Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 04:09:28 -0400 From: epilogue <epilogue@allstream.net> To: z0cool@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sysctl kern.securelevel=2 Message-ID: <20041012040928.6ff2cb09@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20041012013344.170e8c2d@localhost> References: <fbf53e700410111703339ee588@mail.gmail.com> <20041012013344.170e8c2d@localhost>
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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 01:33:44 -0400 epilogue <epilogue@allstream.net> wrote: > On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:03:32 -0400 > Chris Collins <z0cool@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello Alll > > > > I was wondering what is the best kern.securelevel to run on a > > machine that provides general internet services, Web, FTP and Email. > > I don't want this so tight I cannot use the machine and I have also > > read in some post that having the secure level set to high can stop > > a fsck. > > > > I am running 4.8 stable with ipfw and current kern.securelevel at > > 0. After reading the man page I am thinking that I can safely at > > level 2 but I am not sure because of this line in the man page "plus > > disks may not be opened for writing (except by mount(2)) whether > > mounted or not" > > What exactly does this mean? > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > in case you haven't already tried it, you may find 'man securelevel' > helpful. and more closely reading messages *may* save me from embarrassment. my apologies. epi > > Thanks > > Chris > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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