yea i didnt have it mounted, i fixed that.
Note /proc should ONLY be mounted for troubleshooting purposes.
If your jailed app needs /proc, then you should first look for alternatives.
Unrestricted and unprotected /proc access is one of the ways to get out of a chroot.
I basically cp'd the whole /etc dir over.
That ain't the "proper" way to set up a chroot.
Check out the
LQ FAQ: Security references, post #4 "Chroot, chrooting, jailing, comparimization", for SW to help you populate your chroot if you don't need/use a HOWTO. I prefer using
http://www.gsyc.inf.uc3m.es/~assman/jail as it automates populating most of the time, then tweak auth/config manually and test. If you didn't read a HOWTO on chrooting you should, it's easy to make mistakes.
And can I rm the entries in the jailed passwd and shadow file that do not pertain to the jail users? like ftp: and at: entries?
If they don't own files or have no other business in the chroot: yes.