How do I get the IP address of an LXC container for automation?
How can I get the IP address of an LXC container in a format I can use in scripting?
Right now, the command lxc info <container> report that information, but in a human readable format, with a lot of information.
I would like to ONLY to GET the IP address given a container name.
Note: I HAVE to duplicate this question because Linux Containers have changed a lot.
Installing lxd and using unprivileged containers is the default way to go this days (2017) and I think the solutions posted on the original question are do not resolve the issue in this case.
In any case, I installed the package lxc1 to get access to the command lxc-info, but that command doesn't recognize any of my unprivileged containers.
lxc lxd
asked Jun 1 '17 at 14:36
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How can I get the IP address of an LXC container in a format I can use in scripting?
Right now, the command lxc info <container> report that information, but in a human readable format, with a lot of information.
I would like to ONLY to GET the IP address given a container name.
Note: I HAVE to duplicate this question because Linux Containers have changed a lot.
Installing lxd and using unprivileged containers is the default way to go this days (2017) and I think the solutions posted on the original question are do not resolve the issue in this case.
In any case, I installed the package lxc1 to get access to the command lxc-info, but that command doesn't recognize any of my unprivileged containers.
lxc lxd
asked Jun 1 '17 at 14:36
jgomo3jgomo3
4261622
add a comment |
How can I get the IP address of an LXC container in a format I can use in scripting?
Right now, the command lxc info <container> report that information, but in a human readable format, with a lot of information.
I would like to ONLY to GET the IP address given a container name.
Note: I HAVE to duplicate this question because Linux Containers have changed a lot.
Installing lxd and using unprivileged containers is the default way to go this days (2017) and I think the solutions posted on the original question are do not resolve the issue in this case.
In any case, I installed the package lxc1 to get access to the command lxc-info, but that command doesn't recognize any of my unprivileged containers.
lxc lxd
asked Jun 1 '17 at 14:36
jgomo3jgomo3
4261622
How can I get the IP address of an LXC container in a format I can use in scripting?
Right now, the command lxc info <container> report that information, but in a human readable format, with a lot of information.
I would like to ONLY to GET the IP address given a container name.
Note: I HAVE to duplicate this question because Linux Containers have changed a lot.
Installing lxd and using unprivileged containers is the default way to go this days (2017) and I think the solutions posted on the original question are do not resolve the issue in this case.
In any case, I installed the package lxc1 to get access to the command lxc-info, but that command doesn't recognize any of my unprivileged containers.
lxc lxd
lxc lxd
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A native solution (which isn't any prettier than @siloko's answer) would be
lxc list "<name>" -c 4 | awk '!/IPV4/{ if ( $2 != "" ) print $2}'
There are alternatives to awk, but that's tangential to the question.
answered Jun 13 '17 at 21:27
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lxc list | grep nameofthecontainer | egrep -o "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
This is what I am using, I pass the container name in as a variable.
edited Feb 2 '18 at 2:13
muru
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answered Feb 1 '18 at 23:55
NeilNeil
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thegrepcommand is unneded, you can put directlylxc list container_name | egrep -o "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"with the same result
– Yonsy Solis
Feb 20 '18 at 15:45
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So far this is the easiest way:
lxc list -c4 --format csv <container> | cut -d' ' -f1
But maybe it will be possible without cut.
EDIT: Uncut bash:
a=( $(lxc list -c4 --format csv u1) ) ip4=$a[1] echo $ip4
Hint from @monstermunchkin from the above issue.
answered Jul 14 '18 at 1:23
anatoly techtonikanatoly techtonik
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Probably a bit ugly but:
lxc-info -n my-container | grep IP: | tr -d ' ' | cut -f2 -d:
will get you just the IP address
answered Jun 1 '17 at 14:54
silokosiloko
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Thank you. It would be a solution in the near time. BTW, the idea is to use the commandlxc info, notlxc-infoas they are different how I explained.
– jgomo3
Jun 1 '17 at 14:58
barelxcis not available on my system (Ubuntu 16.04), sorry.
– siloko
Jun 2 '17 at 6:55
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lxc-info --name container --ips --no-humanize
prints the container IP addresses.
The returned value is a list because a container can have more than one address.
answered Jan 17 '18 at 17:56
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A native solution (which isn't any prettier than @siloko's answer) would be
lxc list "<name>" -c 4 | awk '!/IPV4/{ if ( $2 != "" ) print $2}'
There are alternatives to awk, but that's tangential to the question.
answered Jun 13 '17 at 21:27
Jonathan Y.Jonathan Y.
