How to change a Docker container’s configuration file?

To modify the configuration file of a Docker container, you can follow these steps:

1. Access the container: Run the following command to enter the interactive terminal of the container:
2. Run an interactive shell inside a Docker container with the command: “docker exec -it /bin/bash”
3. Edit configuration file: Open the configuration file you want to modify using a suitable text editor such as vi or nano, and make the necessary changes. For example, use the vi editor to open the configuration file.
4. Open the configuration file with the path provided using vi.
5. Save and exit: To save and exit the editor after making changes, press the Esc key, then type :wq.
6. Restart container: If the modified configuration file requires the container to be restarted in order to take effect, you can use the following command to restart the container.
7. Restart the container with the specified name or ID using Docker.

Please note that this method is only applicable for modifying configuration files within the container. If you need to modify the host configuration files of the container, you will need to make the necessary changes on the host.