From 2a17bdce9e6e25e9be225fede7aac0b12729d82f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Charles Merriam Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 18:11:01 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] (resubmit) Add notes about OS/X and remote daemons Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Charles Merriam (github: merriam) --- docs/sources/use/working_with_volumes.rst | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/sources/use/working_with_volumes.rst b/docs/sources/use/working_with_volumes.rst index 34728cbd3d..c639efff4f 100644 --- a/docs/sources/use/working_with_volumes.rst +++ b/docs/sources/use/working_with_volumes.rst @@ -108,6 +108,16 @@ container with read only permissions as ``/var/host_logs``. .. versionadded:: v0.5.0 + +Note for OS/X users and remote daemon users: +-------------------------------------------- + +OS/X users run ``boot2docker`` to create a minimalist virtual machine running the docker daemon. That +virtual machine then launches docker commands on behalf of the OS/X command line. The means that ``host +directories`` refer to directories in the ``boot2docker`` virtual machine, not the OS/X filesystem. + +Similarly, anytime when the docker daemon is on a remote machine, the ``host directories`` always refer to directories on the daemon's machine. + Known Issues ............