Re: jail.$jailname.conf not directly in /etc/ ?

On 2022-02-19 18:46:24 (+0000), doug wrote:

> > Any ideas?
> 
> Ezjail and iocage put the jail configuration in different places. Perhaps
> man jail is the answer:
> 
>     -f conf_file
>              Use configuration file conf_file instead of the default
>              /etc/jail.conf.

Ah yes, that works when you (or some script) issue the jail command
directly.

But since I would like to create/setup/destroy/tear down the jails using my
own scripts, but leave the start/stop operations to the system rc/service
framwork, then using the -f flag is not an option, without modifying various
bits of the system, as you point out below

> I've never done this. I've used the jail command, ezjail, and iocage I've
> always let the tool choose the location of the jail configuration. Moving it
> will mean, at a minimum you will have to rewrite the scripts for: starting,
> stoping, and console. You will also have to do something with /etc/rc.conf.

yeah, nah... this is not how I'd like to proceed. This is much like building
a bridge to cross the stream, to get the water.

> If it were me, I'd let sleeping jail configs lie :)

That's probably good advice, but I'm not quite done prodding the stuff just
yet. I see one possible "half way", as I hinted at a minute ago in another
reply...

br
/jon

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