Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 12:33:12 -0400 (EDT) From: Vivek Khera <khera@kciLink.com> To: <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/20974: securelevel not reset when going to single user mode Message-ID: <14767.55880.125419.851253@kci.kciLink.com> In-Reply-To: <200009011236.FAA69600@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200009011236.FAA69600@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>>>>> "s" == sheldonh <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org> writes: s> Could you quote the part of the init(8) manual page that you're s> talking about. All I see is this: s> | If the security level is initially -1, then init leaves it unchanged. s> | Otherwise, init arranges to run the system in level 0 mode while single- s> | user and in level 1 mode while multi-user. If level 2 mode is desired s> | while running multi-user, it can be set while single-user, e.g., in the s> | startup script /etc/rc, using sysctl(8) to set the ``kern.securelevel'' s> | variable to the required security level. Yes. I read that paragraph to mean that if I set securelevel to something other than -1 from /etc/rc, that init will pull it back to level 0 when I go to single-user mode. That does not happen. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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