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.\" Copyright 2012 Codethink Limited
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.\"
.TH LINUX-USER-CHROOT 8
.SH NAME
linux\-user\-chroot \- safely allow normal users to chroot
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B linux\-user\-chroot
.RB [ --unshare-ipc ]
.RB [ --unshare-pid ]
.RB [ --unshare-net ]
.RB [ --mount-proc " \fIDIR\fR]
.RB [ --mount-readonly " \fIDIR\fR"]
.RB [ --mount-bind " \fISOURCE DEST\fR"]
.RB [ --chdir " \fIDIR\fR"]
.I ROOTDIR
.I PROGRAM
.IR ARGS...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B linux\-user\-chroot
is a tool meant for building software in a clean environment.
The user needs to create a directory tree with the build dependencies needed,
and only those,
and then
.B linux\-user\-chroot
runs the actual build commands such that the commands only see the directory
tree.
This is useful for ensuring the build gets the right version of its build
dependencies, for example.
.PP
.B linux\-user\-chroot
works similary to
.BR chroot (8),
but does not require the caller to have root privileges.
It uses Linux containers to restrict the chroot to make this safe.
The command run inside the chroot is run as the calling user, not as root.
.PP
.B linux\-user\-chroot
executes a command, and sets the root directory for the command to the
directory specified by the user
.RI ( ROOTDIR ).
Additionally, it creates a "nosuid" bind mount over the root filesystem,
to prevent the build from gaining privileges using setuid binaries.
The command can further be restricted from accessing the network,
and it can be set up with new process ID and SysV IPC namespaces.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BR \-\-unshare\-ipc
Create a new SysV IPC namespace for the command.
.TP
.BR \-\-unshare\-pid
Create a new process ID (PID) namespace for the command.
This prevents the command from seeing any other processes in the system,
except itself and the processes it itself creates.
.TP
.BR \-\-unshare\-net
Create a new, empty networking stack.
This prevents the command from using any networking,
including loopback.
.TP
.BI \-\-mount\-proc " DIR"
Mount the proc filesystem at
.IR DIR .
.TP
.BI \-\-mount\-readonly " DIR"
Make
.I DIR
be read-only for the command.
.TP
.BI \-\-mount\-bind " SOURCE DEST"
Add a bind mount while the command is executing.
.TP
.BI \-\-chdir " DIR"
After setting the new root directory for the command,
change the current working directory to be
.IR DIR .
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
The exit status is the exit status of the executed command,
or 1 if
.B linux\-user\-chroot
failed to execute the command.
.SH EXAMPLE
To build software in the real system, but without networking:
.IP
.nf
linux\-user\-chroot \-\-unshare\-net \-\-chdir "$(pwd)"
make clean all check
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR chroot (8).
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