Date: 25 Jun 2002 07:46:13 -0500 From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: Peter MacGee <peter@ideal.net.au> Cc: Aaron Burke <aburke@nullplusone.com>, FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Kernel install problems Message-ID: <1025009174.1176.0.camel@lerlaptop> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0206252045590.36693-100000@ion.ideal.net.au> References: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0206252045590.36693-100000@ion.ideal.net.au>
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On Tue, 2002-06-25 at 05:50, Peter MacGee wrote: > Hi Larry, > > On 25 Jun 2002, Larry Rosenman wrote: > > > On Tue, 2002-06-25 at 05:40, Peter MacGee wrote: > > > Hi Aaron and Everyone, > > > > > > On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Aaron Burke wrote: > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Peter MacGee > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 02:57 AM > > > > > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > > > Subject: Kernel install problems > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > I'm currently trying to install a new kernel on my system > > > > > (4.6-STABLE). I have tried both the "new" and the "traditional" > > > > > methods that are prescribed in the handbook, and both times come up > > > > > against the error: > > > > > > > > > > chflags noschg /kernel > > > > > chflags: /kernel: Operation not permitted > > > > > *** Error code 1 (ignored) > > > > > mv /kernel /kernel.old > > > > > mv: rename /kernel to /kernel.old: Operation not permitted > > > > > *** Error code 1 > > > > > > > > > > I have searched archives et al all to no avail. Could anyone please help > > > > > on how to fix this problem? > > > > > > > > Are you running as root while doing these operations? > > > > > > Yes indeed. I have also had this exact same problem on another box of mine > > > running 4.5-RELEASE... Both times I was root whilst trying to perform the > > > operation. > > I'll bet your kern.securelevel is >0. > > You're quite correct, a quick scan of /etc/rc.conf reveals: > > kern_securelevel="2" > kern_securelevel_enable="YES" > > Should I comment these lines out, reboot, make install, re-instate > kern_securelevel lines, reboot and life be dandy? Or, reboot single user, install, reboot, and go on. > > Thanks for the help thus far, > Pete. -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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