diff --git a/builder/build.go b/builder/build.go
index 92d426f..1f3f3be 100644
--- a/builder/build.go
+++ b/builder/build.go
@@ -326,23 +326,35 @@ func (p *Package) BuildYpkg(notif PidNotifier, usr *UserInfo, pman *EopkgManager
 	ymlFile := filepath.Join(wdir, filepath.Base(p.Path))
 
 	// Now build the package
-	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("/bin/su %s -- fakeroot ypkg-build -D %s %s", BuildUser, wdir, ymlFile)
+	// cmd := fmt.Sprintf("/bin/su %s -- fakeroot ypkg-build -D %s %s", BuildUser, wdir, ymlFile)
+	// use rootlesskit instead of fatfakeroot
+	buildCmd := fmt.Sprintf("ypkg-build -D %s %s", wdir, ymlFile)
 	if DisableColors {
-		cmd += " -n"
+		buildCmd += " -n"
 	}
 	// Pass unix timestamp of last git update
 	if h != nil && len(h.Updates) > 0 {
-		cmd += fmt.Sprintf(" -t %v", h.GetLastVersionTimestamp())
+		buildCmd += fmt.Sprintf(" -t %v", h.GetLastVersionTimestamp())
 	}
 
+	// need to properly quote the innner -c 'command' syntax
+	//suCmd := fmt.Sprintf("strace /bin/su %s --command='%s'", BuildUser, buildCmd)
+
 	if p.CanCCache {
 		// Start an sccache server to work around #87
 		StartSccache(overlay.MountPoint)
 	}
 
+	// ensure that the BuildUser has /etc/sub{g,u}id files present for use with rootlesskit user namespaces
+	usermodCmd := fmt.Sprintf("touch /etc/sub{g,u}id && usermod --add-subuids 100000-165535 --add-subgids 100000-165535 %s", BuildUser)
+	if err := ChrootExec(notif, overlay.MountPoint, usermodCmd); err != nil {
+		slog.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to ensure that user '%s' has /etc/sub{g,u}id files in chroot", BuildUser))
+	}
+
 	slog.Info("Now starting build", "package", p.Name)
+	slog.Info("Build", "command", buildCmd)
 
-	if err := ChrootExec(notif, overlay.MountPoint, cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := RootlesskitExec(notif, overlay.MountPoint, buildCmd); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to start build of package, reason: %w\n", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/builder/namespaces.go b/builder/namespaces.go
index 3ab209b..bffc056 100644
--- a/builder/namespaces.go
+++ b/builder/namespaces.go
@@ -17,18 +17,18 @@
 package builder
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	//"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
-	"syscall"
+	//"syscall"
 )
 
 // ConfigureNamespace will unshare() context, entering a new namespace.
 func ConfigureNamespace() error {
 	slog.Debug("Configuring container namespace")
 
-	if err := syscall.Unshare(syscall.CLONE_NEWNS | syscall.CLONE_NEWIPC); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to configure namespace, reason: %w\n", err)
-	}
+	// if err := syscall.Unshare(syscall.CLONE_NEWNS | syscall.CLONE_NEWIPC); err != nil {
+	//	return fmt.Errorf("Failed to configure namespace, reason: %w\n", err)
+	// }
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ func ConfigureNamespace() error {
 func DropNetworking() error {
 	slog.Debug("Dropping container networking")
 
-	if err := syscall.Unshare(syscall.CLONE_NEWNET | syscall.CLONE_NEWUTS); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to drop networking capabilities, reason: %w\n", err)
-	}
+	// if err := syscall.Unshare(syscall.CLONE_NEWNET | syscall.CLONE_NEWUTS); err != nil {
+	//	return fmt.Errorf("Failed to drop networking capabilities, reason: %w\n", err)
+	// }
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/builder/util.go b/builder/util.go
index 5577885..a6404b0 100644
--- a/builder/util.go
+++ b/builder/util.go
@@ -208,6 +208,31 @@ func ChrootExec(notif PidNotifier, dir, command string) error {
 	return c.Wait()
 }
 
+// RootlesskitExec is a simple wrapper to return a correctly set up rootlesskit chroot command
+// using the 'solbuild' user (expected to exist a priori and have /etc/sub{g,u}id files),
+// such that we can store the PID for long running tasks.
+func RootlesskitExec(notif PidNotifier, dir, command string) error {
+	rootlesskitCmd := fmt.Sprintf(
+		"-c rootlesskit --copy-up=/var/cache/eopkg/archives chroot %s %s", dir, command)
+	args := []string{"solbuild", rootlesskitCmd}
+	c := exec.Command("/bin/su", args...)
+	c.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	c.Stderr = os.Stdout
+	c.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	c.Env = ChrootEnvironment
+	c.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setsid: true}
+
+	slog.Info("RootlesskitExec", "command", c)
+
+	if err := c.Start(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	notif.SetActivePID(c.Process.Pid)
+
+	return c.Wait()
+}
+
 // ChrootExecStdin is almost identical to ChrootExec, except it permits a stdin
 // to be associated with the command.
 func ChrootExecStdin(notif PidNotifier, dir, command string) error {