chroot Command Examples

Run command or interactive shell with special root directory. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/chroot-invocation.html.

• Run command as new root directory:

chroot {{path/to/new/root}} {{command}}

• Use a specific user and group:

chroot --userspec={{username_or_id:group_name_or_id}}