Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 17:57:07 -0400 (EDT) From: David Coder <dacoder@dcoder.com> To: Parker Brown <phbrown@gte.net> Cc: Tech Support <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Superuser not permitted to chmod on his own files Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9907261753200.21260-100000@doc.dcoder.com> In-Reply-To: <379CD428.64C53F37@gte.net>
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On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, Parker Brown wrote: > I'm trying some changes to get FreeBSD to recognise my sound board, and > I don't want to leave the kernel I just built as the default. I leave > /kernel.GENERIC in place but I wanted to delete the new /kernel and > rename /kernel.old to /kernel, in other words get rid of the newly built > kernel. > All three of the files are 555 root wheel, as they should be, but I > can't delete /kernel. I even tried to chmod o+w /kernel but I get a > message that it is not allowed! And as root, I OWN the **** thing! > Why is this happening, and how can I get around it? I was able to do > this very operation the last time I rebuilt the kernel on this same > release. What is happening? > The kernel is locked by sysctl (q.v.). Make install will do that. To install the kernel you want as the working kernel, put it in a subdirectory of /usr/src/sys/compile, cd to that subdirectory, rename the desired kernel "kernel", and do a make install. dc _____________________ David Coder SysAdmin WebHosting Verio.com 703-749-7955 x1314 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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