Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 13:46:13 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: joelh@gnu.org Cc: smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com, tarkhil@asteroid.svib.ru, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: xf86OpenConsole: KDENABIO failed (Operation not permitted) Message-ID: <26015.899757973@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 06 Jul 1998 11:46:33 CDT." <199807061646.LAA06285@detlev.UUCP>
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> Most things that are disallowed under securelevel 1 are things that > aren't frequently done except during rc, a system install, or an > attack. But running X is a normal operation. I'd classify it as a > bug myself. Actually, running X is not a "normal" operation at all - it performs inb/outb instructions and does various privileged bits of syscons frobbing that could be potentially quite hazardous in the hands of the deliberately malicious. Running an X server should be a conscious compromise of certain types of security. - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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