Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 18:07:35 -0800 From: Rishi Chopra <rchopra@cal.berkeley.edu> To: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A jail? Message-ID: <3FFE0CE7.9050500@cal.berkeley.edu> In-Reply-To: <200401081906.05363.algould@datawok.com> References: <3FFDF242.1090005@cal.berkeley.edu> <200401081906.05363.algould@datawok.com>
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Simply trying to install postgresql - the message I included is what the system prints out when installing from the ports collection. Andrew L. Gould wrote: >On Thursday 08 January 2004 06:13 pm, Rishi Chopra wrote: > > >>While installing postgres I get the following: >> >> >>You need to create the null device in your jailed Linux environment. Run >>this >>outside the jail, then press enter: >> >>mkdir -m 0755 -p <Jail root dir>/dev >>rm -f <Jail root dir>//compat/linux/dev/null >>mknod <Jail root dir>//compat/linux/dev/null c 2 2 >>chmod 666 <Jail root dir>//compat/linux/dev/null >> >> >>Do I HAVE to make a jail? I was just going to run the postgresql port on >>my FreeBSD box, sans-condom. The box only has one user and there are no >>security concerns to speak of. >> >>-R >> >> > >PostgreSQL is available via the FreeBSD ports system. It does not require a >jail or linux emulation. > >What are you trying to do? > >Andrew Gould > > > >
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