From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1Et8JW-0006ER-0X for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sun, 01 Jan 2006 10:52:18 -0800 Received: from smtp003.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.12.11.34]) by mail.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.44) id 1Et8JR-0002it-Cc for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sun, 01 Jan 2006 10:52:18 -0800 From: Blaisorblade Subject: Re: [uml-devel] Re: pcap cross-linking [PATCH] References: <200512231711.27326.blaisorblade@yahoo.it> <200512291412.26158.rob@landley.net> In-Reply-To: <200512291412.26158.rob@landley.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200601011951.58543.blaisorblade@yahoo.it> Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 19:51:58 +0100 To: Rob Landley Cc: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, Anthony Brock On Thursday 29 December 2005 21:12, Rob Landley wrote: > On Friday 23 December 2005 10:11, Blaisorblade wrote: > > One question: would > > chroot(chroot_dir); > > chdir("/"); > > work equally well? > > I've not seen it used so I wonder (a bit) if there can be some hidden > > bug. > > http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0511.2/0185.html So? I've read this message, but my (original) main question was: is > > chroot(chroot_dir); > > chdir("/"); the same as > > chdir(chroot_dir); > > chroot("."); ? Maybe there was a misunderstanding, but the answer to the question is still "it seems yes, until somebody shows me I'm wrong". I know that yes, chroot() has all the other problems (like the "root can escape" described in man 2 chroot, or the one by Linus). -- Inform me of my mistakes, so I can keep imitating Homer Simpson's "Doh!". Paolo Giarrusso, aka Blaisorblade (Skype ID "PaoloGiarrusso", ICQ 215621894) http://www.user-mode-linux.org/~blaisorblade ___________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger: chiamate gratuite in tutto il mondo http://it.messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel