Date: 26 Nov 2000 06:03:48 -0000 From: mwm@mired.org To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/23106: [PATCH] chflag failures when installing new kernels is now a FAQ. Message-ID: <20001126060348.89680.qmail@guru.mired.org>
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>Number: 23106
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [PATCH] chflag failures when installing new kernels is now a FAQ.
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Sat Nov 25 22:10:01 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Mike Meyer
>Release: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
Meyer Consulting
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD guru.mired.org 5.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT #0: Sun Nov 19 06:16:20 CST 2000 mwm@guru.mired.org:/usr/obj/sharetmp/src/sys/GURU i386
>Description:
Poeple are coming to -questions wondering why the chflags command
during a kernel install fails.
>How-To-Repeat:
Hang out in -questions until you're tired of seeing this one.
>Fix:
Here's a FAQ entry
--- book.sgml Fri Nov 17 04:19:58 2000
+++ /tmp/faq.sgml Sat Nov 25 23:58:59 2000
@@ -6560,6 +6560,32 @@
will be renamed to 4.1-STABLE.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
+
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question id="kernel-chflag-failure">
+ <para>I tried to install a new kernel, and the chflags failed.
+ How do I get around this?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>Short answer: You're probably at security level
+ greater than 0. Reboot directly to single user mode to
+ install the kernel.</para>
+
+ <para>Long answer: FreeBSD disallows changing system flags
+ at security levels greater than 0. You can check your
+ security level with the command:</para>
+
+ <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>sysctl kern.securelevel</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>You cannot lower the security level; you have to boot
+ to single mode to install the kernel, or change it in
+ <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> then reboot. See the
+ &man.init.8 man page for details on securelevel, and
+ <filename>/etc/defaults/rc.conf</filename> for more
+ information on rc.conf.</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
</qandaset>
</chapter>
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