NAME

       containers-mounts.conf - configuration file for default mounts in containers

DESCRIPTION

       The mounts.conf file specifies volume mount directories that are automatically mounted inside containers.
       Container  processes can then use this content. Usually these directories are used for passing secrets or
       credentials required by the package software  to  access  remote  package  repositories.  Note  that  for
       security  reasons,  tools  adhering  to the mounts.conf are expected to copy the contents instead of bind
       mounting the paths from the host.

FORMAT

       The format of the mounts.conf is the volume format  /SRC:/DEST,  one  mount  per  line.  For  example,  a
       mounts.conf   with   the   line   /usr/share/secrets:/run/secrets   would   cause  the  contents  of  the
       /usr/share/secrets directory on the  host  to  be  mounted  on  the  /run/secrets  directory  inside  the
       container.  Setting  mountpoints allows containers to use the files of the host, for instance, to use the
       host's subscription to some enterprise Linux distribution.

FILES

       Some distributions may provide a /usr/share/containers/mounts.conf file to provide  default  mounts,  but
       users  can  create  a  /etc/containers/mounts.conf,  to specify their own special volumes to mount in the
       container. When Podman runs in rootless mode, the file $HOME/.config/containers/mounts.conf will override
       the default if it exists.

HISTORY

       Aug 2018, Originally compiled by Valentin Rothberg vrothberg@suse.com ⟨mailto:vrothberg@suse.com⟩

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