Attachment 11814 Details for Bug 23106 – file.diff

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>--- book.sgml	Fri Nov 17 04:19:58 2000
>+++ /tmp/faq.sgml	Sat Nov 25 23:58:59 2000
>@@ -6560,6 +6560,32 @@
>             will be renamed to 4.1-STABLE.</para>
>         </answer>
>       </qandaentry>
>+
>+      <qandaentry>
>+        <question id="kernel-chflag-failure">
>+          <para>I tried to install a new kernel, and the chflags failed.
>+	        How do I get around this?</para>
>+        </question>
>+
>+        <answer>
>+          <para>Short answer: You're probably at security level
>+	        greater than 0. Reboot directly to single user mode to
>+		install the kernel.</para>
>+
>+          <para>Long answer: FreeBSD disallows changing system flags
>+		at security levels greater than 0. You can check your
>+		security level with the command:</para>
>+
>+	  <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>sysctl kern.securelevel</userinput></screen>
>+
>+	   <para>You cannot lower the security level; you have to boot
>+	         to single mode to install the kernel, or change it in
>+	         <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> then reboot. See the
>+	         &man.init.8 man page for details on securelevel, and
>+	         <filename>/etc/defaults/rc.conf</filename> for more
>+	         information on rc.conf.</para>
>+        </answer>
>+      </qandaentry>
>     </qandaset>
>   </chapter>

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