Name: Containers as an Illusion - Michael Kerrisk, man7.org Training and Consulting
Start: 2026-10-07T11:20:00+0200
End: 2026-10-07T12:00:00+0200

7-9 October, 2026
Prague, Czechia
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Containers as an Illusion - Michael Kerrisk, man7.org Training and Consulting

Wednesday October 7, 2026 11:20 - 12:00 CEST

Terrace 2A (Floor 2)

One goal of containers is to provide an illusion: that a group of
processes are in a world of their own, and that there are no other processes on the system. In this session1, we'll look at the nature of that illusion and–through a series of experiments and live demonstrations–examine the various Linux mechanisms–namespaces, capabilities, cgroups (control groups), and seccomp–are used to support the creation of that illusion. (Bring a laptop with a recent Linux distro installed!)

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Michael Kerrisk

Trainer/author/programmer, man7.org Training and Consulting

Michael Kerrisk is a trainer, programmer, and author of "The Linux Programming Interface", a widely acclaimed book on Linux (and UNIX) system programming. From 2004 to 2021, he maintained the Linux "man-pages" project, which provides the primary documentation for Linux system calls... Read More →

Wednesday October 7, 2026 11:20 - 12:00 CEST
Terrace 2A (Floor 2)

Open Source 101

Audience Experience Level Intermediate

OSS + ELC EU 2026

Michael Kerrisk

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Michael Kerrisk

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