Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 23:30:51 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: tcobb@staff.circle.net Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: UNION FS appropriate? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980309232825.19080C-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <8188AD2EBC3CD111B7A30060082F32A40C3FA3@freya.circle.net>
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You don't need chroot. Have a single copy of each binary on the server, but have a link (hard link) to each chroot directory. that way you only need one copy of each. On Tue, 10 Mar 1998 tcobb@staff.circle.net wrote: > > What is the current known state of UNION FS? > > Here's my situation: > > I have a set of directories which contain a user's files (mostly web > stuff). FTP chroots nicely into this space, and I have other public > services which do so, too. All of these files are served from a primary > NFS server. What I'd like to do is mount these directories on a new > box, and then allow a chrooted telnet. The telnet side I can handle > just fine, but I need to 'overlay' onto these directories such stock > binaries as chmod,ping,vi, etc. This will allow me to let folks telnet > in, and have a usable experience, but not require separate copies of > these binaries in each chroot-space. Is this possible with UNION? Is > UNION stable enough to handle being dynamically mapped on login? > > If so, I can find very little information on how to *actually* use it. > Ultimately, I'll need to have several overlays of the same files into > separate directories for this purpose. > > Pointers appreciated. > > - Troy Cobb > Circle Net, Inc. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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