Re: chroot

[Jeremy Lunn <jeremy@austux.net>]

On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 04:23:15PM +0000, Martin WHEELER wrote:
> Using wu-ftpd under 2.2r2 + KDE 2.0.1 does this for ftp logins, so I

Your using KDE 2.0.1 for ftp logins? how the fsck?

> know that chroot actually does work on this system -- but all my own
> attempts to trigger the call from the passwd file, or from a script
> triggered by the system passwd file pointing to a restricted-area
> passwd file (set suid -- which I don't care for) result in failure of
> various kinds -- can't run chroot; can't find /bin/bash (which? system
> or restricted area?), etc.

If it can't find /bin/bash then the chroot is probably working, but you
don't have /bin/bash inside it.  Every command and program that the user
execute needs to be inside the chroot gaol. 

-- 
Jeremy Lunn
Melbourne, Australia