Gentoo Archives: gentoo-server

From: Sven Vermeulen <swift@g.o>
To: gentoo-server@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] uml
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 18:52:25
Message-Id: 20040425185215.GB24214@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-server] uml by Ixion
1 On Sun, Apr 25, 2004 at 12:21:29PM -0500, Ixion wrote:
2 > I've always been under the impression that having an entire system inside
3 > a chroot is dangerous.. how dangerous (as in is it worth the hassle?) I do
4 > not know.
5
6 If you have an entire system in the chroot, then you are able to chroot out,
7 mount other disks and such, because "chroot", "mount" and other tools are
8 available inside the chroot.
9
10 That isn't secure anymore.
11
12 Wkr,
13 Sven Vermeulen
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