Re: How do I chroot in Debian?

[Aniruddha <mailing_list@orange.nl>]

On Tue, 2008-08-12 at 11:38 +0300, Eugene V. Lyubimkin wrote:
> Aniruddha wrote:
> > I've used chroot numerous times with Gentoo and I wonder if this
> > procedure differs for Debian. Here's the procedure I used with Gentoo,
> > can I use the same procedure on a mounted Debian partition?
> > 
> >> # cp -L /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/
> >> # mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc
> >> # mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev
> >> # chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
> >> # env-update
> >> # source /etc/profile
> >> # export PS1="(chroot) $PS1"
> > 
> > I also wonder if it matters which live cd I use. Can I use the (Gentoo based) systemrescuecd? Or do I need a Debian livecd? Thanks in advance!
> > 
> > 
> Just use 'schroot' command and /etc/schroot.conf.
> 

Thanks for the help, but isn't exactly what I meant. When I use chroot
it's for system rescue purposes. I boot from a livecd mount the Debian
partition and use chroot to login into my system and carry out repairs.


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Regards,


Aniruddha