Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 20:42:50 -0500 (EST) From: Jim Mahood <jim@mahood.com> To: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: can't unlink kernel Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103252039550.48960-100000@fizgig.srvc.saturated.net> In-Reply-To: <20010326010148.E87963E09@bazooka.unixfreak.org>
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On Sun, 25 Mar 2001, Dima Dorfman wrote: +Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> writes: +> On Sun, Mar 25, 2001 at 07:49:42PM -0500, Jim Mahood wrote: +> > I'm trying to install a new kernel, but can't remove the old one. Make +> > buildkernel worked, but make installkernel fails saying that: +> > +> > chflags noschg /kernel +> > and +> > mv /kernel /kernel.OLD +> > +> > both failed. I've tried running the chflags cmd myself, and it does +> > indeed fail. I can't unlink or chmod /kernel. It's locked somehow, but I +> > don't know why.... do you? :-) +> +> You're running at securelevel, aren't you? :) + +To expand on that a little more.. +http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/admin.html#UNSETTING-SCHG + Yes, a friend set up the box for me, and set securelevel to 1. I'm learning so much new stuff! :-) I just did "shutdown now", then entered what I thought was single-user mode, but I still could not change the flags on the kernel. I'm just setting securelevel to 0 in rc.conf and rebooting... but what's up with that single user mode? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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