Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 10:37:55 -0700 From: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> To: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [CFR] Handbook doc for installkernel failure at securelevel Message-ID: <20010718173755.D9EAE3E2F@bazooka.unixfreak.org> In-Reply-To: <20010718191837.E29731@ringworld.oblivion.bg>; from roam@orbitel.bg on "Wed, 18 Jul 2001 19:18:37 %2B0300"
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Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> writes:
> Index: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml
...
> + <varlistentry>
> + <term>Installing the new kernel fails</term>
> +
> + <listitem>
> + <para>If the kernel compiled fine, but failed to install
> + (the <command>make install</command> or
> + <command>make installkernel</command> command failed),
> + the first thing to check is if your system is running at
> + securelevel 1 or higher (see &man.init.8;). The kernel
> + installation tries to remove the immutable flag from
> + your old <filename>kernel</filename> file, and set
I think this would be better written:
..tries to remove the immutable flag from your old kernel,
and set...
since not all kernels are named "kernel".
> + the immutable flag on the new one. Since securelevel 1
> + or higher prevents changing the immutable flag for any
^^^^^^^^^^
This isn't technicall true. You can set schg on files to your heart's
desire with a raised securelevel; there's no risk in doing that, so
it's allowed. You just can't lower it. A minor nit, perhaps, but
it'd be nice if things were accurate.
Other than that, it looks pretty good.
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