1podman-machine-set(1)()                                podman-machine-set(1)()
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NAME

6       podman-machine-set - Sets a virtual machine setting
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SYNOPSIS

10       podman machine set [options] [name]
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DESCRIPTION

14       Change a machine setting.
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OPTIONS

18   --cpus=number
19       Number of CPUs.  Only supported for QEMU machines.
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23       Size  of  the disk for the guest VM in GB.  Can only be increased. Only
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27   --help
28       Print usage statement.
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31   --memory, -m=number
32       Memory (in MB).  Only supported for QEMU machines.
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35   --rootful=true|false
36       Whether this machine should prefer rootful (true) or  rootless  (false)
37       container  execution.  This  option will also update the current podman
38       remote connection default if it is currently pointing at the  specified
39       machine name (or podman-machine-default if no name is specified).
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42       Unlike  [podman  system  connection default] this option will also make
43       the API socket, if available, forward to the rootful/rootless socket in
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EXAMPLES

48       To  switch the default VM podman-machine-default from rootless to root‐
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SEE ALSO

79       podman(1), podman-machine(1)
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HISTORY

83       February  2022,  Originally  compiled by Jason Greene jason.greene@red‐
84       hat.com ⟨mailto:jason.greene@redhat.com⟩
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88                                                       podman-machine-set(1)()