jails: Proper use of <jid> and <name>

[Snurg]

Jails offer two descriptional fields, <jid> and <name>.

Actually they seem to be "named" by using the jid.
(for example service jail start <jid>)

Thus I ask, can the <name> field be interpreted as a clear-text description field, like a short explanation of the jail?

 

[chrbr]

Yes, service jail start NameOfTheJail works. The name is what is specified in /etc/jail.conf outside of the curly braces. See jail.conf(5) for reference regarding the name.

 

[scottro]

Note that the JID can change. It might be JID 1 then if you restart it, become JID 2 and so on.