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Re: debian.org machine with pbuilder/debootstrap?



On Fri, May 02, 2003 at 10:57:56PM -0400, Neil Roeth wrote:

> As far as being able to install packages in the chroot, that's obviously what
> I'd want pbuilder for.  But, in what other ways does the user get the
> equivalent of root permission such that he could do nasty things?  It seems if
> pbuilder uses chroot, it should be possible to set up an environment that is
> just as safe as the chroots we use on those same machines now.  Is it not?

chroot cannot contain the root user.

-- 
 - mdz



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