Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 11:40:19 +0100 From: Patrick Hurrelmann <outi@outi.echsi.de> To: Eirik Oeverby <ltning-freebsd-current@anduin.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Jails in -CURRENT Message-ID: <40470792.7060309@outi.echsi.de> In-Reply-To: <1078394634.91467.0.camel@eirik.unicore.no> References: <1078394634.91467.0.camel@eirik.unicore.no>
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Eirik Oeverby wrote: > Hi, > > I can give you an outline of what my script does, then it'll be for you to judge if it can be called a 'jail management' tool.. ;) > > Current features: > - Starting jails (brings up interface alias, mounts proc, linprocfs (if enabled), /usr/ports and /usr/src from the host (read-only), starts the jail) > - Stopping jails (finds all processes belonging to a jail, TERM/KILL signals are sent, filesystems are unmounted, interface taken down) > - Creating jails (uses the standard installworld target, then modifies key configuration files to be jail-compliant, deletes unnecessary and non-working files and directories, installs predefined packages and does other adjustments to the jail internal configuration, sets a default root password and enables remote root login) > - Upgrading jails (installworld, and then mergemaster, with cleanup afterwards) > - Deleting jails (guess...) > - Jail status (lists running/not running/not configured jails) > > Future plans include finding a way to inject processes into jails (though I fear this might be impossible on -STABLE without patches), allowing listing of jail processes from outside the jail (done in an hour or two if I find the time ;), and better configureability. > > The script is written entirely for /bin/sh (it's actually my first ever real shellscript), and in the hope that it might be useful for someone. I have a secret dream of having it included in the default freebsd distribution... > > If you or anyone want to test it, let me know. > > /Eirik > > >>>From: Eirik Oeverby <ltning-freebsd-current@anduin.net> >To: >> >>current@freebsd.org >Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 09:12:30 +0100 >Subject: Jails in >>-CURRENT >Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org >> >> >>>Can someone point me to a site or message or whatever, that describes >the >> >>changes to the jail facility in -CURRENT, and 5.2.1 in particular, >compared >>to what is to be found in -STABLE (4.9.x) ? >> >>I don't have anything for you there but... >> >> >>>I'm currently running a number of jails on -STABLE, and have just >finished >> >>writing a rather comprehensive tool for managing them - and >would like to >>know if this would be useful on -CURRENT aswell. Also I >need to know if >>anything can be gained by upgrading. >> >>I would be interested in (at least) knowing more about how you approached >>"jail management". >> >>Peace, david -- David H. Wolfskill david@catwhisker.org I do not >>"unsubscribe" from email "services" to which I have not explicitly >>subscribed. Rather, I block spammers' access to SMTP servers I control, and >>encourage others who are in a position to do so to do likewise. Sounds great. where to get your script? I'd like to test it :)
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