Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 18:07:26 -0800 From: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> To: peter@sysadmin-inc.com Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changing kernsecurelevel Message-ID: <20010106020731.7678E3E02@bazooka.unixfreak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from "Peter Brezny" <peter@sysadmin-inc.com> of "Fri, 05 Jan 2001 20:49:21 PST." <001101c0779c$096cc260$46010a0a@sysadmininc.com>
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> How can I change the sysctl kern.securelevel from 2 to -1 without rebooting > the machine. You can't. The whole point of securelevel is that it can *never* be lowered. > How do i accomplish this without a reboot, or, if i am going at it all > wrong, how do i rebuild the kernel of a machine with a kern.securelevel=2? You can't. If this is such a problem, don't raise the securelevel. Also take a look at http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/admin.html#KERNEL-CHFLAG-FAILURE. Dima Dorfman dima@unixfreak.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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