chroot
To change the apparent root directory for a running process, affecting whether or not it can access certain files etc.
Verb
- To change the apparent root directory for a running process, affecting whether or not it can access certain files etc.
- Running a server in a chrooted environment greatly enhances overall system security on a Unix system. - 2004, Jeremy D. Zawodny, Derek J. Balling, High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, Replication, Load...
Origin
From the name of the Unix command, short for “change root”.