[Users] a newbie question

[Christian Blaich]

Check proxmox, ovz kvm modules already loaded in the Kernel. Easy to handle via console and also via Web. Based on debian. Good howtos!

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Mobil verfasst

Am 17.06.2012 um 13:10 schrieb cheetah <xuwh06 at gmail.com>:

> Thanks a lot for the info, Martin. 
> 
> Nice to know Openvz kernel is based on RHEL6. I am wondering how fast it is released after a new release of RHEL?
> 
> Thanks.
> Peter
> 
> On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Martin Dobrev <martin at dobrev.eu> wrote:
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> 
> Martin Dobrev
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> Sent from iPhone 4
> 
> On 17.06.2012, at 13:25, cheetah <xuwh06 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi guys,
> >
> 
> Hi Peter,
> 
> > I am a newbie to openvz and preparing to deploy it in my production environment to give each user a container. I have the following concerns now.
> >
> > 1. Can user load kernel modules in the guest container without influencing the host kernel or other container's kernel? As far as I understand, all the containers share the same kernel of the host. So I am wondering if this is possible?
> >
> 
> Some modules can be shared from the host sytem to the containers. More info in the vzctl man page.
> 
> > 2. Or how is the container's security isolation? Can I give user root access in the container? Is there any hack that he/she can use root in the container to attack the host or other containers?
> >
> It's impossible to gain host system access using a kernel bug as far as I know. Some kernel exploits are still able to crash the hole system. Giving root in the container will be considered as secure as giving root on physical server.
> > 3. Does openvz kernel support kvm?
> >
> It's possible to have Xen and KVM compiled in the OVZ kernel but you'll need to compile it yourself.
> > 4. What is recommended distro of Linux to install openvz? I am now using CentOS 6.2. How about Debian?
> >
> Mainstream kernel development follows the RHEL kernel branches, so best for you will be CentOS. I have some production systems on it too.
> > Thanks a lot for answering my stupid questions.
> >
> I hope my info helps.
> > Regards,
> > Peter
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