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Date:      Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:29:41 GMT
From:      "Dr. Markus Waldeck"<waldeck@gmx.de>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   misc/104403: man security should mention that the usage of the X Window Systen is only possible with kern.securitylevel=-1
Message-ID:  <200610140929.k9E9Tfuq012198@www.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <200610140930.k9E9UXUf048045@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         104403
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       man security should mention that the usage of the X Window Systen is only possible with kern.securitylevel=-1
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Oct 14 09:30:32 GMT 2006
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Dr. Markus Waldeck
>Release:        7.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD fb 7.0-CURRENT-200610 FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT-200610 #2: Tue Oct 10 06:42:33 CEST 2006     
root@fb:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/FB70B01  i386

>Description:
man security should mention that the usage of the X Window Systen is only possible with kern.securitylevel=-1.
With kern.securitylevel=0 or higher it is nOT possible to start X.
>How-To-Repeat:
sysctl kern.securitylevel=0 
try to start X
>Fix:
Add the fact in the man page.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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