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Docker Alternative: Podman on Linux (linuxblog.io)
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Let’s walk through what Podman is and how to use it as a Docker alternative on Linux. Expect a straightforward guide on installing Podman, running containers with it, and understanding the basics.

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[-] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I am struggling to access a smb server with podman. I have it mounted on the host using fstab, but many podman containers refuse to access with permission issues, even setting uid:gid to 1000:1000 and giving ownership with unshare.

Any hint? I know there's not much detail, but I think I'm missing something fundamental

[-] entwine@programming.dev 7 points 5 months ago

Check out this blog post which details how uids work within rootless containers. It's useful troubleshooting knowledge to have.

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Could be an SELinux issue. Look up mounting with the :z/:Z option.

[-] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Tried that :(.

Seems to be something about the smb share itself, because of I point to a folder on the drive it works, only fails when it's a mounted samba share.

I'll need to make a post with ask the details, thanks in any case!

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