From owner-freebsd-current Mon Jan 4 08:45:36 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA04075 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 08:45:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu (khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu [18.24.4.193]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA04068 for ; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 08:45:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu) Received: (from wollman@localhost) by khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) id LAA08520; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 11:44:52 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from wollman) Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 11:44:52 -0500 (EST) From: Garrett Wollman Message-Id: <199901041644.LAA08520@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> To: Robert Nordier Cc: bde@zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans), rvb@cs.cmu.edu, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New boot blocks for serial console ... In-Reply-To: <199901041034.MAA00391@ceia.nordier.com> References: <199901041009.VAA30233@godzilla.zeta.org.au> <199901041034.MAA00391@ceia.nordier.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG < said: > Thanks, I wasn't aware that etc/make.conf settings affected the > old boot blocks. I'll bring the new stuff into line. While you're at it, please make it possible to build bootblocks which *don't* allow user interruption. As they stand now, the ability to let any old person walk up to a machine and tell it what to boot represents a serious weakness. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | O Siem / We are all family / O Siem / We're all the same wollman@lcs.mit.edu | O Siem / The fires of freedom Opinions not those of| Dance in the burning flame MIT, LCS, CRS, or NSA| - Susan Aglukark and Chad Irschick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message