Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 19:06:59 -0400 From: Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> To: Kevin Way <kevin@insidesystems.net> Cc: FreeBSD Ports <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: A proper way to install ports into a jail, from the host machine Message-ID: <20040618230659.GB95411@numachi.com> In-Reply-To: <7D71E62F-C136-11D8-B835-000A957B1E86@insidesystems.net> References: <BE784FD4-C06E-11D8-B835-000A957B1E86@insidesystems.net> <20040618141945.GD83682@numachi.com> <7D71E62F-C136-11D8-B835-000A957B1E86@insidesystems.net>
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On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 07:47:58AM -0700, Kevin Way wrote:
> The issue occurs when you want to setup/upgrade machines that have N
> jails on them. Right now I can install the majority of ports like
> this:
>
> jail_portinstall shells/zsh all
I've never used 'jail_portinstall', so have no idea what it's
semantics are.
> and zsh will get installed into every single jail. The place where
> this falls apart is jails that do user/group management. The checks
> for user/group existence, and the commands for adding users/groups are
> generally hard coded such that it's not possible to specify an
> alternate etc directory, or to ensure that you set file ownership
> correctly if you modify it manually.
What, like this:
pw -V ${TESTJAIL}/etc groupadd -n wheel -g 0
pwd_mkdb -d ${TESTJAIL}/etc ${TESTJAIL}/etc/master.passwd
pw -V ${TESTJAIL}/etc useradd -n root -u 0 -g wheel
I couldn't set passwords, though...
Other trick: go though the hassle of building one reference jail,
then use rsync to crank out as many copies as you want. It a good
quick way to 'reset' a jail after use... (Or, if you're worried
about special flags, maintain a star archive...)
> We're looking for feedback on whether a patchset that attempts to
> modularize the user/group tests would receive any acceptance, and also
> to find out if anybody else is currently looking at solving this
> problem.
Hmmm, good luck...
> Kevin Way
> InsideSystems
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