Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 13:13:50 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: making the snoop device loadable. Message-ID: <20000709131350.S25571@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007091524430.407-100000@turtle.looksharp.net>; from bsdx@looksharp.net on Sun, Jul 09, 2000 at 03:35:28PM -0400 References: <20000709120705.Q25571@fw.wintelcom.net> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007091524430.407-100000@turtle.looksharp.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
* 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. -- -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20000709131350.S25571>