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<center>$Id: index.html,v 1.46 2001/12/22 04:39:22 freesource Exp $</center> |
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<b>Newest version</b><br> |
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(Milestone version 1.3.1 dedicated to the first ever |
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<a href="http://www.morlug.org">MORLUG</a> meeting in my |
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hometown!) |
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<br><br> |
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<a href="http://freshmeat.net/redir/gbootroot/3075/url_tgz/gbootroot.orig.tar.gz">gbootroot source (type make to install)</a><br> |
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<a href="http://freshmeat.net/redir/gbootroot/3075/url_deb/gbootroot_all.deb"> |
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gbootroot debian package</a></p> |
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7. <a href="#7">How am I able to create root filesystems as a normal user?</a> |
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8. <a href="#8">How can a normal user create a root filesystem larger than 8192k?</a> |
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8. <a href="#8">How does this program allow a normal user to create a root filesystem larger than 8192k?</a> |
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9. <a href="#9">How can I create boot disks as a normal user?</a> |
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<a name="8"><b>How can a normal user create a root filesystem larger than 8192k?</b></a> <a href="#FAQ">[back]</a></p> |
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<a name="8"><b>How does this program allow a normal user to create a root filesystem larger than 8192k?</b></a> <a href="#FAQ">[back]</a></p> |
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Although genext2fs only allows a normal user to create a UID/GID 0 root |
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filesystem up to a maximum size of 8192k, there is an easy solution to |
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creating root filesystems larger than this limit. Eventually, |
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I'll automate the steps required, but for now you will have to do it |
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manually. |
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filesystem up to a maximum size of 8192k, this program exceeds this barrier by |
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taking advantage of the unique characteristics of user-mode-linux, allowing |
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normal users to explore things they never could before |
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User-mode-linux is used to boot up a root_fs helper, the program then |
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communicates with the user linux system via expect to automatically |
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create a UID/GID 0 filesystem from the files copied over from the |
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/tmp/gboot_non_root_`id -u1/loopback directory. The steps will |
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vary slightly depending on which filsystem command is chosen, however, the same |
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concept is used. You may appy this to filesystems smaller than |
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8192 by adjusting the settings in the Filesystem Box. |
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If you want to learn how to do this manually, look at the ten steps below. |
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<em>The root_fs helper used by gbootroot is completely root-free</em>. |
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<p> |
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<u>Ten steps to manually make a >8192 fs as a normal user.</u> |
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freesource
23 years ago