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Re: Chroot environment for 32 bit apps



On Wed, 2006-08-09 at 17:24 +0100, Roger Leigh wrote:
> Owen Heisler <owenh000@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Wed, 2006-08-09 at 09:24 +0100, Roger Leigh wrote:
> >> Owen Heisler <owenh000@gmail.com> writes:
> >> > (*) Schroot is not available in amd64 stable, dchroot then.  But dchroot
> >> > in stable has a problem with the login package in unstable in the chroot
> >> > (maybe the login package in etch too, not sure).  I got around that by
> >> > installing sarge in the chroot, telling aptitude to hold the login
> >> > package, then upgrading.
> >> 
> >> This is because dchroot runs su(1).  If you install the schroot and
> >> dchroot from backports.org, this will be fixed.  (I'll update the
> >> backported version as soon as the new schroot enters testing.)
> >
> > So the update to su that affects dchroot in stable is in testing too, or
> > just unstable?
> 
> Both testing and unstable.  The way it handles the command argument(s)
> has changed (to be standards compliant), and AFAICT this upsets
> dchroot which calls su to run the command/shell.  The backported
> version doesn't use su; it does all the necessary user switching and
> permissions checking itself.

Ah, okay.



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