Previous page

Next page

Locate page in Contents

Print this page

prlctl

prlctl is the primary tool for Container management. To use it, you have to log in to the server as the root user.

Syntax

prlctl <subcommand> < CT_ID>

prlctl --version

prlctl --help

Subcommands

Name

Description

create

Creates a new Container.

delete, destroy

Deletes a Container.

mount

Mounts the Container private area and executes the Container mount script.

umount

Unmounts the Container private area and executes the unmount script.

start

Starts a Container.

stop

Stops a Container.

restart

Restarts a Container.

status

Displays the Container status.

set

Sets Container parameters: resource control settings, hostname, IP addresses, and so on.

enter

Logs in to a Container without knowing its root password.

exec

Runs arbitrary commands in a Container without logging in to it.

suspend

Saves the state of a running Container in a dump file.

resume

Restores a Container from its dump file.

snapshot, snapshot-list, snapshot-switch, snapshot-delete

Creates and manages Container snapshots.

console

Creates a command prompt channel to a Container.

Options

Name

Description

--version

Displays the prlctl package version currently installed on the server.

--help

Displays the usage information about prlctl .