Date: Wed, 3 May 1995 00:15:52 -0600 (MDT) From: Scott Mace <smace@metal-mail.neosoft.com> To: bde@zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans) Cc: current@FreeBSD.org, smace@metal-mail.neosoft.com Subject: Re: this is nice but... Message-ID: <199505030615.AAA02440@metal.ops.neosoft.com> In-Reply-To: <199505030528.PAA28197@godzilla.zeta.org.au> from "Bruce Evans" at May 3, 95 03:28:41 pm
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May we should make some sort of comment about -c/USERCONF? > > >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 >
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