Re: chroot not working

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

On Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 06:47:47PM +1000, Paul W. Rankin wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to run a simple chroot test and, perplexingly, it's not
> working:
> 
> 	# ls -l /var/chroot/test/bin/sh
> 	-r-xr-xr-x  1 root wheel  255840 Dec 13 18:37 /var/chroot/test/bin/sh
> 	# cd /var/chroot/test/
> 	# ./bin/sh -c 'exit 7'; echo $?
> 	7
> 	# chroot /var/chroot/test /bin/sh -c 'exit 7'
> 	chroot: /bin/sh: No such file or directory
> 
> What am I doing wrong here?

Probably missing /var/chroot/test/libexec/ld.elf_so and a few shared
libraries.

	ldd /var/chroot/test/bin/sh

and check if everything it lists is in your chroot as well. Or use a statically
linked sh.

Martin