Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: >>> Hi Dan, >>> >>> Did you ever find a solution to this problem? I've had the exact >>> same problem, and have tried various different things to resolve >>> it... all to no avail. It's really annoying have to remake the jail >>> from scratch every time, as I'd much rather do the configuration >>> once, and use it as a cookie-cutter for future jails. >> >> Hi, >> >> For duplicating jail, use the utility called "cpdup". Tar does not >> work for this. > > Why not? I use it (though in a modified way -- I tar a base > jail without /bin /usr etc but with /etc etc and then I use > nullfs mounts to duplicate one base jail install. > > But my /etc in each jail is copied with tar (as is a bunch of > stuff including the base / with dirs for usr bin sbin etc) and it > works
Well, Well, to be precise, tar did work for me too once or twice, but because of some filesystem related issues, I read several times that cpdup is a preferred method. I cannot tell more (I'm sure others readers in this list will), I'm sorry, except that you can use cpdup both eyes closed... --------------- Philippe Lang Attik System
smime.p7s
Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature
