.Context, podName string, podYAML *v1.PodTemplateSpec)
 	podPorts := getPodPorts(podYAML.Spec.Containers)
 	p.PortMappings = podPorts
 
+	if dnsConfig := podYAML.Spec.DNSConfig; dnsConfig != nil {
+		// name servers
+		if dnsServers := dnsConfig.Nameservers; len(dnsServers) > 0 {
+			servers := make([]net.IP, 0)
+			for _, server := range dnsServers {
+				servers = append(servers, net.ParseIP(server))
+			}
+			p.DNSServer = servers
+		}
+		// search domans
+		if domains := dnsConfig.Searches; len(domains) > 0 {
+			p.DNSSearch = domains
+		}
+		// dns options
+		if options := dnsConfig.Options; len(options) > 0 {
+			dnsOptions := make([]string, 0)
+			for _, opts := range options {
+				d := opts.Name
+				if opts.Value != nil {
+					d += ":" + *opts.Value
+				}
+				dnsOptions = append(dnsOptions, d)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return p, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/pod_validate.go b/pkg/specgen/pod_validate.go
index 7c81f3f9f..518adb32f 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/pod_validate.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/pod_validate.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func exclusivePodOptions(opt1, opt2 string) error {
 // Validate verifies the input is valid
 func (p *PodSpecGenerator) Validate() error {
 
-	if rootless.IsRootless() {
+	if rootless.IsRootless() && len(p.CNINetworks) == 0 {
 		if p.StaticIP != nil {
 			return ErrNoStaticIPRootless
 		}