20.3. Running support-tools with runlabels

Procedure

1. Pull the support-tools image:

   # podman pull registry.redhat.io/rhel10/support-tools

2. Display the install runlabel for support-tools:

   # podman container runlabel install --display rhel10/support-tools
   command: podman run --rm --privileged -v /:/host -e HOST=/host -e IMAGE=registry.redhat.io/rhel10/support-tools:latest -e NAME=support-tools registry.redhat.io/rhel10/support-tools:latest /bin/install.sh

   This shows that the command will open privileges to the host, mount the host root filesystem on /host in the container, and run an install.sh script.

3. Run the install runlabel for support-tools:

   # podman container runlabel install rhel10/support-tools
   command: podman run --rm --privileged -v /:/host -e HOST=/host -e IMAGE=registry.redhat.io/rhel10/support-tools:latest -e NAME=support-tools registry.redhat.io/rhel10/support-tools:latest /bin/install.sh
   Creating directory at /host//etc/pki/support-tools
   Creating directory at /host//etc/support-tools.d
   Installing file at /host//etc/support-tools.conf
   Installing file at /host//etc/sysconfig/support-tools
   Installing file at /host//etc/logrotate.d/syslog

   This creates files on the host system that the support-tools image will use later.

4. Display the run runlabel for support-tools:

   # podman container runlabel run --display rhel10/support-tools
   command: podman run -d --privileged --name support-tools --net=host --pid=host -v /etc/pki/support-tools:/etc/pki/support-tools -v /etc/support-tools.conf:/etc/support-tools.conf -v /etc/sysconfig/support-tools:/etc/sysconfig/support-tools -v /etc/support-tools.d:/etc/support-tools.d -v /var/log:/var/log -v /var/lib/support-tools:/var/lib/support-tools -v /run:/run -v /etc/machine-id:/etc/machine-id -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime -e IMAGE=registry.redhat.io/rhel10/support-tools:latest -e NAME=support-tools --restart=always registry.redhat.io/rhel10/support-tools:latest /bin/support-tools.sh

   This shows that the command opens privileges to the host and mount specific files and directories from the host inside the container, when it launches the support-tools container to run the support-toolsd daemon.

5. Execute the run runlabel for support-tools:

   # podman container runlabel run rhel10/support-tools
   command: podman run -d --privileged --name support-tools --net=host --pid=host -v /etc/pki/support-tools:/etc/pki/support-tools -v /etc/support-tools.conf:/etc/support-tools.conf -v /etc/sysconfig/support-tools:/etc/sysconfig/support-tools -v /etc/support-tools.d:/etc/support-tools.d -v /var/log:/var/log -v /var/lib/support-tools:/var/lib/support-tools -v /run:/run -v /etc/machine-id:/etc/machine-id -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime -e IMAGE=registry.redhat.io/rhel10/support-tools:latest -e NAME=support-tools --restart=always registry.redhat.io/rhel10/support-tools:latest /bin/support-tools.sh
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   The support-tools container opens privileges, mounts what it needs from the host, and runs the support-toolsd daemon in the background (-d). The support-toolsd daemon begins gathering log messages and directing messages to files in the /var/log directory.

6. Display the uninstall runlabel for support-tools:

   # podman container runlabel uninstall --display rhel10/support-tools
   command: podman run --rm --privileged -v /:/host -e HOST=/host -e IMAGE=registry.redhat.io/rhel10/support-tools:latest -e NAME=support-tools registry.redhat.io/rhel10/support-tools:latest /bin/uninstall.sh

7. Run the uninstall runlabel for support-tools:

   # podman container runlabel uninstall rhel10/support-tools
   command: podman run --rm --privileged -v /:/host -e HOST=/host -e IMAGE=registry.redhat.io/rhel10/support-tools:latest -e NAME=support-tools registry.redhat.io/rhel10/support-tools:latest /bin/uninstall.sh