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NAME
snap-discard-ns - internal tool for discarding preserved namespaces of
snappy applications
SYNOPSIS
snap-discard-ns [--from-snap-confine] SNAP_INSTANCE_NAME
DESCRIPTION
The snap-discard-ns is a program used internally by snapd to discard a
preserved mount namespace of a particular snap.
OPTIONS
The --from-snap-confine option is used internally by snap-confine to
tell snap-discard-ns that it is invoked from snap-confine and can dis-
able locking.
ENVIRONMENT
snap-discard-ns responds to the following environment variables
SNAP_CONFINE_DEBUG:
When defined the program will print additional diagnostic infor-
mation about the actions being performed. All the output goes to
stderr.
FILES
snap-discard-ns uses the following files:
/run/snapd/ns/$SNAP_INSTNACE_NAME.mnt: /run/snapd/ns/$SNAP_INST-
NACE_NAME.*.mnt:
The preserved mount namespace that is unmounted and removed by
snap-discard-ns. The second form is for the per-user mount name-
space.
/run/snapd/ns/snap.$SNAP_INSTNACE_NAME.fstab:
/run/snapd/ns/snap.$SNAP_INSTNACE_NAME.*.user-fstab:
The current mount profile of a preserved mount namespace that is re-
moved by snap-discard-ns.
BUGS
Please report all bugs with https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+filebug
AUTHOR
zygmunt.krynicki@canonical.com
COPYRIGHT
Canonical Ltd.
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