chroot jails and the limits of pretend-root
chroot is the oldest containment mechanism in Unix. It is also the most often misunderstood. A walk through what it does, what it does not do, and where its limits actually are.
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chroot is the oldest containment mechanism in Unix. It is also the most often misunderstood. A walk through what it does, what it does not do, and where its limits actually are.