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chroot: Improve error message for unprivileged use
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Authored by emaste on Aug 1 2025, 7:51 PM.
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chroot(2) can be used by unprivileged users if the security.bsd.allow_unprivileged_chroot sysctl is set, but requires that the -n command line flag be specified so that chroot(8) will set the PROC_NO_NEW_PRIVS_CTL process control. Provide an explicit error for this case.

Before:

$ chroot / /bin/sh
chroot: /: Operation not permitted

After:

$ chroot / /bin/sh 
chroot: unprivileged use requires -n

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