From: Herbert Poetzl (herbert_at_13thfloor.at)
Date: Wed 04 May 2005 - 16:06:38 BST
On Wed, May 04, 2005 at 10:01:49AM +0100, Gaz Wilson wrote:
>
> Hi - sorry for asking again - Normally I like to research such things
> properly, but time is not on my side for this project, so I come in
> hope of a quick solution.
>
> I need to install binfmt support within a vserver, however proc is
> secured in such a way as it cannot install properly:
>
> Setting up binfmt-support (1.2.3) ...
> mount: permission denied
> update-binfmts: warning: Couldn't mount the binfmt_misc filesystem on
> /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc.
> Enabling additional executable binary formats: mount: permission denied
> update-binfmts: warning: Couldn't mount the binfmt_misc filesystem on
> /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc.
> binfmt-support.
binfmt or more precisely misc binary format support
is not available inside vserver, because it need userspace
helpers which have to 'run' in the proper context, and
that has just not be done yet ... you can use it on the
host though ... and it might reach/map into vservers
(not tested)
best,
Herbert
> Is there a (good) way to allow this to happen without removing proc security
> entirely? I didn't see anything in the docs I have skimmed through...
>
> thanks and apologies for asking without doing much research first.
>
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