Apache in chroot envirment on WHM

[bjarne]

Hi!

There is a script: /usr/local/cpanel/bin/chroothttpd that will enable a chroot envirment on any WHM server. I have not seen any info from anyone anywhere how this work, so I am asking: Anyone use this and does it work and what will the problems relatet to it be?

Does anyone have experince with it?

I think this is realy required at this time and want to start using it - but experience tells me I shuld not before checking

 

[damainman]

I never even knew that existed... i am interested as well.

 

[cyon]

#!/usr/bin/perl  # cpanel6 - scripts 
Copyright(c) 1997-2003 DarkORB Communications Inc.

doesn't look like a new feature

 

[bjarne]

Well it works

It tested - if this has been around fo years then arghhhhhhhhhhh!

Looks like it works with no problems and prevents users from using some php shell script to mess areound to much, much like jailshell. Can you belive it? You can jailshell php!

WARNING: We did not put it into production as of yet - but convert seems to work so why not

 

[casey]

I can't believe that this would actually chroot apache. People have been asking for it as long as I've been around and nothing has been mentioned. Perhaps it is still in development...

 

[damainman]

Would be nice to get a reply from cpanel, with more detials

 

[budway]

Would be nice to get a reply from cpanel, with more detials

I know this for quite some time now, The last time I ran this on a production machine I had php problems and apache not starting up, don't know how is working now.

I think causes problems when cpanel was running the test's and that mayble one reason why this did not came out.

Only cpanel can give a say on the right direction on this.