Temp files in /etc

[Oliver Fromme]

Joshua Piccari wrote:
 > I am setting up a few jails and I want them all to use the same /etc files
 > (with the exception of the files related to the password files and
 > databases), so I mounted a shared /etc folder as a nullfs with read-only
 > permissions. The problem is that using utilities like pw or chpass create
 > temporary files in /etc and that file system is mounted read-only.
 > So is there a way to force any utilities that create temp files in /etc to
 > use another location, something like /usr/local/etc for example?

I had exactly the same problem.  I wrote a small patch
that solves it:

http://www.secnetix.de/olli/FreeBSD/jail-passwd/

Please read the "instructions.txt" file first, then
download the appropriate patch file.

Best regards
   Oliver

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