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Date:      22 Oct 2001 18:23:58 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: error on startx
Message-ID:  <448ze3fh4x.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net>
In-Reply-To: psyv@sec-it.net's message of "Mon, 22 Oct 2001 00:19:56 %2B0000 (UTC)"
References:  <0110211622141Z.96094@chip.wiegand.org> <20011022021724.S26647-100000@lucifer.fuzion.ath.cx>

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psyv@sec-it.net (The Psychotic Viper) writes:

> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2001, Chip wrote:
> 
> > fatal server error -
> > XF86OpenConsole: KDENABIO failed (Operation not permitted)
> By any chance are you running kernel securelevels?Im guessing you are and
> X wont run in any secure level > 0, you would need 'kern_securelevel="-1"'
> in your /etc/rc.conf to run X.Change that and give it a go.

Not quite right.  X will run in any securelevel.  It won't *start* in
any securelevel that doesn't allow access to raw memory.  See the FAQ
entry on the topic:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/x.html#RUNNING-X-SECURELEVELS

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