NAME

       cgset - set the parameters of given cgroup(s)

SYNOPSIS

       cgset [-r <name=value>] <cgroup_path> ...
       cgset --copy-from <source_cgroup_path> <cgroup_path> ...

DESCRIPTION

       Set the parameters of input cgroups.

       <path> is  the  name  of  the  cgroup which should be changed.  This parameter can be used
              multiple times.

       -r <name=value>
              defines the name of the file to set and the value which should be written  to  that
              file.  This parameter can be used multiple times.

       --copy-from <source_cgroup_path>
              defines the name of the cgroup whose parameters will be copied to the input cgroup.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       CGROUP_LOGLEVEL
              controls verbosity of the tool. Allowed values are DEBUG, INFO, WARNING or ERROR.

EXAMPLES

       cgset -r cpuset.cpus=0-1 student
              set variable cpus in control group student (controller cpuset) to 0-1

       cgset --copy-from group1/ group2/
              copy  all  parameters  of  group  group1  to  group group2 (for all path where both
              cgroups are defined)

SEE ALSO

       cgrules.conf (1), cgcreate (1), cgget (1)