Help needed to make custom che.properties work on boot2docker-hyperV in windows 10

[thyeun]

OS : windows 10 build 10240
Docker version : boot2docker v1.12.1
Virtual machine : Hyper-V

i'm not possible to using CLI "CHE_CONF_FOLDER" to make custom che.properties work on hyper-v, anyone here have any ideal? guide me or teach me pls

issue : after "set CHE_CONF_FOLDER=/c/Users/thomas/cong", when i check with "docker-machine ssh che" the folder inside "cong" are empty without the "che.properties" file

[TylerJewell]

I don't have any experience with hyperv mounting with boot2docker. Have you done any research on which folders are acceptable for mounting? It could change. When you ssh into the VM, are there any root folders available in the VM that you can see?

[thyeun]

@TylerJewell, the root folder that you mean, it is call "share folder" from VBox?

i think all folder can be mounted on hyper-V (after 8 hours of google-ing around), i found out that when i

set CHE_CONF_FOLDER=/c/Users/thomas/cong, the file che.properties are not copy/created inside the folder that i want to set as custom folder.

And it is different from CHE_DATA_FOLDER, data folder look like it copy the json file into the folder that i want to be set, but it is not the case for CHE_CONF_FOLDER.

very confusing but i have fun of it...hahaha

[ghost]

@thyeun when you ssh into a machine, do you see /c/users directory when you run ls in the root?

[thyeun]

@eivantsov good day, yes, i can see the folder but not the files!!! (not the file che.properties).

[ghost]

You can see /thomas/cong directory as well?

[thyeun]

@eivantsov yes i can see it, and i try all the folder, only spacing folder are not possible ("thyeun-che" folder possible too)

[TylerJewell]

can you "touch file" and does it generate in the host system? Can you screen shot the directory names and make sure case sensitivity is just right?

[thyeun]

@TylerJewell and @eivantsov below picture show the result

no matter big "C" or small "c", it can see the folder inside ssh VM.

[TylerJewell]

This seems similar to your issue.
moby/moby#22981

[thyeun]

@TylerJewell, i try this but hanging there almost 2 hours

[TylerJewell]

That means it worked. It doesn't return - it stays active during the mount period. Now you can see the files in other tools and consoles.

[thyeun]

@TylerJewell not working, only mounted the folder, but inside the folder still empty without any files.

[TylerJewell]

This mount capability only works if you are able to mount folders into your hyperv VM. You haven't solved the first issue that you cited. Look on the docker forums - this is not a Che issue. You are having an issue with Docker & Hyperv. moby/moby#22981

[thyeun]

still can't make the share folder working, but i'm using the "touch" to create the file and save the content by "vi editor", to make Oauth github working.

[TylerJewell]

That should be your ultimate test. You should be able to ssh into the VM, go to a mounted directory, create a file, edit it - and then see it appear on your host. If you can do that, then grab the exact folder path that you see within the VM and make sure it's identical to what you are setting with the CHE CLI variables.

[thyeun]

that way is possible, i try it in "/mnt/sda1/var/lib/boot2docker/che.properties" is work even after restart docker/hyper-v

[thyeun]

@TylerJewell, good day, no luck for me to make the share folder working for current knowledge that i have after try and error.

so, sorry for trouble you, and need you to close this "question", due to that it is not related with che.

[TylerJewell]

It seems - according to this particular comment - that this may not be a feature that is allowed with HyperV and VirtualBox yet.

moby/moby#22981 (comment)