Editing Talk:Debian template creation

== edit/symlink /etc/mtab, /proc/mounts ==
Does anybody have valuable information why this would make sense and if this is needed?
http://wiki.openvz.org/Debian_template_creation#Fix_.2Fetc.2Fmtab {{unsigned|Juggler|20:41, 13 February 2007}}

: Linking /etc/mtab -> /proc/mounts is needed since VE's root filesystem is actually mounted from the [[Hardware Node]]. Thus, there is no appropriate record in /etc/mtab, so utilities like df fail to work (since they get a list of mounts from the /etc/mtab). After linking /etc/mtab to /proc/mounts, /etc/mtab shows all the mounts, including the one for root filesystem, so df works fine. --[[User:Kir|Kir]] 10:25, 14 February 2007 (EST)

== problem with path ==
Hi all, 
This is my first trial with openVZ and a wiki. Please give me some hints, if anything is wrong. Don't hesitate to correct my poor english.

I just installed openVZ on a rather old test box with Debian. Installation failed at first and I suppose there is a wrong path statement used for the debian packages.

When I came to 
<code>vzctl start 777</code>
I received the message
<code>Starting VE ...
VE private area /var/lib/vz/private/777 does not exist</code>

Moving the directory 777 from /vz/private to /var/lib/vz/private solves this problem. 

Now I could start and enter the new VE. --(unsigned)

This isn't a very good place to ask for help.  You should use the forum instead.  See the link for the forum in the sidebar on the left.  --[[User:Dusty|Dusty]] 19:00, 9 April 2007 (EDT)

== Debian template creation ==

For backward compablity to main OpenVZ:

Create a symlink from /var/lib/vz to /vz
<pre>
 # ln -s /var/lib/vz /vz
</pre>

== Update document for Debian Etch ==

Debian Etch has been released and this document needs updated for the new version.

* Etch does have proper AMD64 support now
* Use "etch" instead of "sarge" everywhere.
* Update for any Etch-specific cases (I don't know of any yet)
* Update/remove any Sarge-specific cases that no longer apply (I don't know of any yet)
* Instead of recommending that people use the .de mirror, link to a list of mirrors maybe?

If someone gets to it before I do, great!  If not, I'm hoping that I'll update the document after I've done this task a few times in production, which I'm doing quite a bit this week.  Thanks!

--[[User:Dusty|Dusty]] 18:58, 9 April 2007 (EDT)