Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:10:35 -0700 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Dave <dave@g8kbv.demon.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sorry. Numpty alert! FreeBSD Jails... Help? Message-ID: <7389ECED-D502-47F7-84FB-F44778A926B9@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <4DEE7399.16564.FAC5D38@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> References: <4DEE7399.16564.FAC5D38@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk>
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On Jun 7, 2011, at 11:53 AM, Dave wrote: > For whatever reason, I can't get my head round how "Exactly" to create > and use a jail, for a small webserver (Hiawatha) on FreeBSD V8.x Did you start with the Handbook? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/jails.html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/jails-build.html You might also consider sysutils/ezjail; see: http://erdgeist.org/arts/software/ezjail [ ... ] > I have (aledgedly) downloaded the Sys sources, and Ports. At least it > sat there for ages after fumbling arround the sysinstall menu system > (whoever designed that should be forced to use it! It's behaviour is > apalling, flitting from one context to another with no warning, in a way > such that you can't see what you've selected, without affecting the > selection, or something else..) > > Anyway, trying to follow various instructions I found, and those pointed > out to me by other helpful souls here (thanks Kaya and Peter.) But > Whatever I do, I get a "Don't know how to build world. Stop" error. > > I am logged in as root, and AFIK have downloaded all the sys and ports > sources.. How do I confirm that, are there trace logs kept somewhere? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading.html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/ports-using.html Regards, -- -Chuck
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