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Date:      Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:35:05 +0100
From:      Peter Schuller <peter.schuller@infidyne.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        jhall@vandaliamo.net
Subject:   Re: Jail question
Message-ID:  <200712171935.05424.peter.schuller@infidyne.com>
In-Reply-To: <51745.65.117.48.155.1197911596.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net>
References:  <51745.65.117.48.155.1197911596.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net>

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> I want to check the understanding of jails.
>
> My understanding is a jail uses the existing kernel configuration and
> cannot use its own kernel configuration.
>
> Is this correct?

Yes. The jail is being executed by the same kernel as the host system. The 
jail just has restricted access to certain system calls, which creates the 
sandbox.

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