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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: sysctl -A
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In-Reply-To: <19970426184806.CQ22306@uriah.heep.sax.de> from "J Wunsch" at Apr 26, 97 06:48:06 pm
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> securelevel > 0 and X11 are mutually exclusive.  The X server does
> some work that actually (by the layering definitions) belongs into the
> kernel, i.e. it handles hardware.  Handling hardware from userland is
> effectively prohibited iff securelevel > 0.

My DEC Alpha runs at secure level 1, and X works fine.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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