[SOLVED] ifconfig in jail creates device in host's /dev/

[rav]

Hi, I hope posting in the right place. I think my problem is due to a jail configuration. (or maybe it's not?)

When I'm trying to connect with OpenVPN inside the jail, it uses ifconfig to create tun0 interface. So the interface is created and I can see it in the ifconfig output but the device tun0 is created on the host in /dev/ and not in the jail's /dev/.
I'm using theBrig to manage my jails.

How to force ifconfig to make those devices inside the jail's /dev/ and not on the host? What did I do wrong here?

Thanks in advance for your help!

[Parkcomm]

Hey rav - have a look at this https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/open ... ice.22143/

[Parkcomm]

Also rav, be aware that a jail is not a full kernal, so only a few virtual devs (for instance null) are jail specific - the main devs exist on the main file system and can be passed through to a jail.

[rav]

That's right, I didn't know that, since I'm pretty fresh in BSD but I managed to solve this. It was enough to add just one line to host's devfs.rules:

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add path tun0 unhide

You can add it when creating or editing a jail in theBrig under "Devfs ruleset" option.

Thanks Parkcomm for you help!

[Parkcomm]

nicely done - I think you just solved a problem I have been grappling with. So thankyou