From 56d22987d2b2da6cfe6d3547134257d73b103952 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:43:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Various formatting changes. --- man2/chroot.2 | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/chroot.2 b/man2/chroot.2 index bfd881967..307a238d1 100644 --- a/man2/chroot.2 +++ b/man2/chroot.2 @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ chroot \- change root directory .BR chroot () changes the root directory to that specified in .IR path . -This directory will be used for pathnames beginning with \fB/\fP. +This directory will be used for pathnames beginning with \fI/\fP. The root directory is inherited by all children of the current process. Only a privileged process (Linux: one with the @@ -53,9 +53,13 @@ This call changes an ingredient in the pathname resolution process and does nothing else. This call does not change the current working directory, -so that after the call `.' can be outside the tree rooted at `/'. -In particular, the superuser can escape from a `chroot jail' -by doing `mkdir foo; chroot foo; cd ..'. +so that after the call '\fI.\fP' can be outside the tree rooted at '\fI/\fP'. +In particular, the superuser can escape from a "chroot jail" +by doing: +.nf + + mkdir foo; chroot foo; cd .. +.fi This call does not close open file descriptors, and such file descriptors may allow access to files outside the chroot tree.