docker swarm command to autolock swarm when initialized

Question

How can I autolock the swarm when it gets initialized. Is there a docker swarm command for it?

Answer 1

Yes there is, 

$ docker swarm init --autolock

You should get an output like this once you type it in:

Swarm initialized: current node (k1q27tfyx9rncpixhk69sa61v) is now a manager.

To add a worker to this swarm, run the following command:

    docker swarm join \
    --token SWMTKN-1-0j52ln6hxjpxk2wgk917abcnxywj3xed0y8vi1e5m9t3uttrtu-7bnxvvlz2mrcpfonjuztmtts9 \
    172.31.46.109:2377

To add a manager to this swarm, run 'docker swarm join-token manager' and follow the instructions.

To unlock a swarm manager after it restarts, run the `docker swarm unlock`
command and provide the following key:

SWMKEY-1-WuYH/IX284+lRcXuoVf38viIDK3HJEKY13MIHX+tTt8

 Store the key you get in the end in a safe place, You will need it to unlock the swarm when you restart it.

Unlock the swarm using the below command:

$ docker swarm unlock

Please enter unlock key:

You can also enable disable or enable the  auto lock using these commands:

$ docker swarm update --autolock=false

$ docker swarm update --autolock=true

 Hope this helps you :)

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