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Date:      Mon, 2 Dec 2002 10:02:49 +0600 (NOVT)
From:      "Rashid N. Achilov" <shelton@sentry.granch.ru>
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   bin/45906: mergemaster stops when kern.securelevel > 1
Message-ID:  <200212020402.gB242nFp080514@sentry.granch.ru>

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>Number:         45906
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       mergemaster stops when kern.securelevel > 1
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Dec 01 20:10:01 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Rashid N. Achilov
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE i386
>Organization:
Granch Ltd.
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD sentry.granch.ru 4.7-STABLE FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE #3: Mon Nov 25 16:32:49 NOVT 2002 shelton@sentry.granch.ru:/usr/src/sys/compile/Sentry i386
>Description:
When kern.securelevel > 1, mergemaster stops when try to delete its work directory,
because mergemaster creates directory /var/empty in their work directory and sets
attribute noschg to it. When select 'yes' to ask
'Do you wish to delete what is left of /var/tmp/temproot' mergemaster stops with messages

rm: /var/tmp/temproot/var/empty: Operation not permitted
rm: /var/tmp/temproot/var: Directory not empty
rm: /var/tmp/temproot: Directory not empty

because securelevel doesn't permitted revert noschg from /var/empty
>How-To-Repeat:
Set kern.securelevel up 1 (2, 3)
Start mergemaster
When mergemaster asks
'Do you wish to delete what is left of /var/tmp/temproot? [no]'
type 'yes' and press "Enter" :-)

>Fix:
Quick fix is a revert noscgh from /var/empty in mergemaster work directory in single-user
mode

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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