---
name: "ctid.conf"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "vzctl"
version: "4.9.4-6"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ctid.conf"
---

# ctid.conf(5)

configuration file for an OpenVZ container.

## NAME

*ctid*.conf - configuration file for an OpenVZ container.

## SYNOPSIS

**/etc/vz/conf/***CTID***.conf**

## DESCRIPTION

This is a configuration file for a container. It is stored as **/etc/vz/conf/***CTID***.conf**, where *CTID* is the numeric ID of the given container.

Configuration file consists of lines in the form

**PARAMETER**="*value*"

All parameter names and values are case-sensitive. Quotes surrounding a *value* are required if value contains spaces, and are optional otherwise. Extra spaces are not allowed. All unrecognized lines will be ignored.

The meaning of most parameters are described in [**vzctl**(8)](/vzctl/8.md), so here only the appropriate **vzctl set** option names are given.

### Miscellaneous parameters

- **NAME**="*vename*"

  Corresponds to the **--name** option.

- **DESCRIPTION**="*string*"

  Corresponds to the **--description** option.

- **ONBOOT**="**yes**\|**no**"

  Specifies whether this container will be started during system boot. Corresponds to the **--onboot** option.

- **BOOTORDER**="*number*"

  Specifies the CT boot order priority. Corresponds to the **--bootorder** option.

- **OSTEMPLATE**="*tmpl\_name*"

  Corresponds to the **--ostemplate** option.

- **VE\_ROOT**="*directory*"

  Corresponds to the **--root** option.

- **VE\_PRIVATE**="*directory*"

  Corresponds to the **--private** option.

- **MOUNT\_OPTS**="*option*\[,*option*...\]"

  Corresponds to **--mount\_opts** option.

- **DISABLED**="**yes**\|**no**"

  Corresponds to the **--disabled** option.

- **ORIGIN\_SAMPLE**="*name*"

  Name of container sample configuration which the container is based on.

- **STOP\_TIMEOUT**="*number*"

  Corresponds to the **--stop-timeout** option.

### Resource management parameters

- **NUMPROC**

  Corresponds to the **--numproc** option.

- **NUMFILE**

  Corresponds to the **--numfile** option.

- **NUMFLOCK**

  Corresponds to the **--numflock** option.

- **NUMPTY**

  Corresponds to the **--numpty** option.

- **NUMSIGINFO**

  Corresponds to the **--numsiginfo** option.

- **NUMTCPSOCK**

  Corresponds to the **--numtcpsock** option.

- **NUMOTHERSOCK**

  Corresponds to the **--numothersock** option.

- **PRIVVMPAGES**

  Corresponds to the **--privvmpages** option.

- **VMMGUARPAGES**

  Corresponds to the **--vmguarpages** option.

- **OOMGUARPAGES**

  Corresponds to the **--oomguarpages** option.

- **LOCKEDPAGES**

  Corresponds to the **--lockedpages** option.

- **SHMPAGES**

  Corresponds to the **--shmpages** option.

- **KMEMSIZE**

  Corresponds to the **--kmemsize** option.

- **TCPSNDBUF**

  Corresponds to the **--tcpsndbuf** option.

- **TCPRCVBUF**

  Corresponds to the **--tcprcvbuf** option.

- **OTHERSOCKBUF**

  Corresponds to the **--othersockbuf** option.

- **DGRAMRCVBUF**

  Corresponds to the **--dgramrcvbuf** option.

- **DCACHESIZE**

  Corresponds to the **--dcachesize** option.

- **NUMIPTENT**

  Corresponds to the **--numiptent** option.

- **PHYSPAGES**

  Corresponds to the **--physpages** or **--ram** option.

- **SWAPPAGES**

  Corresponds to the **--swappages** or **--swap** option.

- **VM\_OVERCOMMIT**

  Corresponds to the **--vm\_overcommit** option.

- **CPUUNITS**

  Corresponds to the **--cpuunits** option.

- **DISK\_QUOTA**="**yes**\|**no**"

  Corresponds to the **--diskquota** option. If this is set to **no**, disk quota is not set up for this CT.

- **DISKSPACE**="*softlimit*\[:*hardlimit*\]"

  Corresponds to the **--diskspace** option.

- **DISKINODES**="*softlimit*\[:*hardlimit*\]"

  Corresponds to the **--diskinodes** option.

- **QUOTATIME**="*seconds*"

  Corresponds to the **--quotatime** option.

- **QUOTAUGIDLIMIT**="*num*"

  Corresponds to the **--quotaugidlimit** option.

- **CAPABILITY**="*capname*:**on**\|**off** \[...\]"

  Corresponds to the **--capability** option.

### Network related parameters

- **IP\_ADDRESS**="*address* \[*address* ...\]"

  Specifies the *address* the container will be assigned. Several addresses are divided by spaces. Corresponds to the **--ipadd** option.

- **HOSTNAME**="*name*"

  Corresponds to the **--hostname** option.

- **NAMESERVER**="*ip* \[*ip* ...\]"

  Corresponds to the **--nameserver** option. Several name server addresses are divided by spaces. If set to **inherit**, values from host system's **/etc/resolv.conf** are used.

- **SEARCHDOMAIN**="*domain* \[*domain* ...\]"

  Corresponds to the **--searchdomain** option. Several search domains are divided by spaces. If set to **inherit**, values from host system's **/etc/resolv.conf** are used.

## SEE ALSO

[**vzctl**(8)](/vzctl/8.md), [**vzcfgvalidate**(8)](/vzcfgvalidate/8.md), [**vz.conf**(5)](/vz.conf/5.md), **http://wiki.openvz.org/UBC**.

## LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2001-2010, Parallels, Inc. Licensed under GNU GPL.