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A native solution (which isn't any prettier than @siloko's answer) would be
lxc list "<name>" -c 4 | awk '!/IPV4/{ if ( $2 != "" ) print $2}'
There are alternatives to awk, but that's tangential to the question.
answered Jun 13 '17 at 21:27
Jonathan Y.Jonathan Y.
504928
add a comment |
A native solution (which isn't any prettier than @siloko's answer) would be
lxc list "<name>" -c 4 | awk '!/IPV4/{ if ( $2 != "" ) print $2}'
There are alternatives to awk, but that's tangential to the question.
answered Jun 13 '17 at 21:27
Jonathan Y.Jonathan Y.
504928
A native solution (which isn't any prettier than @siloko's answer) would be
lxc list "<name>" -c 4 | awk '!/IPV4/{ if ( $2 != "" ) print $2}'
There are alternatives to awk, but that's tangential to the question.
answered Jun 13 '17 at 21:27
Jonathan Y.Jonathan Y.
504928
answered Jun 13 '17 at 21:27
Jonathan Y.Jonathan Y.
504928
answered Jun 13 '17 at 21:27
Jonathan Y.Jonathan Y.
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answered Jun 13 '17 at 21:27
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lxc list | grep nameofthecontainer | egrep -o "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
This is what I am using, I pass the container name in as a variable.
edited Feb 2 '18 at 2:13
muru
1
answered Feb 1 '18 at 23:55
NeilNeil
211
2
thegrepcommand is unneded, you can put directlylxc list container_name | egrep -o "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"with the same result
– Yonsy Solis
Feb 20 '18 at 15:45
add a comment |
lxc list | grep nameofthecontainer | egrep -o "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
This is what I am using, I pass the container name in as a variable.
edited Feb 2 '18 at 2:13
muru
1
answered Feb 1 '18 at 23:55
NeilNeil
211
2
thegrepcommand is unneded, you can put directlylxc list container_name | egrep -o "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"with the same result
– Yonsy Solis
Feb 20 '18 at 15:45
add a comment |
lxc list | grep nameofthecontainer | egrep -o "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
This is what I am using, I pass the container name in as a variable.
edited Feb 2 '18 at 2:13
muru
1
answered Feb 1 '18 at 23:55
NeilNeil
211
lxc list | grep nameofthecontainer | egrep -o "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
This is what I am using, I pass the container name in as a variable.
edited Feb 2 '18 at 2:13
muru
1
answered Feb 1 '18 at 23:55
NeilNeil
211
edited Feb 2 '18 at 2:13
muru
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edited Feb 2 '18 at 2:13
muru
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muru
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answered Feb 1 '18 at 23:55
NeilNeil
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answered Feb 1 '18 at 23:55
NeilNeil
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answered Feb 1 '18 at 23:55
NeilNeil
211
211
2
thegrepcommand is unneded, you can put directlylxc list container_name | egrep -o "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"with the same result
– Yonsy Solis
Feb 20 '18 at 15:45
add a comment |
2
thegrepcommand is unneded, you can put directlylxc list container_name | egrep -o "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"with the same result
– Yonsy Solis
Feb 20 '18 at 15:45
2
2
the
grep command is unneded, you can put directly lxc list container_name | egrep -o "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+" with the same result– Yonsy Solis
Feb 20 '18 at 15:45
the
grep command is unneded, you can put directly lxc list container_name | egrep -o "[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+" with the same result– Yonsy Solis
Feb 20 '18 at 15:45
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So far this is the easiest way:
lxc list -c4 --format csv <container> | cut -d' ' -f1
But maybe it will be possible without cut.
EDIT: Uncut bash:
a=( $(lxc list -c4 --format csv u1) ) ip4=$a[1] echo $ip4
Hint from @monstermunchkin from the above issue.
answered Jul 14 '18 at 1:23
anatoly techtonikanatoly techtonik
84121431
add a comment |
So far this is the easiest way:
lxc list -c4 --format csv <container> | cut -d' ' -f1
But maybe it will be possible without cut.
EDIT: Uncut bash:
a=( $(lxc list -c4 --format csv u1) ) ip4=$a[1] echo $ip4
Hint from @monstermunchkin from the above issue.
answered Jul 14 '18 at 1:23
anatoly techtonikanatoly techtonik
84121431
add a comment |
So far this is the easiest way:
lxc list -c4 --format csv <container> | cut -d' ' -f1
But maybe it will be possible without cut.
EDIT: Uncut bash:
a=( $(lxc list -c4 --format csv u1) ) ip4=$a[1] echo $ip4
Hint from @monstermunchkin from the above issue.
answered Jul 14 '18 at 1:23
anatoly techtonikanatoly techtonik
84121431
So far this is the easiest way:
lxc list -c4 --format csv <container> | cut -d' ' -f1
But maybe it will be possible without cut.
