# Machine Config - Missing

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/machine-config-missing/4363>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [October 19, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/machine-config-missing/4363 "2016-10-19T21:46:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Chris\_Cantrell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Chris\_Cantrell](https://forums.suse.com/u/Chris_Cantrell)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/machine-config-missing/4363/1 "2016-10-19T21:46:13Z")

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Hi,

Have a running host, with containers however, the Machine Config is missing.

Google server.

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**Author:** ![vincent](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/vincent/32/7156_2.png) [@vincent](https://forums.suse.com/u/vincent)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/machine-config-missing/4363/2 "2016-10-20T06:03:50Z")

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The machine config option is only available if Rancher created the VM via the API/UI. For custom hosts we have no useful information to make available.

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Cantrell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Chris\_Cantrell](https://forums.suse.com/u/Chris_Cantrell)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/machine-config-missing/4363/3 "2016-10-20T13:01:06Z")

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Thank you. Makes sense.