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Re: Simple chroot using chdrive
- To: vischne at ibm dot net
- Subject: Re: Simple chroot using chdrive
- From: Alex <garbanzo at hooked dot net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 16:09:32 -0800 (PST)
- cc: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
On Tue, 25 Nov 1997 vischne@ibm.net wrote:
> There's a really simple way to implement the Unix `chroot' function: You
> just use the Dos `chdrive' function in RTLDLL. I wonder why noone has
> done this, and why `chdrive' is only accessible from ming32?
What exactly does chdrive do? Chroot, changes the location of / to
whatever _directory_ you choose, which could be on any drive in theory.
- alex
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