---
name: "overlayroot-chroot"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "overlayroot"
version: "0.18.debian14"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/overlayroot-chroot"
---

# overlayroot-chroot(8)

chroot into the lower filesystem in a writable mode

## NAME

**overlayroot-chroot** - chroot into the lower filesystem in a writable mode

## SYNOPSIS

**overlayroot-chroot** \[COMMAND \[ARG\]...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**overlayroot-chroot** is a program that sets up bind mounts for */proc*, */run*, and */sys*, remounts the lower directory in an overlayfs with write capabilities and will [**chroot**(8)](/chroot/8.md) into it.  Upon exit, the bind mounts are unmounted.

Any \[COMMAND \[ARG\]...\] are passed directly through to [**chroot**(8)](/chroot/8.md).

## SEE ALSO

- [**chroot**(8)](/chroot/8.md)

  ## AUTHOR

This manpage and the utility were written by Dustin Kirkland \<kirkland@ubuntu.com\> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document and the utility under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 published by the Free Software Foundation.

The complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in */usr/share/common-licenses/GPL* on Debian/Ubuntu systems, or on the web at *http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt*.