Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 16:35:11 +1000 (EST) From: Warren Toomey <wkt@henry.cs.adfa.edu.au> To: security@freebsd.org Subject: Lowering securelevel from console? Message-ID: <199905210635.QAA10497@henry.cs.adfa.edu.au>
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Hi all, I'm sure this has been discussed before, I've hit the list browse web engine with no good results, so... I think that being able to lower the securelevel as root from the console would be a good idea, rather than having to go to single-user mode to make changes as required. I know the current code in kern_mib.c doesn't do this. I'm expecting comments back saying that it's not a good idea, you're still net connected. Assume I've ifconfig'd all interfaces down :-) Now, are there any other reasons why lowering securelevel as root from the console (and no net connectivity) would be a BAD thing? Many thanks in advance for critical and informative replies! Warren To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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