From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 9 15:13:49 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7755E106566B for ; Fri, 9 Jul 2010 15:13:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gx0-f182.google.com (mail-gx0-f182.google.com [209.85.161.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 301278FC13 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 2010 15:13:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gxk24 with SMTP id 24so1560292gxk.13 for ; Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:13:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=fu7SBhNQJ6FbyK9ZctxF7gm6a0+n3eOLdDMDLVGyQvQ=; b=g4dpkAOaLIa9s1BeIt+T7VJFDLIxCTDBvwGoGsSDBQZWdidNGfQL/qf39T6igeK7gL 0iXrTTp5rXOwWre076K08FHhpA0US5UGXv+iMP4D2yamBsIj7gUo8ySJNXyg/iQY/gbt pQqTNuhouoaTsKCnNcwtEqKwVKf1ZavysjdWw= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=ianVXJNqqgU9Mr35+dB3ARKwcG50odG/KIRQSU+PUWq5nHiZpS+f2Ol6FXYYeEFfZi vee+CEp70OdeW80gqNjZubyLnlt/B51zFyDG/Ey84xs0gHusp1LWaJkTcgZOyV1+3n4A BM97k3RKDOkbnnPmWFs8WnoIhfkNxxrJ4ReFE= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.230.132 with SMTP id jm4mr6119559qcb.29.1278688420484; Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:13:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.229.86.12 with HTTP; Fri, 9 Jul 2010 08:13:40 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 10:13:40 -0500 Message-ID: From: Adam Vande More To: Ed Flecko Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ezjail -vs- "Do it yourself" jail? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:13:49 -0000 On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Ed Flecko wrote: > I'm trying to set up a FreeBSD 8.0 server to run Apache that will be > facing the nasty and unforgiving WWW. > > I have several good books on Apache that describe how to set up the > jail, when I came across several websites that reference the "ezjail" > package. > > Are there some caveats or downsides to using the ezjail route for > setting up my server with Apache? It sure sounds like an easier way to > go and less "goof-proof", but as we all know, easier is not always > better! > It depends on how you're using it. If all you intend on having is a single jail with apache running in it, then it may be easier to use it standard method. Remember that ezjail is just a wrapper around FreeBSD jails, a management utility if you will. You can have both ezjail jails and traditional jails running concurrently. You can experiment with both to find out which method you like. I find ezjail more convenient in situation where there are multiples jails running on a system. I imagine if you have found a use for one jail, it won't be long until you find need for another. -- Adam Vande More