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Date:      Sun, 9 Jul 2000 16:20:17 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net>
To:        Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
Cc:        arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: making the snoop device loadable.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007091619530.407-100000@turtle.looksharp.net>
In-Reply-To: <20000709131350.S25571@fw.wintelcom.net>

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On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Alfred Perlstein wrote:

>* Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net> [000709 12:36] wrote:
>> 
>> Why did it exist from FreeBSD-WhoKnowsWhen until 1999?  I'd like to use X
>> via startx and not xdm too.  I dont recall FreeBSD allowing X to start
>> after securelevel is > 0 because it accesses /dev/mem.  If it does now,
>> I'll shut up.  I tried searching the mail archives for discussions about
>> why NO_LKM is bad but couldn't find anything.  Could you help me find a
>> discussion on it or tell me why disabling kernel modules is *not*
>> security?  Assuming I'd notice a reboot and would consequently whup some
>> butt if someone did.  
>
>If I had root and wasn't such a nice guy (*grin*) you wouldn't
>know which way was up if I took the time to do so.
>
>Please properly secure your box.

What about X?



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