From 56e07833858e7a6d2db7f81265116c2580ca5cbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CanbiZ <47820557+MickLesk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:52:08 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Show container ID warning only for user-specified IDs

The warning about a container ID being in use is now only shown if the user manually specified an ID, not when the ID is auto-assigned. This reduces unnecessary warnings during automated container creation.
---
 misc/build.func | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/misc/build.func b/misc/build.func
index 1c77cfdea..076b833a5 100644
--- a/misc/build.func
+++ b/misc/build.func
@@ -587,7 +587,10 @@ base_settings() {
   # Validate and set Container ID
   local requested_id="${var_ctid:-$NEXTID}"
   if ! validate_container_id "$requested_id"; then
-    msg_warn "Container ID $requested_id is already in use. Using next available ID: $(get_valid_container_id "$requested_id")"
+    # Only show warning if user manually specified an ID (not auto-assigned)
+    if [[ -n "${var_ctid:-}" ]]; then
+      msg_warn "Container ID $requested_id is already in use. Using next available ID: $(get_valid_container_id "$requested_id")"
+    fi
     requested_id=$(get_valid_container_id "$requested_id")
   fi
   CT_ID="$requested_id"