def chroot(target):
"""
Chroot into a target directory. This also affects the working directory, make sure
to call os.chdir() afterwards.
"""
# We need to use pivot_root and not only chroot
# (cf. https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/456777/15398).
# These three steps together are the easiest way for calling pivot_root as chroot
# replacement (cf. the 'pivot_root(".", ".")' section of
# http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/pivot_root.2.html):
os.chdir(target)
# Make "." (the target) our new root and put the old root at ".":
libc.pivot_root(b".", b".")
# Now both the host file system (old root) and the target are at "/" (stacked).
# We umount one of them, which will be the host file system, making it inaccessible:
libc.umount2(b"/", libc.MNT_DETACH)
def chroot(target):
"""
Chroot into a target directory. This also affects the working directory, make sure
to call os.chdir() afterwards.
"""
# We need to use pivot_root and not only chroot, and for this we need a place below
# target where to move the old root directory.
# Explanation: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/456777/15398
old_root = b"/proc" # Does not matter, just needs to exist.
# These three steps together are the recommended sequence for calling pivot_root
# (http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/pivot_root.8.html)
os.chdir(target)
libc.pivot_root(target, target + old_root)
os.chroot(".")
# Now the container file system is at /,
# and the outer file system is visible at old_root in the container.
# We can just unmount old_root and finally make it inaccessible from container.
libc.umount2(old_root, libc.MNT_DETACH)