Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 01:07:35 +0100 From: Steve Peck <steve.peck@uk.easynet.net> To: Steve Peck <steve.peck@uk.easynet.net> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kernel security level Message-ID: <20010510010735.C67755@pavilion.net> In-Reply-To: <20010509200921.A65710@pavilion.net>; from steve.peck@uk.easynet.net on Wed, May 09, 2001 at 08:09:21PM %2B0100 References: <20010509200921.A65710@pavilion.net>
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Hi, OK, I've got it all working now :-))) On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 08:09:21PM +0100, Steve Peck wrote: > Hi, > > I've installed the FreeBSD 4.3 > > And I got this strange problem where the kern.sercurelevel was set to 1. > > I had a version of 4.2 which just defaults to -1. > its set in /etc/rc.conf > Is this something new? > no > Although it seems like a good idea, I had much trouble finding out why > I couldn't run X windows. Soon as I found a reference to this /dev/mem > suddenly was permitted and X started up - but only as root :-(. > > I have since found that I can run X (as root) on kern.securelevel = 0 > But if I set it to this via /etc/sysctl.conf it just gets upgraded to > level 1! So, I now have it set to level -1 in /etc/sysctl.conf. > > If I did want to run at level 0 then I would have to upgrade it manually > By loggin in as root and doing > # sysctl - w kern.securelevel=0 > every reboot :-( > No - just set it in /etc/rc.conf ---see man init > Now, have I done something stangely bad during my install. > Yes - messed it all up in /stand/sysinstall > I just ftp'd it from the ftp.uk.FreeBSD.org site. > > If I try to startx as a user then I now get > > Fatal server error: > xf86OpeConsole:Server must be suid root > The server (in /etc/X11R6/bin) has to be chmod +s Thank you to the people who helped me. Cheers Steve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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