Re: SNMPD in chrooted environment
Thomas Anders <[email protected]>
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Wes Hardaker wrote: >>>>>> "CR" == Christian Rost <[email protected]> writes: > > CR> is there a way to run the snmpd in a chrooted environment? I've > CR> already searched the web, the FAQ/ wiki and the mailing list > CR> archives, but didn't find any clues. Does anybody accomplish it yet > CR> or know where to find an howto? > > We've never spent much energy checking to see if that's possible. A > typical snmpd agent needs a bunch of access to a bunch of system things > to enable it to return the right data. Because of this, I don't think > you'll gain much protection from a change-root environment. I wouldn't say the benefit is low. OTOH, the effort to accomplish it is definitely high. It will also depend on OS, net-snmp compile time configuration and run-time configuration. If you ever get it done, please make sure you take notes and publish them in the net-snmp Wiki! +Thomas -- Thomas Anders (thomas.anders at blue-cable.de) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-users mailing list [email protected] Please see the following page to unsubscribe or change other options: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-users