Re: chroot or virtual machine

[Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk>]

Roger Leigh <rleigh@codelibre.net> wrote:
> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 09:15:26AM +0100, Chris Davies wrote:
>> However, what I cannot see is what configuration I need to do [...]

>> What else do I need to do? I assumed I needed to create /home/chroot/test,
>> so I did that. But now what?

> I think you probably need to actually create the chroot under
> /home/chroot/test with e.g. debootstrap.

Ah, yes. OK.


> I would suggest adding "type=directory" to the above as well.

Thanks for that hint.


> Arguably, we should probably document the setup procedure.  While
> we describe all the configuration options, we don't detail how to
> set up the actual chroot--it's assumed it already exists, though
> we should probably include examples of how to create them.

At the least, please could I recommend that you tell/remind people it's
necessary to use debootstrap (or whatever) to create the chroot.

Cheers
Chris