EDIT: Uncut bash:
a=( $(lxc list -c4 --format csv u1) ) ip4=$a[1] echo $ip4
Hint from @monstermunchkin from the above issue.
answered Jul 14 '18 at 1:23
anatoly techtonikanatoly techtonik
84121431
edited Jan 29 at 10:39
answered Jul 14 '18 at 1:23
anatoly techtonikanatoly techtonik
84121431
answered Jul 14 '18 at 1:23
anatoly techtonikanatoly techtonik
84121431
answered Jul 14 '18 at 1:23
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Probably a bit ugly but:
lxc-info -n my-container | grep IP: | tr -d ' ' | cut -f2 -d:
will get you just the IP address
answered Jun 1 '17 at 14:54
silokosiloko
50727
Thank you. It would be a solution in the near time. BTW, the idea is to use the commandlxc info, notlxc-infoas they are different how I explained.
– jgomo3
Jun 1 '17 at 14:58
barelxcis not available on my system (Ubuntu 16.04), sorry.
– siloko
Jun 2 '17 at 6:55
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Probably a bit ugly but:
lxc-info -n my-container | grep IP: | tr -d ' ' | cut -f2 -d:
will get you just the IP address
answered Jun 1 '17 at 14:54
silokosiloko
50727
Thank you. It would be a solution in the near time. BTW, the idea is to use the commandlxc info, notlxc-infoas they are different how I explained.
– jgomo3
Jun 1 '17 at 14:58
barelxcis not available on my system (Ubuntu 16.04), sorry.
– siloko
Jun 2 '17 at 6:55
add a comment |
Probably a bit ugly but:
lxc-info -n my-container | grep IP: | tr -d ' ' | cut -f2 -d:
will get you just the IP address
answered Jun 1 '17 at 14:54
silokosiloko
50727
Probably a bit ugly but:
lxc-info -n my-container | grep IP: | tr -d ' ' | cut -f2 -d:
will get you just the IP address
answered Jun 1 '17 at 14:54
silokosiloko
50727
answered Jun 1 '17 at 14:54
silokosiloko
50727
answered Jun 1 '17 at 14:54
silokosiloko
50727
answered Jun 1 '17 at 14:54
silokosiloko
50727
50727
Thank you. It would be a solution in the near time. BTW, the idea is to use the commandlxc info, notlxc-infoas they are different how I explained.
– jgomo3
Jun 1 '17 at 14:58
barelxcis not available on my system (Ubuntu 16.04), sorry.
– siloko
Jun 2 '17 at 6:55
add a comment |
Thank you. It would be a solution in the near time. BTW, the idea is to use the commandlxc info, notlxc-infoas they are different how I explained.
– jgomo3
Jun 1 '17 at 14:58
barelxcis not available on my system (Ubuntu 16.04), sorry.
– siloko
Jun 2 '17 at 6:55
Thank you. It would be a solution in the near time. BTW, the idea is to use the command
lxc info, not lxc-info as they are different how I explained.– jgomo3
Jun 1 '17 at 14:58
Thank you. It would be a solution in the near time. BTW, the idea is to use the command
lxc info, not lxc-info as they are different how I explained.– jgomo3
Jun 1 '17 at 14:58
bare
lxc is not available on my system (Ubuntu 16.04), sorry.– siloko
Jun 2 '17 at 6:55
bare
lxc is not available on my system (Ubuntu 16.04), sorry.– siloko
Jun 2 '17 at 6:55
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lxc-info --name container --ips --no-humanize
prints the container IP addresses.
The returned value is a list because a container can have more than one address.
answered Jan 17 '18 at 17:56
G. FiedlerG. Fiedler
992
add a comment |
lxc-info --name container --ips --no-humanize
prints the container IP addresses.
The returned value is a list because a container can have more than one address.
answered Jan 17 '18 at 17:56
G. FiedlerG. Fiedler
992
add a comment |
lxc-info --name container --ips --no-humanize
prints the container IP addresses.
The returned value is a list because a container can have more than one address.
answered Jan 17 '18 at 17:56
G. FiedlerG. Fiedler
992
lxc-info --name container --ips --no-humanize
prints the container IP addresses.
The returned value is a list because a container can have more than one address.
answered Jan 17 '18 at 17:56
G. FiedlerG. Fiedler
992
answered Jan 17 '18 at 17:56
G. FiedlerG. Fiedler
992
answered Jan 17 '18 at 17:56
G. FiedlerG. Fiedler
992
answered Jan 17 '18 at 17:56
G. FiedlerG. Fiedler
992
992
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