Date: 18 Dec 2002 13:40:21 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com> To: "Soup4you2" <soup4you2@blackmarketbabies.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: X and kern_securelevel Message-ID: <443covrx0q.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <62125.66.160.16.51.1036593111.squirrel@localhost.blackmarketbabies.com> References: <62125.66.160.16.51.1036593111.squirrel@localhost.blackmarketbabies.com>
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"Soup4you2" <soup4you2@blackmarketbabies.com> writes: > Riddle me this batman.. > > Environment > FreeBSD xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 4.7-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE #0: Mon Oct 21 > 17:33:06 EST 2002 xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SOUPX > i386 > > Description > Why is it that if i slap : > kern_securelevel_enable="YES" > kern_securelevel="1" > > inside my rc.conf i am no longer able to start X > i get the following error message > > Fatal server error: > xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O > > where as if i disable kern_securelevel it works fine.. This is covered in the FAQ. The short explanation is that it's a security feature (X writes directly into memory). To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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