Chroot Services

XaViaR · 11-03-2005, 08:36 AM

Hello,

I was wondering how can you tell if a service is running in a chroot environment? Is there a simple command that you can run? If so, which command?

I realize that you can usually edit a conf file to tell a service to run in chroot "jail". However, is there a way that one can verify this?

Thanks in advance!

-X

jailbait · 11-04-2005, 07:09 PM

"I was wondering how can you tell if a service is running in a chroot environment? Is there a simple command that you can run? If so, which command?"

Are you looking from within the chroot jail or from outside the chroot jail? I think that you can answer the question within the chroot jail by running the top command. External to the chroot jail, I don't know.

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Steve Stites

pk21 · 11-07-2005, 05:38 AM

If possible, then just log in as the chrooted user: su - $user

XaViaR · 11-07-2005, 10:43 AM

pk21,

My chrooted user does not have an interactive login. So I don't think su - "user" will work.

jailbait,

I am trying to check the chroot jail from outside the jail "externally."

Thanks!

XaViaR · 11-08-2005, 09:19 AM

Moderator,

Do you think I should have you move this post to the general forum? Maybe this thread will get more views...that will lead to more answers!

nx5000 · 11-08-2005, 10:41 AM

If your machine has procfs (/proc) , you can use (as root)
ls /proc/<pidofprocess>/root

if it is not point to / , then it is chrooted

XaViaR · 11-09-2005, 09:20 AM

Thanks for your help!!

:-)