On Sun, 6 Oct 2002, Bill maltby - LFS Related wrote:
> *chuckle*. I almost agree with this. If you remove the word *utterly*. The
> intended purpose is to allow a "redirection" of the root of the tree for a
> particular process or application. It has many uses other than denying
> access. For instance, the -r parameter to lilo allows running with a set
> of files and images different from what it would normally "see". The point
> is not to deny access, but to ease "use of". It is only a nice side-effect
> that it can be used to deny access, but in programming activities has
> *many* other uses.
Okay, then we've got a very simple place to draw the line in the sand on
this one. People chrooting to facilitate something can use mount all they
like. People chrooting to _secure_ something had better not do such a
soft-skulled thing.
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