From: Stéphane Graber <stgraber@ubuntu.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 01:32:46 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: doc: Mention that veth.pair is ignored for unpriv
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doc: Mention that veth.pair is ignored for unpriv

veth.pair is ignore for unprivileged containers as allowing an
unprivileged user to set a specific device name would allow them to
trigger actions in tools like NetworkManager or other uevent based
handlers that may react based on specific names or prefixes being used.

Signed-off-by: Stéphane Graber <stgraber@ubuntu.com>
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diff --git a/doc/lxc.container.conf.sgml.in b/doc/lxc.container.conf.sgml.in
index d3533de54..3d1647fca 100644
--- a/doc/lxc.container.conf.sgml.in
+++ b/doc/lxc.container.conf.sgml.in
@@ -259,7 +259,9 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 	      by <command>lxc</command>, but if you wish to handle
 	      this name yourself, you can tell <command>lxc</command>
 	      to set a specific name with
-	      the <option>lxc.network.veth.pair</option> option.
+	      the <option>lxc.network.veth.pair</option> option (except for
+	      unprivileged containers where this option is ignored for security
+	      reasons).
 	    </para>
 
 	    <para>