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From: ori@eigenstate.org
To: 23hiro@gmail.com
To: 9front@9front.org
Subject: Re: [9front] RFNOMNT vs unmount
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2020 12:33:25 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <E6F92E6F39963B184A4E26417FF72DE4@eigenstate.org> (raw)

Quoth hiro <23hiro@gmail.com>:
> > When trying to restrict a program, it seems common to
> > bind /path/to/resource over /, and then calling
> > 'rfork m'.
> 
> really? i have never seen this on plan9. instead it seems like
> something you would do on linux (with chroot).

It's something done by tcp80 and ftpd, for example.

But, you're right: it's not used nearly enough, considering
that the system is designed around namespacing. Probably
because glaring gaps like this make it less useful.


             reply	other threads:[~2020-12-20 20:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-12-20 20:33 ori [this message]
2020-12-20 21:39 ` cinap_lenrek
2020-12-20 21:52   ` ori
2020-12-21 18:51     ` magma698hfsp273p9f
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2020-12-21  6:25 [9front] " ori
2020-12-21 15:34 ` [9front] " Xiao-Yong Jin
2020-12-20 19:22 ori
2020-12-20 19:49 ` hiro
2020-12-20 20:32   ` Steve Simon

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