Re: [osol-discuss] Write privileges in Sparse root zone
=?KSC5601?B?sei+1sH4?= writes: What are you actually trying to accomplish? A separate /usr runs the risk of getting out of sync with the global zone (and perhaps even the kernel), regardless how conscientious the patching utilities are. Are you trying to write to anywhere in /usr, or are you actually trying to gain the ability to have a writable /usr/local? Actually, I wondered if it was possible to make /usr writable at first. However it seems that there is no way for it in sparse roo zone. Is there any way to have /usr/local writable? Yes. Use a lofs mount on /usr/local. Search the FAQ: http://www.google.com/search?hl=enq=site%3Aopensolaris.org+faq+usr%2FlocalbtnI=I'm+Feeling+Lucky -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Microsystems / 1 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Write privileges in Sparse root zone
What are you actually trying to accomplish? A separate /usr runs the risk of getting out of sync with the global zone (and perhaps even the kernel), regardless how conscientious the patching utilities are. Are you trying to write to anywhere in /usr, or are you actually trying to gain the ability to have a writable /usr/local? Actually, I wondered if it was possible to make /usr writable at first. However it seems that there is no way for it in sparse roo zone. Is there any way to have /usr/local writable? ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Write privileges in Sparse root zone
On Fri 07/20/07 at 15:38 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I know that /usr directory is mounted as read-only in default in a sparse root zone. Is there no way to give specific users write privileges to /usr in a sparse root zone either using Solaris's role privileges or using sudo? No. This isn't a file permission issue; it's a characteristic of the file system itself. This is similar to asking if there's a privilege to give a user the ability to write to a read-only CDROM device. Even if you could do this, you _really_ wouldn't want to. Any change to /usr in this zone would affect every other sparse root zone as well as the global zone. A root user within this zone could completely trash your machine. Is it possible remove /usr from inherit-pkg-dir entries? Not after the zone has been installed. If you were allowed to do that, you would end up with a zone that has no /usr directory at all. Nils ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Write privileges in Sparse root zone
But is there a way to install zone with its own /usr that is not taken from globalzone right? On 7/20/07, Nils Nieuwejaar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri 07/20/07 at 15:38 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I know that /usr directory is mounted as read-only in default in a sparse root zone. Is there no way to give specific users write privileges to /usr in a sparse root zone either using Solaris's role privileges or using sudo? No. This isn't a file permission issue; it's a characteristic of the file system itself. This is similar to asking if there's a privilege to give a user the ability to write to a read-only CDROM device. Even if you could do this, you _really_ wouldn't want to. Any change to /usr in this zone would affect every other sparse root zone as well as the global zone. A root user within this zone could completely trash your machine. Is it possible remove /usr from inherit-pkg-dir entries? Not after the zone has been installed. If you were allowed to do that, you would end up with a zone that has no /usr directory at all. Nils ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Write privileges in Sparse root zone
Chrysek W. wrote: But is there a way to install zone with its own /usr that is not taken from globalzone right? Yes, but that happens at initial zone install time by creating what is called a whole root zone. You can't change this after install, it isn't just /usr there are other directories as well the zone is fundamentally installed a different way. -- Darren J Moffat ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Write privileges in Sparse root zone
On Fri, 2007-07-20 at 10:25 -0400, Chrysek W. wrote: But is there a way to install zone with its own /usr that is not taken from globalzone right? What are you actually trying to accomplish? A separate /usr runs the risk of getting out of sync with the global zone (and perhaps even the kernel), regardless how conscientious the patching utilities are. Are you trying to write to anywhere in /usr, or are you actually trying to gain the ability to have a writable /usr/local? ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] Write privileges in Sparse root zone
On Fri 07/20/07 at 10:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But is there a way to install zone with its own /usr that is not taken from globalzone right? Sure. That's a whole root zone. http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-1592/6mhahuoor?l=ena=view ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
