From:	garbanzo AT hooked DOT net (Alex)
Subject:	Re: Simple chroot using chdrive
27 Nov 1997 02:34:38 -0800 :
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To:	vischne AT ibm DOT net
Cc:	gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

On Tue, 25 Nov 1997 vischne AT ibm DOT net wrote:

> There's a really simple way to implement the Unix `chroot' function:  You
> just use the Dos `chdrive' function in RTLDLL.  I wonder why noone has
> done this, and why `chdrive' is only accessible from ming32?

What exactly does chdrive do?  Chroot, changes the location of / to
whatever _directory_ you choose, which could be on any drive in theory.

- alex

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