handbook-jails
Chapter 12 Jails
Table of Contents
12.1 Synopsis
12.3 Introduction
12.4 Creating and Controlling Jails
12.5 Fine Tuning and Administration
12.6 Application of Jails
Contributed by Matteo Riondato. Updated for DragonFly by Dario Banno.
12.1 Synopsis
This chapter will provide an explanation of what DragonFly jails are and how to use them. Jails, sometimes referred to as an enhanced replacement of chroot environments, are a very powerful tool for system administrators, but their basic usage can also be useful for advanced users.
After reading this chapter, you will know:
- What a jail is, and what purpose it may serve in DragonFly installations.
- How to build, start, and stop a jail.
- The basics of jail administration, both from inside and outside the jail.
Other sources of useful information about jails are:
- The jail(8) manual page. This is the full reference of the jail utility -- the administrative tool which can be used in DragonFly to start, stop, and control DragonFly jails.
- The mailing lists and their archives. The archives of the DragonFly general questions mailing list and other mailing lists hosted by the DragonFly list server already contain a wealth of material for jails. It should always be engaging to search the archives, or post a new question to the users mailing list.