jails How to install "pkg" inside a jail for a machine without Internet connection?

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ikevin8me

I have a FreeBSD box with no Internet connection. Somehow I had installed "pkg" into the host system previously (if I remember correctly, it was from the mounted dvd1.iso).

I created a jail and tried to install some packages. The "pkg" is not available in the jail. I tried to mount the same dvd1.iso inside the jail, but it says "Operation not permitted". I tried to copy "pkg" from the host into the jail and it didn't work.

I'm running out of ideas. So, how to I install "pkg" inside a jail?

Thanks!
 
ikevin8me said:
I tried to mount the same dvd1.iso inside the jail, but it says "Operation not permitted"
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Instead of mounting inside the jail, mount it at host to the directory within the jail.
Another way: mount everything as usual at host, and try to use mount_nullfs() for remounting specified directory from the host to the jail.
It is very useful to specify mount.fstab jail's option, and mount everything during the jail startup.

Example of my /etc/fstab.jailname for using with jail's mount.fstab:
Code: 
# Device        Mountpoint      FStype  Options Dump    Pass#
/usr/ports      /home/jails/jailname/usr/ports/   nullfs  ro      0       0
/usr/local/distfiles /home/jails/jailname/usr/local/distfiles     nullfs  rw      0       0
/home/jails/jailnameold/home /home/jails/jailname/home   nullfs  rw      0       0
 
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