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Subject: Re: Shared /usr in jails
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> Aesthetics and philosophy aside, are there any real security holes in just
> using the systems /usr everywhere if it is mounted read only in the jails?
> THis seems to be the
> approach used by solaris zones.

Usually a jail /usr is almost empty.

You would prefer to have the very strict minimum of things inside a
jail.

Olivier