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Author: Alexander Barton alex@barton.de Date: Wed Mar 28 11:29:26 2012 +0200

FAQ: enhance description of chroot setup

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doc/FAQ.txt | 14 +++++++++++--- 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/FAQ.txt b/doc/FAQ.txt index b7a1c94..fe8510b 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ.txt +++ b/doc/FAQ.txt @@ -64,11 +64,19 @@ A: ngIRCd does not write its own log file. Instead, ngIRCd uses syslog(3).

Q: I cannot connect to remote peers when I use the chroot option, the following is logged: "Can't resolve example.com: unknown error!". +A: see next question blow ... + +Q: When running ngIRCd inside a chroot, no IP addresses can be translated + in DNS names, errors like "Name or service not known" are logged. A: On Linux/glibc with chroot enabled you need to put some libraries inside the chroot as well, notably libnss_dns; maybe others. Unfortunately, even - linking ngIRCd statically does not help this. The only known workaround - is to either disable chroot support or to link against dietlibc instead - of glibc. (tnx to Sebastian Siewior) + linking ngIRCd statically does not help this. So you can either copy + all the required files into the chroot directory: + $ mkdir -p ./chroot/etc ./chroot/lib + $ cp -a /etc/hosts /etc/resolv.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf ./chroot/etc/ + $ cp -a /lib/libresolv* /lib/libnss_* ./chroot/lib/ + Or you can try to link ngIRCd against an other C library (like dietlibc) + that doesn't depend on NSS modules and/or these files.

Q: I have added an [Oper] section, how do i log on as IRC operator? A: You can use the /OPER command in your IRC client to become an IRC operator.