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Date:      Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:09:06 -0400
From:      Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>
To:        Simon Gao <gao@schrodinger.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org, "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: Can't fdisk newly installed disks
Message-ID:  <20070814190905.GA9655@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <46C1F8FD.6090406@schrodinger.com>
References:  <46C0F96C.3060600@schrodinger.com> <d7195cff0708140207i39be4fcbvc0172673fc5a77b4@mail.gmail.com> <46C1F8FD.6090406@schrodinger.com>

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On Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 11:48:29AM -0700, Simon Gao wrote:

> illoai@gmail.com wrote:
> > On 13/08/07, Simon Gao <gao@schrodinger.com> wrote:
> >   
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I am running into some problem with fdisk newly installed drives.
> >>     
> > . . .
> >   
> >> # fdisk -BI da5
> >> fdisk: cannot open disk /dev/da5: No such file or directory
> >>     
> >
> > What is your securelevel?
> >
> > For example:
> > % sysctl kern.securelevel
> > kern.securelevel: -1
> >
> > man init for more about securelevels.
> >
> >   
> # sysctl kern.securelevel
> kern.securelevel: 3
> 
> Does higher security level prevent one from adding new file system?

It can prevent you from making almost any changes.  A secure level of 3
is very high and may be what you want for your production - depending
on what you are doing, but will make any installation or development
very difficult or impossible.

////jerry

> 
> Simon
> 
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