Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 01:58:16 -0800 (PST) From: gordont@bluemtn.net To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/23350: init(8) documentation ambiguous on securelevel Message-ID: <200012070958.eB79wGg00735@hobbes.melthrusia.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200012071000.eB7A01i10564@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 23350 >Category: docs >Synopsis: securelevel poorly documented about module loading >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Dec 07 02:00:01 PST 2000 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Gordon Tetlow >Release: FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE i386 >Organization: Blue Mountain >Environment: >Description: While running in securelevel 2, I tried to load a kernel screensaver module and was met with an operation not permitted. It took me a minute but I'm assuming that with securelevel 1 disallowing writing to /dev/kmem I cannot load modules. I was thinking it might be nice to make that more obvious in the init(8) manpage. >How-To-Repeat: sysctl -w kern.securelevel=1 kldload green_saver >Fix: Document the fact that securelevel >= 1 disallows module loading more explicitly. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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