Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 07:21:06 -0800 From: "David Schultz" <vvortex1@home.com> To: <rene@xs4all.nl> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: installkernel fails on a 4.2-stable system Message-ID: <002501c08a07$197cfe40$0100a8c0@mshome.net> References: <20010128234634.A18929@xs4all.nl> <3A74A37D.95513C88@urx.com>
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> rene@xs4all.nl wrote: > > Building succeeds using /usr/src:make installkernel KERNEL=<my kernel > > file>, but installing fails with: > > > > mv: rename /kernel to kernel.old: Operation not permitted > > You didn't pay attention to the side effects of the security options. > When you let it setup your system for anything other than low, you > have to be in single user mode or you receive this "Operation not > permitted" message. The other choice is turn off security in rc.conf > and build everything and then set it back. The parameter is > kern_securelevel="-1". Note also that make installkernel under 4.2 fails in this situation whereas 4.1 suceeds. Installkernel now tries to install the kernel to /kernel even if you specify a different kernel name. Information about this behavior is in /usr/src/UPDATING. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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