# Key Namespaces used by Docker:

Q: # Key Namespaces used by Docker:

* `pid`: Isolate process IDs. Processes inside the container cannot see host or other container processes. * `net`: Isolate network interfaces, IP routing tables, and firewall rules. * `mnt`: Isolate filesystem mount points. * `ipc`: Isolate system resources like shared memory. * `uts`: Isolate hostname and domain names. * `user`: Isolate user and group IDs (allows mapping root inside the container to a non-root user on the host).

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pid: Isolate process IDs. Processes inside the container cannot see host or other container processes.
net: Isolate network interfaces, IP routing tables, and firewall rules.
mnt: Isolate filesystem mount points.
ipc: Isolate system resources like shared memory.
uts: Isolate hostname and domain names.
user: Isolate user and group IDs (allows mapping root inside the container to a non-root user on the host).

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