containers.conf: containers.env doesn't work with podman exec #25685
Description
Issue Description
With ~/.config/containers/containers.conf containing the lines below, podman exec doesn't copy the $TERM environment variable.
[containers]
env = ["TERM", {append=true}]Steps to reproduce the issue
- Put the lines above in
~/.config/containers/containers.conf - Start a container:
TERM=initial podman run -d --name term-test debian:testing sleep 3600 - Run something else in the same container, using a different
$TERM:TERM=other podman exec term-test env | grep TERM
Describe the results you received
Step 3 above printed:
TERM=initial
Describe the results you expected
TERM=other
podman info output
host:
arch: amd64
buildahVersion: 1.39.0
cgroupControllers:
- cpu
- memory
- pids
cgroupManager: systemd
cgroupVersion: v2
conmon:
package: conmon_2.1.12-4_amd64
path: /usr/bin/conmon
version: 'conmon version 2.1.12, commit: unknown'
cpuUtilization:
idlePercent: 94.3
systemPercent: 1.6
userPercent: 4.1
cpus: 12
databaseBackend: boltdb
distribution:
codename: trixie
distribution: debian
version: unknown
eventLogger: journald
freeLocks: 2046
hostname: solaria
idMappings:
gidmap:
- container_id: 0
host_id: 1000
size: 1
- container_id: 1
host_id: 100000
size: 65536
uidmap:
- container_id: 0
host_id: 1000
size: 1
- container_id: 1
host_id: 100000
size: 65536
kernel: 6.12.12-amd64
linkmode: dynamic
logDriver: journald
memFree: 5570314240
memTotal: 67184832512
networkBackend: netavark
networkBackendInfo:
backend: netavark
dns:
package: aardvark-dns_1.12.2-2_amd64
path: /usr/lib/podman/aardvark-dns
version: aardvark-dns 1.12.2
package: netavark_1.14.0-2_amd64
path: /usr/lib/podman/netavark
version: netavark 1.14.0
ociRuntime:
name: crun
package: crun_1.20-1_amd64
path: /usr/bin/crun
version: |-
crun version 1.20
commit: 9c9a76ac11994701dd666c4f0b869ceffb599a66
rundir: /run/user/1000/crun
spec: 1.0.0
+SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +CRIU +WASM:wasmedge +YAJL
os: linux
pasta:
executable: /usr/bin/pasta
package: passt_0.0~git20250320.32f6212-1_amd64
version: ""
remoteSocket:
exists: true
path: /run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock
rootlessNetworkCmd: pasta
security:
apparmorEnabled: false
capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
rootless: true
seccompEnabled: true
seccompProfilePath: /usr/share/containers/seccomp.json
selinuxEnabled: false
serviceIsRemote: false
slirp4netns:
executable: /usr/bin/slirp4netns
package: slirp4netns_1.2.1-1+b1_amd64
version: |-
slirp4netns version 1.2.1
commit: 09e31e92fa3d2a1d3ca261adaeb012c8d75a8194
libslirp: 4.8.0
SLIRP_CONFIG_VERSION_MAX: 4
libseccomp: 2.5.5
swapFree: 8533307392
swapTotal: 8588881920
uptime: 528h 28m 42.00s (Approximately 22.00 days)
variant: ""
plugins:
authorization: null
log:
- k8s-file
- none
- passthrough
- journald
network:
- bridge
- macvlan
- ipvlan
volume:
- local
registries: {}
store:
configFile: /home/dseomn/.config/containers/storage.conf
containerStore:
number: 1
paused: 0
running: 1
stopped: 0
graphDriverName: overlay
graphOptions: {}
graphRoot: /home/dseomn/.local/share/containers/storage
graphRootAllocated: 973299269632
graphRootUsed: 483896868864
graphStatus:
Backing Filesystem: extfs
Native Overlay Diff: "false"
Supports d_type: "true"
Supports shifting: "true"
Supports volatile: "true"
Using metacopy: "false"
imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
imageStore:
number: 11
runRoot: /run/user/1000/containers
transientStore: false
volumePath: /home/dseomn/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes
version:
APIVersion: 5.4.0
Built: 1739713871
BuiltTime: Sun Feb 16 08:51:11 2025
GitCommit: ""
GoVersion: go1.24.0
Os: linux
OsArch: linux/amd64
Version: 5.4.0Podman in a container
No
Privileged Or Rootless
Rootless
Upstream Latest Release
No
Additional environment details
No response
Additional information
Somewhat related, since the problem I'm trying to solve is incorrect $TERM when I run podman exec -ti: #25683
I did look to see if this has been changed since version 5.4.0, but I didn't see anything that looked relevant.