NAME
vserver − The vserver utility enables you to manage the state of vservers, including building, starting, stopping, etc.
SYNTAX
vserver
[-s|--sync] [-v|--verbose] [--silent]
[−−] vserver command [--help]
args*
−−sync - Perform synchronization with
vshelper to ensure that the guest
has been stopped
−−verbose - Makes things a lot louder.
−−silent - Removes most informative
messages.
vserver - The name of a vserver.
command - One of the commands listed below.
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−−help |
provides additional help for provided command, for example: vserver - build --help args are the arguments that are possible for the different commands, see the arguments for each command listed below |
COMMANDS
start [−−rescue [−−rescue−init] program args]
Starts the specified vserver. The optional argument --rescue starts the vserver in rescue mode, which runs program args* to start the vserver instead of whatever is configured. The optional argument --rescue-init makes the command appear as PID 1 in the vserver. This can be used to start /bin/bash to investigate why a vserver is not able to start correctly.
stop [−−rescue−init]
Stops the specified vserver, and kills the remaining processes. The optional argument --rescue-init can be used to stop a vserver that was started with the option of the same name.
restart
Restarts the specified vserver. This is the subsequent execution of a synchronized ’stop’ and a ’start’.
condrestart
Restarts a running vserver.
suexec user program args*
Executes program args* as the specified user in the vserver.
exec program args*
Executes program args* as the root user in the vserver.
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enter |
Executes the configured shell (default: /bin/bash if it exists) in the vserver and allocates a pty. |
chkconfig chkconfig−options*
Modifies the init−system; currently, only Red Hat’s chkconfig is supported.
running
Returns an exit code of 0 iff the vserver is running, 1 if not.
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status |
Provides some human readable status information about the vserver, and succeeds iff the vserver is running. |
build buildopts*
Create a vserver from scratch, where the buildopts* are a set of options and a build method. As this option calls vserver-build, please see vserver-build(8) for a complete listing of possible options and methods.
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delete |
Remove a vserver. |
unify [−R] [vunify−opts*]
Unify or de-unify the vserver with its reference vserver(s).
pkg install pkg*
Installs package(s) pkg in the vserver.
apt−get,apt−config,apt−cache apt−opts*
Execute the apt−* command for the given vserver
rpm rpm−opts*
Execute the rpm command for the given vserver.
pkgmgmt externalize|internalize [−y]
Externalize or internalize the package−management for the given vserver. ´Externalize’ means that package metadata and management tools (apt−get,rpm) are living in the host, while ’internalize’ means that data and programs from the vserver will be used.
hashify
Hashify the vserver.
FILES
/usr/sbin/vserver
/etc/vservers/*
/var/lib/vservers/*
EXAMPLES
Please contribute some, if you feel it’s important.
AUTHORS
This man page was written by Micah Anderson <micah [AT] debian.org> and based upon the helpful output from the program itself.
SEE ALSO
chbind(8) chcontext(8) rebootmgr(8) reducecap(8) vps(8) vpstree(8) vrpm(8) vserver−build(8) vserver−stat(8) vtop(8)