Cpanel chrooted environment?

[rs-freddo]

I was wondering if anyone else would like to see cPanel Development move towards a proper chrooted environment for each hosting account. This is the future, but cPanel developers don't seem to know that. Ensim and Sphera both use this system now, with probably more panels to follow. Will cPanel admins be left way behind????

I see a new cPanel Pro version coming out basically with a name change, a few additions to the WHM menu and that's about it.

Would other admins like to see cPanel go to a fully chrooted system?

 

[damainman]

YES!!!!!!!!!! As well as creating a more secure "DEMO" account. Secruity should be top priority.

 

[Angel78]

heh..someone voted no, perhaps some of the developers (just a joke)

 

[rs-freddo]

or script kiddies...

 

[casey]

Would this disable php and other languages that need functions outside of the user's home directory?

 

[dgbaker]

Nope. A properly chrooted environment would allow the users to function and do what the need without compromising the server. Note though, I said a "properly" chrooted environment. :D

 

[casey]

Then I'm all for it.

 

[TheVoice]

I'd be nice not to have to worry about one user hacking another user on the same server.

 

[anand]

count me in

it wud be so nice to see the proper chrooted environment, all users in their own area, and secured.

 

[anand]

hey there are 2 votes for no. Thats surprising.

 

[rs-freddo]

Based on the results so far, I put in a Feature Request.

Encourage other admins to vote and make comments if you wish the cpanel developers to know what you want.

cPanel.net Support Ticket Number: 35129

 

[anand]

cool

 

[jamesbond]

I wonder who is voting against having a more secure control panel
Like rs-freddo said, it will become a standard having 'shared hosting' servers chrooted.

Many large hosting companies have already implemented this. Several control panels as well...As long as CPanel=unchrooted it will even more become a target for 'scriptkiddies'.
Isn't it bad enough as it is now?

Just think about it...once the majority of shared hosting servers are chrooted and cpanel servers (which are easily identified) are not, what do you think will happen...

 

[anand]

easy answer, catastrophe ??? i really hope this never happens.

 

[Dreamer]

I see no reason to vote with answer other than 'yes'. It is, however, quite strange that after this problem is nothing new and the are too many complaints from the users nothing is being done to change this. Or it look like...

 

[@home]

YESSS safety comes first in the time we live.

I would welcome that

 

[eth00]

Yes this would be a great feature to see within cpanel. Right now cpanel has some security issues and it is a very good step in the right direction.

 

[cyon]

just another "yes"!

 

[anand]

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

whew!

are we lacking any more 'yes' ?? I will try to cover in the next post. :D

 

[LP-Trel]

I'd rather not see cPanel in anything other than what it is in now because of so many bugs.

How about we take a vote on new features vs. fixing the existing product?

Chroot.. hell no!, No telling what kinds of hell this would cause.