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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers group & user permission question Post 302224698 by redoubtable on Wednesday 13th of August 2008 06:55:53 PM
Old 08-13-2008
Be aware that the users will still be allowed on world writable directories (such as /tmp). Otherwise, you will got to stick with mcnamara's opinion on chroot(). Still, I must say chroot() is awfully easy to bypass without the proper kernel limitations (grsecurity).
 

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ltsp-chroot(8)															    ltsp-chroot(8)

NAME
ltsp-chroot - Chroots into a specific LTSP thin client chroot SYNOPSIS
ltsp-chroot <options> DESCRIPTION
ltsp-chroot chroots into a specified LTSP chroot. Optional arguments can be provided to customize the chroot location as well as extra mounts. If present, default arguments will be read from the configuration file /etc/ltsp/ltsp-chroot.conf, and overwritten with used com- mand line options. OPTIONS
-a --arch arch Sets the architecture of the target chroot. Defaults vary by distribution. -b --base dir Sets the path of the target chroot. Defaults to /opt/ltsp/. -c --mount-package-cache If set, mounts the server package directories to the chroot previous to chrooting. Settings vary by distribution. -d --mount-dev If set, mounts the server dev and devpts directories to the chroot previous to chrooting. -p --mount-proc If set, mounts the server proc to the chroot previous to chrooting. -m --mount-all If set, mounts the proc, dev and package directories to the chroot before chrooting. -p --copy-resolv-conf If set, copies the server resolv.conf to the chroot previous to chrooting. -h --help Displays the ltsp-chroot help message. SEE ALSO
ltsp-build-client(8), AVAILABILITY
ltsp-chroot is part of ltsp package and the latest versions are available in source form from https://launchpad.net/products/ltsp. MAN PAGE AUTHOR
Wim Muskee <wimmmuskee@gmail.com> 2012-02-11 ltsp-chroot(8)
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