chroot
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Definition of chroot word
- noun Technical meaning of chroot (operating system) The UNIX command to make the root directory (/) become something other than its default for the lifetime of the current process. It can only be run by privileged users and is used to give a process (commonly a network server such as FTP or HTTP) access to a restricted portion of the file system. The new root contains copies of all the essential files and directories, e.g. /lib, /dev/tty, /tmp. 1
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Parts of speech for Chroot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with ch
- Words starting with chr
- Words starting with chro
- Words starting with chroo
- Words starting with chroot
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