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lxc-console — Attach to a container. More information: <https://linuxcontainers.org/lxc/manpages//man1/lxc-console

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Problem

How to use the lxc-console command: Attach to a container. More information: <https://linuxcontainers.org/lxc/manpages//man1/lxc-console.1.html>.

Solution

lxc-console — Attach to a container. More information: <https://linuxcontainers.org/lxc/manpages//man1/lxc-console.1.html>.

Start a console in a container:

agetty {{[-L|--local-line]}} {{38400}} tty1

Connect to an lxc console:

sudo lxc-console {{container_name}}

Exit lxc-console:

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Display help:

lxc-console {{[-?|--help]}}

Code Snippets

Start a console in a container

agetty {{[-L|--local-line]}} {{38400}} tty1

Connect to an lxc console

sudo lxc-console {{container_name}}

Exit `lxc-console`

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Display help

lxc-console {{[-?|--help]}}

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