Date: Sat, 24 Dec 1994 10:03:17 -0500 (EST) From: "Michael C. Newell" <mnewell@lupine.nsi.nasa.gov> To: "Daniel Stephens (CSC)" <stephens@mabuse.cas.usf.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New Kernel... Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.941224100012.3930G-100000@lupine.nsi.nasa.gov> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSD.3.91.941224103239.996A-100000@mabuse.cas.usf.edu>
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On Sat, 24 Dec 1994, Daniel Stephens (CSC) wrote:
> I know this question has been asked before because I saw the response to
> it. I also promptly deleted the response. I then went galavanting
> through the www site searching all the list archives for the answer, but
> to no avail. Anyhoo, could some kind soul please tell me how to delete
> the old /kernel and put in its place a shiny new one?
I save all my mail; then wais index it for easy access... :{) 250Mb and
rising... :{) :{) :{)
Here's the most relevant I could find...
Thanks,
Mike
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From: crtb@helix.nih.gov (Chuck Bacon)
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To: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert)
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: > I did
: > mv /kernel /kernel.old
: > cp kernel /
: > Both operations went without incident. I booted, and it panicked (that's
: > not what this note is about). Since that time, I've built
: > two or three other kernels and each time, I have found the following:
: >
: > mv /kernel /kernel.bad "Operation not permitted."
:
: It's a "security feature".
:
: Boot single user and it will work.
:
: The file /kernel is one of those that's "non-modifiable" to make the
: system "more secure".
Well, almost. Single user didn't do it. I had to 'chflags noschg /kernel'
and that did it. Not sure whether it would have allowed that multiuser.
: Terry Lambert
: terry@cs.weber.edu
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: or previous employers.
Chuck Bacon -- crtb@helix.nih.gov
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