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Package: chrootuid (1.3-4)

Run commands in restricted environments

Chrootuid makes it easy to run a network service at low privilege level and with restricted file system access. The daemons have access only to their own directory tree, and run under a low-privileged userid.

In the past it has been used to run the gopher and www (world-wide web) network. It can be used nowadays also for proxy servers. The arrangement greatly reduces the impact of possible loopholes in network software.

Tags: System Administration: User Management, User Interface: Daemon, Networking: Server, Role: Program

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  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.3.5-1) [alpha, ia64]
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