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Old 05-18-2003, 05:54 AM   #1
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accessing /proc from within chroot environment


Hey. I've setup a process to run chroot with a very minimal "fake" filesystem. I need the program to be able to access /proc b/c it gathers some statistics on itself. I assume I could throw "mount" in the environment and then mount it manually, but is there any other way to do it so I wouldn't have to leave mount in there? I'm sure a symlink wouldn't work, but how about a hard link? According to the man page "Hard links may not normally refer to directories", so I'm not quite sure what the catch is . Anyways, any tips would be appreciated!

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Old 05-18-2003, 06:11 AM   #2
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just mount it in chrooted env.
using hard link (possible: option -d) is a negation of chrooting idea.
 
Old 05-18-2003, 06:17 AM   #3
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mount --bind /proc /chrooted/proc
then
chroot /chrooted
 
Old 05-18-2003, 10:32 AM   #4
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You should not offer a /proc within a chroot ... this is a potential attack point!
 
Old 05-18-2003, 01:29 PM   #5
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Ohh, haha, i didn't even think about mounting it ahead of time.

I'm aware that it is a security risk, but I really need access to /proc/<pid>/stat

I wonder if there's any way to JUST gain access to that file....
 
Old 05-18-2003, 01:49 PM   #6
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I wonder if there's any way to JUST gain access to that file....
I don't think so. Perhaps a careful read of man mount or info mount would give a hint.

BTW, I mount /proc this way before I enter the chroot:
mount -t proc proc /<chroot-dir>/proc
 
Old 06-06-2003, 01:36 PM   #7
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Originally posted by whansard
mount --bind /proc /chrooted/proc
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chroot /chrooted

BTW, what does --bind do? I couldn't find it in the man page.
 
Old 06-06-2003, 03:48 PM   #8
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--bind is for mount an already mounted filesystem to
another mount point. i got it from here. i can't find
it in my man page either, but i know i've read about
it somewhere. i just can't find it.

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/doc...istro-Dev.html
 
  


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