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From: mab@AIDS-UNIX.ARPA
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Subject: Re: restricted security via chroot
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Date: Wed, 15-Aug-84 21:38:30 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 15 21:38:30 1984
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From:  Mike Brzustowicz 

Chroot (as implemented on system III and, I assume system V as well) really
restricts one to a sub tree because the kernel interprets '..' as '.' in
the root directory (somewhere in the namei mess).  YOu don't need to damage
your file system.

-Mike