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Date:      Sun, 09 Jul 2000 13:34:40 -0700 (PDT)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net>
Cc:        arch@FreeBSD.ORG, Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
Subject:   Re: making the snoop device loadable.
Message-ID:  <200007092034.NAA82028@john.baldwin.cx>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007091619530.407-100000@turtle.looksharp.net>

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On 09-Jul-00 Adam wrote:
> 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?

Don't run X on a multiroot box?

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