Re: 32bit chroot help

[Bharath Ramesh <bramesh@vt.edu>]

Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it works like a charm.

Thanks,

Bharath

* Goswin von Brederlow (brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de) wrote:
> Bharath Ramesh <bramesh@vt.edu> writes:
> 
> > I had recently posted in the group for suggestions on the best possible
> > setup for a dual opteron compile/head node for our cluster. The solution
> > for 32bit support was to install a chroot for compiling 32bit
> > applications. I have a few questions on the best way to set up the 32bit
> > chroot.
> >
> > 1) The base-config package has been dropped. Do I need to configure the
> > 32bit chroot or I dont need to configure the chroot at all.
> 
> Install sarge and dist-upgrade.
> 
> > 2) We use nis for providing a single authentication system. From the
> > documents I read I need to have a copy of my /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow
> > and /etc/group in the 32bit chroot. Since I am using nis what would be
> > the way to enable this.
> 
> Setup nis inside the chroot just like outside the chroot.
> 
> > I really appreciate the help given by all the debian developers and
> > users.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bharath
> 
> MfG
>         Goswin
> 
> 
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Bharath Ramesh       <bramesh@vt.edu>       http://people.cs.vt.edu/~bramesh