Jail causes host to reboot

[Adam Vande More]

On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 6:50 AM, Niklaas Baudet von Gersdorff <
niklaas at kulturflatrate.net> wrote:

> how a malfunctioning jail can cause an
> entire host system to reboot?
>

A jail is used for isolation and security.  It isn't intended to prevent
kernel panics and other such issues.  For example, if a jail accesses a
corrupt fs, it may cause a panic and probably a reboot depending on
configuration.  An expectation of jails protecting against such a thing is
misguided.



-- 
Adam