From: Guus Sliepen <guus@tinc-vpn.org>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:30:17 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Add some information about the requirements of a chroot environment.
X-Git-Tag: release-1.1pre16~61
X-Git-Url: https://tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7c359313aca273319f94fe18121831ab4b62a4b4;p=tinc

Add some information about the requirements of a chroot environment.
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diff --git a/doc/tinc.texi b/doc/tinc.texi
index d585fb8b..987c36ea 100644
--- a/doc/tinc.texi
+++ b/doc/tinc.texi
@@ -2012,10 +2012,14 @@ located (@file{@value{sysconfdir}/tinc/@var{netname}/} as determined by
 The chroot is performed after all the initialization is done, after
 writing pid files and opening network sockets.
 
-Note that this option alone does not do any good without -U/--user, below.
-
-Note also that tinc can't run scripts anymore (such as tinc-down or host-up),
-unless it's setup to be runnable inside chroot environment.
+This option is best used in combination with the -U/--user option described below.
+
+You will need to ensure the chroot environment contains all the files necessary
+for tinc to run correctly.
+Most importantly, for tinc to be able to resolve hostnames inside the chroot environment,
+you must copy @file{/etc/resolv.conf} into the chroot directory.
+If you want to be able to run scripts other than @file{tinc-up} in the chroot,
+you must ensure the appropriate shell is also installed in the chroot, along with all its dependencies.
 
 This option is not supported on all platforms.
 @item -U, --user=@var{user}