systemctl mount-image

linux

Mount an image file into a unit's mount namespace. Only supported for the units that run within a mountspace ie, with `RootImage=`, `PrivateMounts=`, etc.

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Examples (4)

Mount an image at a specific path inside the unit's mount namespace

systemctl mount-image unit /path/to/image /path/to/directory_inside_unit

Mount the image's `root` partition with read-only and no-setuid options

systemctl mount-image unit /path/to/image /path/to/directory_inside_unit root:ro,nosuid

Create the destination directory before mounting

systemctl mount-image --mkdir unit /path/to/image /path/to/directory_inside_unit

Mount an image as read-only

systemctl mount-image --read-only unit /path/to/image /path/to/directory_inside_unit

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