08-04-2009
Instead of hacking this at the system call level, why not put user you want to restrict into a chroot? They really, genuinely wouldn't have access to anything you didn't put in there.
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explain_chroot_or_die
explain_chroot_or_die(3) Library Functions Manual explain_chroot_or_die(3)
NAME
explain_chroot_or_die - change root directory and report errors
SYNOPSIS
#include <libexplain/chroot.h>
void explain_chroot_or_die(const char *pathname);
int explain_chroot_on_error(const char *pathname))
DESCRIPTION
The explain_chroot_or_die function is used to call the chroot(2) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained
from the explain_chroot(3) function, and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE).
The explain_chroot_on_error function is used to call the chroot(2) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr,
obtained from the explain_chroot(3) function, but still returns to the caller.
pathname
The pathname, exactly as to be passed to the chroot(2) system call.
RETURN VALUE
The explain_chroot_or_die function only returns on success, see chroot(2) for more information. On failure, prints an explanation and
exits, it does not return.
The explain_chroot_on_error function always returns the value return by the wrapped chroot(2) system call.
EXAMPLE
The explain_chroot_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example:
explain_chroot_or_die(pathname);
SEE ALSO
chroot(2)
change root directory
explain_chroot(3)
explain chroot(2) errors
exit(2) terminate the calling process
COPYRIGHT
libexplain version 0.52
Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller
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