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Date:      Mon, 27 Sep 1999 15:40:24 -0500
From:      Carol Deihl <carol@tinker.com>
To:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
Cc:        Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: chroot could chdir? (was Re: about jail)
Message-ID:  <37EFD638.528A5C9@tinker.com>
References:  <19097.938417784@critter.freebsd.dk>

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Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> 
> In message <Pine.BSF.4.05.9909270029300.27653-100000@home.elischer.org>, Julian Elischer writes:
> >I read it as her talking about chroot in general.

Yep, I was.

> We do. See source. :-)

Are you talking about the new jail() call only, or does this
apply to chroot() (especially in 3.2) ?

(And I am looking in the source now, I'm just not too
familiar with it... :-)  )

Carol

> >> >You have to examine ALL fd's in case one has a directory open that is
> >> >outside the chroot..
> >> >(see man fchdir(2))
> >>
> >> We do.  See source.
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