Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:22:29 -0400 From: mailing lists at MacTutor <lists@mactutor.biz> To: Jan Grant <Jan.Grant@bristol.ac.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what are the pros and cons of running in single user? Message-ID: <390669D0-07F4-11D9-8C55-000A95775140@mactutor.biz> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.61.0409161450000.29724@mail.ilrt.bris.ac.uk> References: <FBC2DC90-0781-11D9-9302-000A95775140@mactutor.biz> <414990F7.3000101@grokking.org> <Pine.GSO.4.61.0409161450000.29724@mail.ilrt.bris.ac.uk>
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jan, I agree with what you say about tuning the startup scripts. In my relatively limited experience as a system admin., I think this is the 'better' thing to do. Perhaps you would agree. My next step is to understand the kernel security levels and what each one entails. But, that I can, hopefully, look up. thanks, alex On Sep 16, 2004, at 9:56 AM, Jan Grant wrote: > On Thu, 16 Sep 2004, Ed Budd wrote: > >> mailing lists at MacTutor wrote: >>> I have a machine running 4.10-STABLE that will be a dedicated >>> gateway with a >>> router/firewall combo and web server plus mysql server (maybe). What >>> would >>> be the pros and cons of running this system single user? Processes >>> that run >>> under their own uid, would they be able to run? >>> >>> Just curious. Any extra thoughts welcome. >>> >> >> er...doesn't "single user" mode mean no networking? My understanding >> is that >> this is really only for maintenance (ie. make installworld, etc.), >> not regular >> operations. Perhaps you meant something else or I just haven't had >> enough >> caffeine yet... > > <snip> > So to answer the question: you can certainly tune the scripts and > services available that launch you into multi-user mode to get a > minimum > profile on the machine. However if you modify rc to the extent that it > turns on everything you need in order to set up bridging, run a few > daemons etc then you're effectively duplicating the multiuser startup > anyway. > > jan > > * modulo securelevel changes which can only be reverted via reboot. > > -- > jan grant, ILRT, University of Bristol. http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/ > Tel +44(0)117 9287088 Fax +44 (0)117 9287112 http://ioctl.org/jan/ > The Java disclaimer: values of 'anywhere' may vary between regions. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Alexander Sendzimir (owner) 802 863 5502 MacTutor: Apple Mac OS X Consulting info@mactutor.biz
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