From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 8 12:53:46 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B623106566C for ; Wed, 8 Jun 2011 12:53:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave@g8kbv.demon.co.uk) Received: from anchor-post-1.mail.demon.net (anchor-post-1.mail.demon.net [195.173.77.132]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 609B78FC08 for ; Wed, 8 Jun 2011 12:53:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [212.225.105.201] (helo=[192.168.42.12]) by anchor-post-1.mail.demon.net with esmtpa (AUTH g8kbv) (Exim 4.69) id 1QUIGX-0001Zk-gA for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:53:45 +0000 From: "Dave" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:53:44 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <4DEF70D8.24547.13899E4E@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> Priority: normal In-reply-to: <7389ECED-D502-47F7-84FB-F44778A926B9@mac.com> References: <4DEE7399.16564.FAC5D38@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk>, <7389ECED-D502-47F7-84FB-F44778A926B9@mac.com> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.61) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-description: Mail message body Subject: Re: Sorry. Numpty alert! FreeBSD Jails... Help? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:53:46 -0000 On 7 Jun 2011 at 12:10, Chuck Swiger wrote: > 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 > Yes, I have been there many times. It must be me, because I do not find it much if any help. "Cant see the wood for all the trees" or something. Like I said, the handbook is a good "Reference", but not a "How To". Plus, once I've gone and clicked on a few of the refereal links, it's way too easy to loose the plot, or ones place in the overall scheme of things.. > 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 As Andy and Kaya pointed out, I was missing the Base sources. As at some point, while fighting with the sysinstall menu system, the Base selection got un-selected. I think I have them now, but have not yet re-tried a build or make. > > Regards, > -- > -Chuck > Thanks. Dave B.