From: garbanzo@hooked.net (Alex)
Subject: Re: Simple chroot using chdrive
27 Nov 1997 02:34:38 -0800
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To: vischne@ibm.net
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On Tue, 25 Nov 1997 vischne@ibm.net wrote:

> There's a really simple way to implement the Unix `chroot' function:  You
> just use the Dos `chdrive' function in RTLDLL.  I wonder why noone has
> done this, and why `chdrive' is only accessible from ming32?

What exactly does chdrive do?  Chroot, changes the location of / to
whatever _directory_ you choose, which could be on any drive in theory.

- alex

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