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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/jail')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 | 12 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 b/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 index f45ddf0cdb20..439677a8696e 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 @@ -52,10 +52,12 @@ Please see the man page for further details. .Sh EXAMPLES .Ss "Setting up a Jail Directory Tree" -This shows how to setup a jail directory tree: +This example shows how to setup a jail directory tree +containing an entire FreeBSD distribution: .Bd -literal D=/here/is/the/jail cd /usr/src +mkdir -p $D make world DESTDIR=$D cd etc make distribution DESTDIR=$D -DNO_MAKEDEV_RUN @@ -64,6 +66,14 @@ sh MAKEDEV jail cd $D ln -sf dev/null kernel .Ed +.Pp +In many cases this example would put far more stuff in the jail than is needed. +In the other extreme case a jail might contain only one singe file: +the executable to be run in the jail. +.Pp +We recommend experimentation and caution that it is a lot easier to +start with a ``fat'' jail and remove things until it stops working, +than it is to start with a ``thin'' jail and add things until it works. .Ss "Setting Up a Jail" Do what was described in .Sx "Setting Up a Jail Directory Tree" |