misc/104403: man security should mention that the usage of the X Window Systen is only possible with kern.securitylevel=-1

Dr. Markus Waldeck waldeck at gmx.de
Sat Oct 14 02:30:55 PDT 2006


>Number:         104403
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       man security should mention that the usage of the X Window Systen is only possible with kern.securitylevel=-1
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Oct 14 09:30:32 GMT 2006
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Dr. Markus Waldeck
>Release:        7.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD fb 7.0-CURRENT-200610 FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT-200610 #2: Tue Oct 10 06:42:33 CEST 2006     
root at fb:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/FB70B01  i386

>Description:
man security should mention that the usage of the X Window Systen is only possible with kern.securitylevel=-1.
With kern.securitylevel=0 or higher it is nOT possible to start X.
>How-To-Repeat:
sysctl kern.securitylevel=0 
try to start X
>Fix:
Add the fact in the man page.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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