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Date:      Mon, 6 Jul 1998 11:46:33 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.org>
To:        smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com
Cc:        tarkhil@asteroid.svib.ru, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: xf86OpenConsole: KDENABIO failed (Operation not permitted)
Message-ID:  <199807061646.LAA06285@detlev.UUCP>
In-Reply-To: <rx4pvfjxpip.fsf@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com> (smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com)
References:  <199807060816.MAA27917@minas-tirith.pol.ru> <rx4pvfjxpip.fsf@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com>

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>> Hmm... WHY X cannot be started with securelevel set? Is it a bug or
>> a feature?
> I guess it's a feature. 'man 8 init'. Anyway, there are a lot more
> things you can't do at securelevel >= 1; installing a new kernel or
> world, for instance, since they involve overwriting immutable files.

Most things that are disallowed under securelevel 1 are things that
aren't frequently done except during rc, a system install, or an
attack.  But running X is a normal operation.  I'd classify it as a
bug myself.

Happy hacking,
joelh

-- 
Joel Ray Holveck - joelh@gnu.org - http://www.wp.com/piquan
   Fourth law of programming:
   Anything that can go wrong wi
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