CGSET
Section: libcgroup Manual (1)
Updated: 2009-03-15
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NAME
cgset - set the parameters of given cgroup(s)
 
SYNOPSIS
cgset [
-r <
name=value>] <
cgroup_path> ...
cgset --copy-from <
source_cgroup_path> <
cgroup_path> ...
 
DESCRIPTION
Set the parameters of input cgroups.
- <path>
- 
is the name of the cgroup which should be changed.
This parameter can be used multiple times.
 
- -r <name=value>
- 
defines the name of the file to set and
the value which should be written to that file.
This parameter can be used multiple times.
 
- --copy-from <source_cgroup_path>
- 
defines the name of the cgroup whose parameters will be
copied to the input cgroup.
 
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
- CGROUP_LOGLEVEL
- 
controls verbosity of the tool. Allowed values are DEBUG,
INFO, WARNING or ERROR.
 
EXAMPLES
- cgset -r cpuset.cpus=0-1 student
- 
set variable cpus in control group student (controller cpuset) to 0-1
 
- cgset --copy-from group1/ group2/
- 
copy all parameters of group group1 to group group2
(for all path where both cgroups are defined)
 
 
SEE ALSO
cgrules.conf (1), cgcreate (1), cgget (1)