Dir.chroot

(::path root) -> 0

Dir.chroot(dirpath) → 0

static VALUE
dir_s_chroot(VALUE dir, VALUE path)
{
    path = check_dirname(path);
    if (IO_WITHOUT_GVL_INT(nogvl_chroot, (void *)RSTRING_PTR(path)) == -1)
        rb_sys_fail_path(path);

    return INT2FIX(0);
}

Changes the root directory of the calling process to that specified in dirpath. The new root directory is used for pathnames beginning with '/'. The root directory is inherited by all children of the calling process.

Only a privileged process may call chroot.

See Linux chroot.

See also .children .delete .chdir .each_child also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0

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