Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:52:11 -0500
From:      Jung-uk Kim <jkim@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>
Cc:        cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/i386/libi386 Makefile libi386.h smbios.c
Message-ID:  <200603101152.14339.jkim@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20060310113716.cmixop6u28o4gw4o@netchild.homeip.net>
References:  <200603092249.k29MniFG037730@repoman.freebsd.org> <20060310113716.cmixop6u28o4gw4o@netchild.homeip.net>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Friday 10 March 2006 05:37 am, Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> Jung-uk Kim <jkim@freebsd.org> wrote:
> > jkim        2006-03-09 22:49:44 UTC
> >
> >  FreeBSD src repository
> >
> >  Modified files:
> >    sys/boot/i386/libi386 Makefile libi386.h smbios.c
> >  Log:
> >  - Implement serial numbers, UUID, and asset tag (turned off by
> > default). Use 'BOOT_SENSITIVE_INFO=YES' variable to turn them on.
>
> Why is this sensitive?

I think some people don't want to show this type of information to 
users and users can easily dump the info with kenv(1).  If consensus 
is 'why bother', I can remove the knob.

JK

> Bye,
> Alexander.



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200603101152.14339.jkim>