Questions tagged [schroot]
schroot allows the user to run a command or a login shell in a chroot environment.
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Mirror download fails with error: Failed getting release file while running debootstrap with sudo
I run the command $ sudo debootstrap --variant=buildd --arch i386 lucid /var/chroot/ https://mirror.internet.asn.au/pub/ubuntu/archive/ and the error is: I: Retrieving InRelease I: Retrieving ...
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Can't mount `proc` to `schroot` environment using `setup.fstab`
I'm writing a bash command to deploy gluster inside a chroot called glusterchroot. I'm having issues mounting files from the host to the chroot. Schroot's man page recommends the following: $ man ...
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Sudoer inside schroot (on Debian)
This is a typical schroot.conf configuration I use: [label] description=whatever type=directory personality=linux preserve-environment=true directory=/wherever users=UserForSchrootOnly profile=...
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unable to list/access files inside schroot from a `mount --bind`
I created the chroot with schroot following these instructions: https://wiki.winehq.org/Building_Wine#Chroot Then to test it I did: $ sudo mkdir /TestA $ echo abc |sudo tee /TestA/tst.txt $ cat /...
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switch_root from initramfs is failing
we're trying to implement an initramfs with the intent of: Open a LUKS partition (using a key saved on TPM) Mounting the partition RO Mounting an OverlayFS switch_root to the new system The first ...
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Automatic mount /dev/sda1 under schroot
I have access to a Ubuntu system which is like this: $ lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT [...] sda 8:0 0 1.8T 0 disk └─sda1 8:1 0 1.8T 0 part /mnt/...
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How to start at boot a service that lives within a user's schroot?
Due to legacy (aka corporate) reasons, I have a number of servers running recent Debian versions (Debian 9, Debian 10) that also need to run older services such as MySQL 5.5. This is done via a (pre-...
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ssh to full schroot environment (debian)
How can I SSH into a schroot environment using ssh [email protected] rather than schroot -c test as user sshuser ? I have read an array of web post on creating a jailed chroot then setting up ...
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Automount ecryptfs home in chroot (when using schroot)
my host system is archlinux and i need an ubuntu enviornment ready to be used with the files in my home directory. Problem is: my home directory is encrypted using ecryptfs. So when i launch the ...
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Application crash in chroot jail
I have a Debian 9 installation with a Debian 6 chroot jail. I am using a proprietary application which up until recently worked fine in the jail. But when I run its newer versions, it crashes in libc. ...
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schroot: Configuration key name 'file' is not a permitted name
I'm trying to configure a file chroot, following the "man" documentation. According to the manpage of schroot, I can use a filesystem tree archive file, and the configure an schroot to use that ...
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How to sandbox code in chroot for multiple users?
What am I trying to do? I'm writing a code evaluator using chroot and python and went to hackerrank for some inspiration. What I think is happening at Hackerrank? Hackerrank creates run-...
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Is it possible to create template/schema config file used it in a schroot config?
E.g. there are schroot configs: 1: [release-8.i386] personality=linux32 description=TSS version 8 on Debian Wheezy i386 directory=/chroot/release/8.i386 type=directory users=release,balage 2: [...
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Can be any variable used in a schroot config?
I have more schroots but there are a base part which is the same in the all schroot configs (like users, type, etc.). Can be this base file used/sourced in a schroot config file to avoid copying?
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Why does uname -m report differently in chroot and schroot environment?
I am running Ubuntu 14.04.2, 64 bit host system. Using debootstrap, I installed a minimal Ubuntu 14.04.2, 32 bit system in trusty32 directory. This is what my schroot configuration look like: [...
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