This software enables the rapid setup of restricted user accounts within a chroot jail.
One of the most useful things about Jailkit is that it can be used to jail daemon processes. This means you can keep processes like apache servers, bzflag servers, and squid proxy servers in their own secure environment. Whether you're a developer or a system administrator, having this kind of flexibility can be a real lifesaver.
So how do you get started with Jailkit? Installing it is actually quite simple. Just run the following commands:
./configure
make
su root
make install
Once you've installed Jailkit, you'll need to copy the startup script to your init directory. If you're using Debian, you'll do this by running:
cp extra/jailkit /etc/init.d/jailkit
Finally, you'll need to create the right symlinks so that Jailkit starts up correctly when you reboot. On Debian systems, you can do this by running:
update-rc.d jailkit defaults
On Red Hat/Fedora systems, the command is slightly different:
chkconfig jailkit on
Overall, we think Jailkit is a great set of utilities for anyone who needs to limit user accounts or jail daemon processes. Give it a try and see what you think!
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