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+<TITLE>chroot</TITLE>
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+<pre>
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+
+<h3>CHROOT(2) Linux Programmer's Manual CHROOT(2)
+</h3>
+
+<h3>NAME
+</h3> chroot - change root directory
+
+<h3>SYNOPSIS
+</h3> #include &lt;unistd.h&gt;
+
+ int chroot(const char *path);
+
+<h3>DESCRIPTION
+</h3> chroot changes the root directory to that specified in
+ path. This directory will be used for path name beginning
+ with /. The root directory is inherited by all children
+ of the current process.
+
+ Only the super-user may change the root directory.
+
+<h3>RETURN VALUE
+</h3> On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned,
+ and errno is set appropriately.
+
+<h3>ERRORS
+</h3> Depending on the file system, other errors can be
+ returned. The more general errors are listed below:
+
+
+ EPERM The effective UID does not match the owner of the
+ file, and is not zero; or the owner or group were
+ specified incorrectly.
+
+ EROFS The named file resides on a read-only file system.
+
+ EFAULT path points outside your accessible address space.
+
+ ENAMETOOLONG
+ path is too long.
+
+ ENOENT The file does not exist.
+
+ ENOMEM Insufficient kernel memory was available.
+
+ ENOTDIR A component of the path prefix is not a directory.
+
+ EACCES Search permission is denied on a component of the
+ path prefix.
+
+ ELOOP path contains a circular reference (i.e., via a
+ symbolic link)
+
+</pre>
+<hr>
+<h3>SEE ALSO
+</h3><p>
+<a href=chdir.htm>chdir</a>,
+<pre>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<h3>Linux 1.1.46 21 August 1994 1
+</h3>
+
+ </pre>
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