Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:31:28 +0000 From: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: cf16565eb929 - stable/14 - jail.8: Add creating a jail from distribution set Message-ID: <6a750b40.1f939.5ef5ff4f@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch stable/14 has been updated by ziaee: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=cf16565eb92924e213fae3fa393ef8b7cb1c3dd7 commit cf16565eb92924e213fae3fa393ef8b7cb1c3dd7 Author: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-11-07 18:38:54 +0000 Commit: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-08-06 22:15:03 +0000 jail.8: Add creating a jail from distribution set PR: 200803 MFC after: 3 days Reviewed by: jamie Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53631 (cherry picked from commit d59903481dbaef9ef7e91ea4945d2355ae17c53a) --- usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 | 20 +++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 b/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 index 6d3b071496bf..4c7db4d9dd4f 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ +.\" +.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause +.\" .\" Copyright (c) 2000, 2003 Robert N. M. Watson .\" Copyright (c) 2008-2012 James Gritton .\" All rights reserved. @@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd August 7, 2025 +.Dd November 6, 2025 .Dt JAIL 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -1062,7 +1065,7 @@ process. This manual page documents the configuration steps necessary to support either of these steps, although the configuration steps may need to be refined based on local requirements. -.Ss "Setting up a Jail Directory Tree" +.Ss Setting up a Jail Directory Tree From Source To set up a jail directory tree containing an entire .Fx distribution, the following @@ -1075,8 +1078,19 @@ mkdir -p $D make world DESTDIR=$D make distribution DESTDIR=$D .Ed +.Ss Setting up a Jail Directory Tree from Distribution Files +To set up a jail directory tree containing an entire +.Fx +distribution, the following +.Xr sh 1 +command script can be used: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +D=/here/is/the/jail +mkdir -p $D +tar -xf /usr/freebsd-dist/base.txz -C $D --unlink +.Ed .Pp -In many cases this example would put far more in the jail than needed. +In many cases these examples would put far more in the jail than needed. In the other extreme case a jail might contain only one file: the executable to be run in the jail. .Pphome | help
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