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? -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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