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Date:      Fri, 9 Jul 2010 22:17:24 +0200
From:      Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>
To:        Ed Flecko <edflecko@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ezjail -vs- "Do it yourself" jail?
Message-ID:  <20100709201724.GA72642@slackbox.erewhon.net>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimZpqdT9aUlvunDPbO8ThzeVR6_y-KCysDlXOUt@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <AANLkTimZpqdT9aUlvunDPbO8ThzeVR6_y-KCysDlXOUt@mail.gmail.com>

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On Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 07:50:26AM -0700, Ed Flecko wrote:
> I'm trying to set up a FreeBSD 8.0 server to run Apache that will be
> facing the nasty and unforgiving WWW.
>=20
> I have several good books on Apache that describe how to set up the
> jail, when I came across several websites that reference the "ezjail"
> package.
>=20
> Are there some caveats or downsides to using the ezjail route for
> setting up my server with Apache? It sure sounds like an easier way to
> go and less "goof-proof", but as we all know, easier is not always
> better!

It depends on how many jails you want to create. If you want to set up mult=
iple
jails, ezjail can save you disk space and management effort.

If you are only setting up a single jail, I don't think ezjail will save
much. I've documented the process I used for setting up a virtual server ma=
nually on
one of my webpages; http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/unix/misc.xhtml#creatingav=
irtualserveronfreebsdwithajail8

Roland
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R.F.Smith                                   http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/
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