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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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>in /etc/rc 

># snapshot any kernel -c changes back to disk
>echo 'recording kernel -c changes'
>/sbin/dset -q


>this is a good feature for newbies I think, but also I think its a
>security problem for systems that want to try and run in a secure env.

It shouldn't change anything unless the system was booted with -c AND
something was changed.  If someone can boot the system with -c then
they can do as much damage as dset anyway.  So there should be no
problems except for bugs in dset.

Bruce