6 files changed, 68 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/client.go b/pkg/adapter/client.go
index 1805c758d..da4670892 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/client.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/client.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (r RemoteRuntime) RemoteEndpoint() (remoteEndpoint *Endpoint, err error) {
 		if len(r.cmd.RemoteUserName) < 1 {
 			return nil, errors.New("you must provide a username when providing a remote host name")
 		}
-		rc := remoteclientconfig.RemoteConnection{r.cmd.RemoteHost, r.cmd.RemoteUserName, false, r.cmd.Port}
+		rc := remoteclientconfig.RemoteConnection{r.cmd.RemoteHost, r.cmd.RemoteUserName, false, r.cmd.Port, r.cmd.IdentityFile, r.cmd.IgnoreHosts}
 		remoteEndpoint, err = newBridgeConnection("", &rc, r.cmd.LogLevel)
 		//  if the user has a config file with connections in it
 	} else if len(remoteConfigConnections.Connections) > 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/client_unix.go b/pkg/adapter/client_unix.go
index a7bc7c1c0..7af8b24c6 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/client_unix.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/client_unix.go
@@ -14,7 +14,14 @@ func formatDefaultBridge(remoteConn *remoteclientconfig.RemoteConnection, logLev
 	if port == 0 {
 		port = 22
 	}
+	options := ""
+	if remoteConn.IdentityFile != "" {
+		options += " -i " + remoteConn.IdentityFile
+	}
+	if remoteConn.IgnoreHosts {
+		options += " -q -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null"
+	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf(
-		`ssh -p %d -T %s@%s -- /usr/bin/varlink -A \'/usr/bin/podman --log-level=%s varlink \\\$VARLINK_ADDRESS\' bridge`,
-		port, remoteConn.Username, remoteConn.Destination, logLevel)
+		`ssh -p %d -T%s %s@%s -- varlink -A \'podman --log-level=%s varlink \\\$VARLINK_ADDRESS\' bridge`,
+		port, options, remoteConn.Username, remoteConn.Destination, logLevel)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/client_windows.go b/pkg/adapter/client_windows.go
index 31e5d9830..32302a600 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/client_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/client_windows.go
@@ -9,7 +9,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 func formatDefaultBridge(remoteConn *remoteclientconfig.RemoteConnection, logLevel string) string {
+	port := remoteConn.Port
+	if port == 0 {
+		port = 22
+	}
+	options := ""
+	if remoteConn.IdentityFile != "" {
+		options += " -i " + remoteConn.IdentityFile
+	}
+	if remoteConn.IgnoreHosts {
+		options += " -q -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null"
+	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf(
-		`ssh -T %s@%s -- /usr/bin/varlink -A '/usr/bin/podman --log-level=%s varlink $VARLINK_ADDRESS' bridge`,
-		remoteConn.Username, remoteConn.Destination, logLevel)
+		`ssh -p %d -T%s %s@%s -- varlink -A 'podman --log-level=%s varlink $VARLINK_ADDRESS' bridge`,
+		port, options, remoteConn.Username, remoteConn.Destination, logLevel)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/containers.go b/pkg/adapter/containers.go
index 47db5c0dc..afca4c948 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/containers.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/containers.go
@@ -205,7 +205,22 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) RemoveContainers(ctx context.Context, cli *cliconfig.RmVa
 
 	ctrs, err := shortcuts.GetContainersByContext(cli.All, cli.Latest, cli.InputArgs, r.Runtime)
 	if err != nil {
-		return ok, failures, err
+		// Failed to get containers. If force is specified, get the containers ID
+		// and evict them
+		if !cli.Force {
+			return ok, failures, err
+		}
+
+		for _, ctr := range cli.InputArgs {
+			logrus.Debugf("Evicting container %q", ctr)
+			id, err := r.EvictContainer(ctx, ctr, cli.Volumes)
+			if err != nil {
+				failures[ctr] = errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to evict container: %q", id)
+				continue
+			}
+			ok = append(ok, id)
+		}
+		return ok, failures, nil
 	}
 
 	pool := shared.NewPool("rm", maxWorkers, len(ctrs))
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go b/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go
index 6cecb92da..f7cb28b0c 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go
@@ -321,16 +321,31 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) KillContainers(ctx context.Context, cli *cliconfig.KillVa
 
 // RemoveContainer removes container(s) based on varlink inputs.
 func (r *LocalRuntime) RemoveContainers(ctx context.Context, cli *cliconfig.RmValues) ([]string, map[string]error, error) {
-	ids, err := iopodman.GetContainersByContext().Call(r.Conn, cli.All, cli.Latest, cli.InputArgs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, TranslateError(err)
-	}
-
 	var (
 		ok       = []string{}
 		failures = map[string]error{}
 	)
 
+	ids, err := iopodman.GetContainersByContext().Call(r.Conn, cli.All, cli.Latest, cli.InputArgs)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Failed to get containers. If force is specified, get the containers ID
+		// and evict them
+		if !cli.Force {
+			return nil, nil, TranslateError(err)
+		}
+
+		for _, ctr := range cli.InputArgs {
+			logrus.Debugf("Evicting container %q", ctr)
+			id, err := iopodman.EvictContainer().Call(r.Conn, ctr, cli.Volumes)
+			if err != nil {
+				failures[ctr] = errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to evict container: %q", id)
+				continue
+			}
+			ok = append(ok, string(id))
+		}
+		return ok, failures, nil
+	}
+
 	for _, id := range ids {
 		_, err := iopodman.RemoveContainer().Call(r.Conn, id, cli.Force, cli.Volumes)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/varlinkapi/containers.go b/pkg/varlinkapi/containers.go
index 93f9d4fe3..79fcef11a 100644
--- a/pkg/varlinkapi/containers.go
+++ b/pkg/varlinkapi/containers.go
@@ -508,7 +508,16 @@ func (i *LibpodAPI) RemoveContainer(call iopodman.VarlinkCall, name string, forc
 		return call.ReplyErrorOccurred(err.Error())
 	}
 	return call.ReplyRemoveContainer(ctr.ID())
+}
 
+// EvictContainer ...
+func (i *LibpodAPI) EvictContainer(call iopodman.VarlinkCall, name string, removeVolumes bool) error {
+	ctx := getContext()
+	id, err := i.Runtime.EvictContainer(ctx, name, removeVolumes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return call.ReplyErrorOccurred(err.Error())
+	}
+	return call.ReplyEvictContainer(id)
 }
 
 // DeleteStoppedContainers ...