internally kernel will effectively tranlate /path to /chrooted-path/path
there is a system call chroot() and a program chroot, only root can chroot. any child process has no 'visiblity' in upward dir-tree. so better have all the /dev and /proc and /lib and /etc prepared before chrooting. quite a few install-linux-from-within-linux use chroot program quite effectively. if you don't want your httpd/ftpd to access home dirs of users, then can run in chroot jail, then you are sure this process or any of it's child can't touch anything outside this dir tree. --HopeThatHelps --Vardhan On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 10:37:59AM +0530, Prashanth wrote: > Hi, > > I wanted to have some information on chrooting. I have very vague idea > on chrooting. Can someone give me a brief info. on it. I would also like > to know where all it can be applied and how will it contribute to the > security of the system ? > > > -Venkat > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: Influence the future > of Java(TM) technology. Join the Java Community > Process(SM) (JCP(SM)) program now. > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?sunm0004en > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help -- -- Vardhan ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Influence the future of Java(TM) technology. Join the Java Community Process(SM) (JCP(SM)) program now. http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?sunm0004en _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
