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Date:      Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:47:57 -0800
From:      "Gayn Winters" <gayn.winters@bristolsystems.com>
To:        "'Joel Hatton'" <freebsd-questions@auscert.org.au>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: securelevel doc?
Message-ID:  <001401c61fe0$9335cdb0$6501a8c0@workdog>
In-Reply-To: <200601230452.k0N4qGVI080232@app.auscert.org.au>

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> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Joel Hatton
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 8:52 PM
> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: securelevel doc?
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I may be confused, but istr that man security[7] used to document the
> results of different kernel securelevels; this no longer 
> seems to be the
> case. Is this still documented in the base system without recourse to
> online help? (I'm OK with securelevels, btw, I'd just like to 
> know where
> to point someone to this information)
> 
> cheers,
> 
> -- Joel Hatton --

I'd point to:

man security
man securelevel = man init
man sysctl

in this order.  On my 5.3 system (the oldest I have running) the
securelevels aren't fully explained until man init.  I don't know about
4.x.

-gayn

Bristol Systems Inc.
714/532-6776
www.bristolsystems.com 





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