Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2015 08:56:07 -0500 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: Niklaas Baudet von Gersdorff <niklaas@kulturflatrate.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Jail causes host to reboot Message-ID: <CA%2BtpaK1UVW5in1JUfoKwZuO=_ACTHx_xCPy0zWO1_NL1s9Wzmw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <55E6E26A.1040706@kulturflatrate.net> References: <55E6E26A.1040706@kulturflatrate.net>
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On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 6:50 AM, Niklaas Baudet von Gersdorff < niklaas@kulturflatrate.net> wrote: > how a malfunctioning jail can cause an > entire host system to reboot? > A jail is used for isolation and security. It isn't intended to prevent kernel panics and other such issues. For example, if a jail accesses a corrupt fs, it may cause a panic and probably a reboot depending on configuration. An expectation of jails protecting against such a thing is misguided. -- Adam
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