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This article describes how to build a chroot environment for Gentoo distribution. NOTE: Debian GNU/Linux will be our host system, but these steps should also work for most other Linux based distributions (e.g: Ubuntu). ...

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"Based upon a recent email to the X.Org developers' mailing list, Canonical is nearing the point of one of their goals for Ubuntu 10.10 of a rootless X Server, or being able to run the X.Org Server without root privileges. ...

The root user is also referred to as the Superuser and sometimes this is abbreviated as su. The Linux su and sudo commands are used at the command line prompt to change from working as a non-root user to working as the root user.

When working in a chrooted environment, there is a few special file systems that needs to be mounted so all programs behave properly.

For instance, grub will need to access your disk devices....

While most special file systems might be mounted with:

# mount fstype -t fstype /tmp/chroot/mountpoint

Where fstype will be sysfs, proc, /dev is not following this rule.

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how to change your password in ubuntu after booting from live cd, tutorial describes locating your system disk, mounting it, chroot to system root and execute passwd after startup from live cd.
So you can login again!

After a long break I have some more ideas…. Will be posting them soon. For now, I leave you with a command to clear your current environment:

root@67 [~]# printenv | wc -l
26
root@67 [~]# env -i printenv | wc -l
0

This is very useful when you want to run a command ignoring any environment variables you have set. I use this command with curl nearly everyday to ignore the http_proxy environment variable I have set. Another, longer, option is:

root@67 [~]# http_proxy="" curl ....

I prefer env -i as its simpler.

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Realize a dynamic, stable, and secure Ubuntu Server environment with expert guidance, tips, and techniques from a Linux professional. Ubuntu Server Administration covers every facet of system management–from users and file systems to ...

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Hi, I have a running samba file server integrated with active directory and I want to expand its uses, can I mount on this same server a jabber service? I want.